# Maryland SB 0894: Office of Social Equity - Community Reinvestment and Repair Fund - Modifications

Maryland SB 0894, Office of Social Equity - Community Reinvestment and Repair Fund - Modifications, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Mary Washington (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-04-22 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 195) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0894
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Office of Social Equity - Community Reinvestment and Repair Fund - Modifications
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-03
- Last action: 2025-04-22, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 195
- Sponsor: Mary Washington (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Cannabis, Appropriations, Cannabis Administration, Maryland, Cannabis -see also- CannDist; CannProd; Smok&Vap, Child Care, Civil Rights and Social Equity, Committees and Commissions, Community Development, Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc., Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties and Sentnc; etc., Disparity, Education -see also- ContEd; DrvEd; HigherEd; etc., Ex-Offenders, Governor, Hearings, Housing -see also- Apartments; Condos; Mobile & Manuf Homes, Incarcerated Individuals, Job Training -see also- Continuing Ed; Vocational Rehab, Mass Transit -see also- Buses; Railroads, Meetings -see also- Hearings; Open Government, Mental and Behavioral Health -see also- Aut; Cogn; Dev; etc., Reports, Revenue and Taxes -see also- (specific tax), Rules and Regulations, Studies -see also- Commitees & Commissions; Reports, Truancy, Vocational Rehabilitation
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (131 yes, 52 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mary Washington (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 101 | 38 | 2 |
| 2025-03-17 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 30 | 14 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-04-22: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 195
- 2025-04-07: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Third Reading Passed (101-38) (House)
- 2025-04-05: Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2025-04-05: Favorable Adopted (House)
- 2025-04-05: Favorable Report by Economic Matters (House)
- 2025-03-17: Referred Economic Matters (House)
- 2025-03-17: Third Reading Passed (30-14) (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Favorable with Amendments {493926/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: First Reading Finance (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-04-22: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_195_sb0894t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-03-17: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0894t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-02-03: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0894f.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_195_sb0894t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0894t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0894f.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-SB0894-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).