# Maryland SB 0657: Maryland Higher Education Commission - Practical Applications of Real Estate Appraisal (PAREA) Grant Program - Established

Maryland SB 0657, Maryland Higher Education Commission - Practical Applications of Real Estate Appraisal (PAREA) Grant Program - Established, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Shaneka Henson (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 743); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0657
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Maryland Higher Education Commission - Practical Applications of Real Estate Appraisal (PAREA) Grant Program - Established
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-06
- Last action: 2026-05-26, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 743
- Sponsor: Shaneka Henson (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Higher Education, Appraisals, Boundaries, Civil Rights and Social Equity, Grants, Higher Education Commission, Historical Matters -see also- Archives; Monumts; Museum; etc, Job Training -see also- Continuing Ed; Vocational Rehab, Minorities, Real Estate -see also- Agents and Brokers, Residency -see also- Immigrants and Citizenship
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (149 yes, 28 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Appraisal training grants for minority residents: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, Maryland offers grants to enter the real estate appraisal field through the Practical Applications of Real Estate Appraisal (PAREA) pathway. The Maryland Higher Education Commission runs the program. It aims to close appraisal gaps in historically redlined and underrepresent…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Shaneka Henson (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-13 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 110 | 26 | 4 |
| 2026-03-20 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 39 | 2 | 1 |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-05-26: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 743
- 2026-04-13: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: Third Reading Passed (110-26) (House)
- 2026-04-09: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2026-04-09: Favorable Report by Appropriations (House)
- 2026-03-26: Hearing 4/08 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-03-21: Referred Appropriations (House)
- 2026-03-20: Third Reading Passed (39-2) (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Favorable Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2026-05-26: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_743_sb0657t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2026-03-19: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0657t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-02-06: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0657f.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_743_sb0657t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0657t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0657f.pdf)

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- [SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0016-2026RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0657-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).