# Maryland SB 0564: Catastrophic Event Account - Transfer of Funds - State Disaster Recovery Fund

Maryland SB 0564, Catastrophic Event Account - Transfer of Funds - State Disaster Recovery Fund, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Katie Fry Hester (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-04-07 (Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0564
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Catastrophic Event Account - Transfer of Funds - State Disaster Recovery Fund
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-24
- Last action: 2025-04-07, Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
- Sponsor: Katie Fry Hester (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Public Safety, State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials, Budgets -see also- Capital Budgets, Emergencies -see also- Pandemics, Governor, Legislative Policy Committee, Revenue and Taxes -see also- (specific tax), Time
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Katie Fry Hester (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Johnny Ray Salling (Republican), Senate

## Actions (5)

- 2025-04-07: Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation (Senate)
- 2025-02-07: Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-02-07: Hearing canceled (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: First Reading Budget and Taxation (Senate)

## Bill text

- First Reading, 2025-01-24: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0564f.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
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0564f.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-SB0564-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).