# Maryland SB 0238: Department of Housing and Community Development - Maryland Housing Rehabilitation Program - Local Rehabilitation Program Administration

Maryland SB 0238, Department of Housing and Community Development - Maryland Housing Rehabilitation Program - Local Rehabilitation Program Administration, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-04-22 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 233) (as of 2026-10-19).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0238-2025RS
- As of: 2026-10-19
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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0238
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Department of Housing and Community Development - Maryland Housing Rehabilitation Program - Local Rehabilitation Program Administration
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-10-06
- Last action: 2025-04-22, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 233
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Housing and Community Development, Housing and Community Development, Department of, Housing -see also- Apartments; Condos; Mobile & Manuf Homes, Nonprofit Organizations, State Aid -see also- Public Benefits
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (164 yes, 16 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Nonprofits can run Maryland housing repair loans: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Maryland allows certified nonprofit sponsors to run local Maryland Housing Rehabilitation Program loan programs. Sponsors can make and manage loans alongside local governments. State approval depends on staff size, training, experience, and ability to assess repairs, review…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-01 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 119 | 16 | 1 |
| 2025-01-30 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 45 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-04-22: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 233
- 2025-04-01: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Third Reading Passed (119-16) (House)
- 2025-03-31: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2025-03-31: Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation (House)
- 2025-03-19: Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-01-31: Referred Environment and Transportation (House)
- 2025-01-30: Third Reading Passed (45-0) (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Favorable Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: Hearing 1/21 at 1:30 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: Hearing canceled (Senate)
- 2025-01-09: Hearing 1/21 at 2:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2024-10-06: Pre-filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-04-22: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_233_sb0238t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-01-28: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0238t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0238f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed)
- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization (became law)
- HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard (signed)

## Sources
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_233_sb0238t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0238t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0238f.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0227-2025RS)
- [HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0482-2025RS)
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0157-2025RS)
- [HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1294-2025RS)
- [HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0228-2025RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0238-2025RS (as of 2026-10-19).