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Maryland House Bill 461
Session 2026
Economic Development - Rural Readiness Program and Rural Maryland Capacity Building Fund - Establishment
Became Law
Became Law
Signed by Governor on May 12, 2026
First Action
Jan 23, 2026
Latest Action
May 12, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
461
State
Maryland
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Christopher T. Adams
Primary
Democrat
Dylan Behler
Primary
Democrat
Edith J. Patterson
Primary
Republican
Jefferson L. Ghrist
Primary
Democrat
Ken Kerr
Primary
Democrat
Kris Fair
Primary
Democrat
Lily Qi
Primary
Democrat
Linda Foley
Primary
Democrat
Michele Guyton
Primary
Democrat
Natalie Ziegler
Primary
Democrat
Pam Queen
Primary
Democrat
Sheree Sample-Hughes
Primary
House Votes (1)
checkPassed on February 28, 2026
Motion Text
On Third Reading
House Roll Call Votes
Democrat
Aaron M. Kaufman
Yes
Democrat
Adrian Boafo
Didn't Vote
Democrat
Adrienne A. Jones
Absent
Democrat
Aletheia McCaskill
Yes
Democrat
Andre V. Johnson, Jr.
Yes
Democrat
Andrea Fletcher Harrison
Yes
Democrat
Andrew C. Pruski
Yes
Democrat
Anne Healey
Yes
Democrat
Anne R. Kaiser
Yes
Republican
April Rose
Yes
Republican
Barrie S. Ciliberti
Yes
Republican
Barry Beauchamp
Yes
Democrat
Ben Barnes
Yes
Democrat
Bernice Mireku-North
Yes
Democrat
Bonnie Cullison
Absent
Republican
Brian Chisholm
Yes
Democrat
Brian M. Crosby
Absent
Democrat
C. T. Wilson
Yes
Democrat
Catherine M. Forbes
Yes
Democrat
Chao Wu
Yes
Democrat
Charlotte Crutchfield
Yes
Democrat
Cheryl E. Pasteur
Yes
Republican
Chris Tomlinson
Yes
Republican
Christopher Eric Bouchat
Didn't Vote
Republican
Christopher T. Adams
Yes
Democrat
Dana Jones
Yes
Democrat
Dana Stein
Yes
Democrat
Darrell Odom
Yes
Democrat
David Fraser-Hidalgo
Yes
Democrat
David Moon
Yes
Democrat
Debra Davis
Yes
Democrat
Deni Taveras
Yes
Democrat
Denise Roberts
Absent
Democrat
Derrick Coley
Yes
Democrat
Diana M. Fennell
Yes
Democrat
Dylan Behler
Yes
Democrat
Edith J. Patterson
Yes
Democrat
Elizabeth Embry
Yes
Democrat
Emily Shetty
Yes
Democrat
Eric Ebersole
Yes
Democrat
Frank M. Conaway, Jr.
Yes
Democrat
Gabriel Acevero
Yes
Democrat
Gabriel Moreno
Yes
Democrat
Gary Simmons
Yes
Democrat
Greg Wims
Yes
Unknown
Guzzone
Yes
Democrat
Harry Bhandari
Yes
Democrat
Heather Bagnall
Yes
Democrat
J. Sandy Bartlett
Yes
Democrat
Jackie Addison
Yes
Democrat
Jamila J. Woods
Yes
Democrat
Jared Solomon
Yes
Republican
Jason C. Buckel
Yes
Republican
Jay A. Jacobs
Yes
Republican
Jefferson L. Ghrist
Yes
Democrat
Jeffrie E. Long, Jr.
Yes
Democrat
Jen Terrasa
Yes
Democrat
Jennifer White
Yes
Republican
Jesse T. Pippy
Yes
Democrat
Jessica Feldmark
Absent
Democrat
Jheanelle K. Wilkins
Yes
Republican
Jim Hinebaugh, Jr.
Yes
Democrat
Joe Vogel
Yes
Democrat
Jon S. Cardin
Yes
Republican
Joshua J. Stonko
Yes
Democrat
Julian Ivey
Yes
Democrat
Julie Palakovich Carr
Yes
Democrat
Karen Simpson
Yes
Democrat
Karen Toles
Yes
Republican
Kathy Szeliga
No
Democrat
Ken Kerr
Yes
Democrat
Kent Roberson
Yes
Republican
Kevin Anderson
Yes
Republican
Kevin B. Hornberger
Yes
Democrat
Kim Ross
Yes
Democrat
Kris Fair
Yes
Democrat
Kriselda Valderrama
Yes
Democrat
Kym Taylor
Yes
Republican
LaToya Nkongolo
Yes
Republican
Lauren Arikan
No
Democrat
Lesley J. Lopez
Yes
Democrat
Lily Qi
Didn't Vote
Democrat
Linda Foley
Yes
Democrat
Lorig Charkoudian
Yes
Democrat
Luke Clippinger
Yes
Democrat
Malcolm Ruff
Yes
Democrat
Marc Korman
Yes
Democrat
Mark Edelson
Yes
Republican
Mark N. Fisher
No
Democrat
Mark S. Chang
Yes
Democrat
Marlon Amprey
Yes
Unknown
Martinez
Yes
Democrat
Marvin E. Holmes, Jr.
Yes
Democrat
Mary A. Lehman
Yes
Republican
Matthew Morgan
No
Democrat
Matthew Schindler
Yes
Democrat
Melissa Wells
Yes
Democrat
Michele Guyton
Yes
Republican
Mike Griffith
Yes
Democrat
Mike Rogers
Yes
Unknown
Miller
Yes
Democrat
N. Scott Phillips
Yes
Democrat
Natalie Ziegler
Yes
Republican
Nicholaus R. Kipke
Yes
Democrat
Nick Allen
Yes
Democrat
Nicole A. Williams
Yes
Republican
Nino Mangione
Yes
Democrat
Pam Queen
Yes
Democrat
Regina T. Boyce
Yes
Republican
Ric Metzgar
Yes
Democrat
Robbyn Lewis
Yes
Republican
Robert B. Long
Yes
Republican
Robin L. Grammer, Jr.
No
Republican
Ryan Nawrocki
No
Democrat
Ryan Spiegel
Yes
Democrat
Samuel I. Rosenberg
Yes
Democrat
Sarah Wolek
Yes
Democrat
Sean Stinnett
Yes
Republican
Seth A. Howard
Yes
Democrat
Sheila Ruth
Yes
Democrat
Sheree Sample-Hughes
Yes
Unknown
Smith
Yes
Unknown
Speaker
Yes
Democrat
Steve Johnson
Yes
Republican
Steven J. Arentz
Yes
Republican
Stuart Michael Schmidt, Jr.
Yes
Republican
Susan K. McComas
Yes
Republican
Teresa E. Reilly
Yes
Democrat
Teresa Woorman
Yes
Democrat
Terri L. Hill
Yes
Republican
Terry L. Baker
Yes
Democrat
Tiffany T. Alston
Yes
Republican
Todd B. Morgan
Yes
Republican
Tom Hutchinson
Yes
Democrat
Vaughn Stewart
Yes
Democrat
Veronica Turner
Yes
Unknown
Watson
Yes
Republican
Wayne A. Hartman
Yes
Republican
William J. Wivell
Yes
Republican
William Valentine
Yes
Unknown
Young
Yes
Summary
Unavailable
Text (3)
First - Economic Development - Rural Readiness Program and Rural Maryland Capacity Building Fund - Establishment
http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0461f.pdf
Third - Economic Development - Rural Readiness Program and Rural Maryland Capacity Building Fund - Establishment
http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0461t.pdf
Chapter - Economic Development - Rural Readiness Program and Rural Maryland Capacity Building Fund - Establishment
http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_543_hb0461t.pdf
Documents (1)
Fiscal and Policy Note
http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/fnotes/bil_0001/hb0461.pdf
Actions (11)
05/12/2026
Office of the Governor
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 543
04/07/2026
House
Returned Passed
04/06/2026
Senate
Third Reading Passed
03/31/2026
Senate
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
03/30/2026
Senate
Favorable Report by Finance
03/13/2026
Senate
Referred Finance
03/12/2026
House
Third Reading Passed
03/11/2026
House
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
03/10/2026
House
Favorable Report by Economic Matters
01/28/2026
House
Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
01/23/2026
House
First Reading Economic Matters
Sources
MD Legislature
Open States
https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB461/
Record Created
Feb 2, 2026 8:32:44 PM
Record Updated
May 26, 2026 12:25:19 PM
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