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SB282Introduced in the Senate

Budget Bill (Fiscal Year 2027)

Passed

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Making the proposed appropriations contained in the State Budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, in accordance with Article III, Section 52 of the Maryland Constitution; etc.

Where it stands

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 4

April 8, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House of Delegates votes

5 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

House of DelegatesStage: Third Reading Passed · March 30, 2026

102

Yes

13

No

26

Absent or Not Voting

141 delegates recorded in this House of Delegates vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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See how each delegate voted

DelegateDistrictVote
Jason Buckel1Yes
Terry Baker1Yes
Jim Hinebaugh1Yes
William Wivell2No
William Valentine2No
Matthew Schindler2Yes
Ken Kerr3Yes
Kris Fair3Yes
Karen Simpson3Yes
Barrie Ciliberti4No

Bill history

  1. First Reading Budget and Taxation

  2. Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation

  3. Favorable with Amendments

  4. Motion Laid Over (Senator Guzzone) Adopted

  5. Favorable with Amendments

  6. Committee Amendment (#1-14) Adopted

  7. Committee Amendment (#15-29) Adopted

  8. Committee Amendment (#30-44) Adopted

  9. Committee Amendment (#45-64) Adopted

  10. Committee Amendment (#65-98) Adopted

  11. Committee Amendment (#99-126) Adopted

  12. Committee Amendment (#127-146) Adopted

  13. Committee Amendment (#147-159) Adopted

  14. Committee Amendment (#160-168) Adopted

  15. Committee Amendment (#169-199) Adopted

  16. Favorable with Amendments Adopted

  17. Floor Amendment {133129/1 (Senator Corderman) Rejected (13-31)

  18. Floor Amendment {203228/1 (Senator Salling) Rejected

  19. Floor Amendment {593429/1 (Senator Mautz) Rejected

  20. Floor Amendment {453920/1 (Senator Jennings) Rejected

  21. Second Reading Passed with Amendments

  22. Third Reading Passed (40-6)

  23. Referred Appropriations

  24. Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations

  25. Favorable with Amendments

  26. Motion Special Order until 03/25 (Delegate Barnes) Adopted

  27. Favorable with Amendments

  28. Committee Amendment (#1-7)

  29. Committee Amendment (#1-4) Adopted

  30. Committee Amendment (#5) Adopted

  31. Committee Amendment (#6-7) Adopted

  32. Committee Amendment (#8-17) Adopted

  33. Committee Amendment (#18-29) Adopted

  34. Committee Amendment (#30-38) Adopted

  35. Committee Amendment (#39-48) Adopted

  36. Committee Amendment (#49-56) Adopted

  37. Favorable with Amendments Adopted

  38. Floor Amendment {573227/1 (Delegate Buckel) Adopted

  39. Floor Amendment {853927/1 (Delegate Hartman) Rejected (32-97)

  40. Second Reading Passed with Amendments

  41. Floor Amendment {633124/1 (Delegate Arikan) Rejected (23-97)

  42. Floor Amendment {843724/1 (Delegate Chisholm) Rejected (36-97)

  43. Third Reading Passed (114-22)

  44. Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments

  45. Senate Requests House Recede

  46. Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Guzzone, McCray, King, Hettleman and Corderman)

  47. Senate advisors: (Senators Bailey, Zucker and Augustine)

  48. Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments

  49. Senate Requests House Recede

  50. Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Guzzone, McCray, King, Hettleman and Corderman)

  51. Senate advisors: (Senators Bailey, Zucker and Augustine)

  52. House Refuses Recede

  53. House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Barnes, Kaiser, Smith, Watson and Shetty)

  54. House advisors: (Delegates Ghrist and Acevero)

  55. House Refuses Recede

  56. House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Barnes, Kaiser, Smith, Watson and Shetty)

  57. House advisors: (Delegates Ghrist and Acevero)

  58. Conference Committee Report Adopted (38-6)

  59. Third Reading Passed (38-6)

  60. Conference Committee Report Adopted

  61. Third Reading Passed (102-13)

  62. Passed Enrolled

  63. Approved by the Governor - Chapter 4

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