2026 Regular Session
SB300
Economic Development - Rural Readiness Program and Rural Maryland Capacity Building Fund - Establishment
Establishing the Rural Readiness Program administered by the Rural Maryland Council to provide assistance to rural communities to enhance their capacity for economic development; requiring priority to be given when making certain grants to entities that have completed the Rural Readiness Program; and establishing the Rural Maryland Capacity Building Fund to be administered by the Council to provide grants to support collaborative planning and capacity building initiatives that address the needs of rural communities.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
1 roll call are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 5, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
43 yea–0 nay · 4 absent
Committee referrals
March 6, 2026 · House
Economic Matters
January 21, 2026 · Senate
Finance
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 Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
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House Favorable Report by Economic Matters
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House Referred Economic Matters
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Senate Third Reading Passed (43-0) View roll call
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Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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Senate Favorable with Amendments {953929/1 Adopted
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Senate Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
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Senate Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m.
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Senate First Reading Finance