2026 Regular Session
HB654
Natural Resources - Maryland Heritage Areas Authority - Funding and Grants
Authorizing the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority to award certain grants and loans for certain purposes; authorizing the Authority to require matching funds in whatever proportion the Authority considers appropriate; repealing certain requirements for certain grants and loans; decreasing from 10% to 7% or $600,000, whichever amount is greater, of Program Open Space funds transferred to the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority Financing Fund that may be used for certain operating expenses; etc.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
April 9, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
125 yea–9 nay · 2 not voting · 5 absent
April 13, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
46 yea–0 nay · 1 not voting
Committee referrals
April 13, 2026 · Senate
Budget and Taxation
April 10, 2026 · Senate
Rules
January 30, 2026 · House
Environment and Transportation
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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House Approved by the Governor - Chapter 276
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House Returned Passed
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Senate Third Reading Passed (46-0) View roll call
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Senate Second Reading Passed View roll call
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Senate Favorable Adopted View roll call
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Senate Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation
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Senate Rereferred to Budget and Taxation
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Senate Referred Rules
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House Third Reading Passed (125-9) View roll call
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House Second Reading Passed with Amendments View roll call
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House Favorable with Amendments {323029/1 Adopted View roll call
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House Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
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House Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
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House First Reading Environment and Transportation