2026 Regular Session
SB638
Natural Resources - Maryland Heritage Areas Authority - Funding and Grants
Authorizing the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority to award grants and loans to local jurisdictions to develop certain management plans and encourage revitalization of and reinvestment in certified heritage area resources; decreasing from 10% to 7% or $600,000, whichever is greater, of Program Open Space funds transferred to the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority Financing Fund that may be used for certain operating expenses; and increasing from $3,000,000 to $9,000,000 the maximum amount of funding that may be transferred to the Fund.
Legislative progress
i
This summary includes only completed milestones supported by recorded actions. It does not predict the next step, and it preserves later committee reassignments, concurrence, conference, veto, and approval actions when they occur.
Recorded floor votes
3 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 6, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
45 yea–0 nay · 2 absent
April 10, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
39 yea–0 nay · 5 not voting · 3 absent
April 10, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
122 yea–10 nay · 6 not voting · 3 absent
Committee referrals
March 9, 2026 · House
Environment and Transportation
February 5, 2026 · Senate
Budget and Taxation
Instrument history
i
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.
-
Senate Approved by the Governor - Chapter 277
-
Senate Passed Enrolled View roll call
-
Senate Third Reading Passed (39-0) View roll call
-
Senate Senate Concurs House Amendments
-
House Third Reading Passed (122-10) View roll call
-
House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
-
House Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate Edelson) Adopted
-
House Favorable with Amendments {883024/1 Adopted
-
House Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
-
House Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
-
House Referred Environment and Transportation
-
Senate Third Reading Passed (45-0) View roll call
-
Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
-
Senate Favorable with Amendments {663224/1 Adopted
-
Senate Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
-
Senate Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
-
Senate First Reading Budget and Taxation