Maryland House Bill 243 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on May 16 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-16 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 649
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Transferring the Baltimore City Young Readers Program and the Young Readers Matching Grant Program to the Maryland State Library Agency; requiring program grant applicants to include the distribution of books to children in low-income zip codes within the applicants' areas of service; requiring the Governor to include $350,000 in the annual budget bill for the Program; requiring the State Library Board, beginning December 1, 2024, to report every other year to the General Assembly on the effectiveness of the Program; etc.

Baltimore City Young Readers Program and Young Readers Matching Grant Program - Alterations (Young Readers Program Act of 2023)

Del. Marc Korman [D]

Del. Jared Solomon [D]

2023-04-10 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 140 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-04-07 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 43 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2023-03-09 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 137 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-16	House	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 649
2023-04-10	House	Passed Enrolled
2023-04-10	House	Third Reading Passed (140-0)
2023-04-10	House	House Concurs Senate Amendments
2023-04-07	Senate	Third Reading Passed (43-0)
2023-04-06	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2023-04-06	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {223322/1 Adopted
2023-04-06	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
2023-03-10	Senate	Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
2023-03-09	House	Third Reading Passed (137-0)
2023-03-07	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2023-03-07	House	Favorable with Amendments {393929/1 Adopted
2023-03-06	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
2023-01-25	House	Hearing 2/08 at 1:00 p.m.
2023-01-23	House	First Reading Ways and Means

SB300 (Crossfiled) 2023-05-16 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 650

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Education	23	110	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Education	23	111	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Human Services	8	1401	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Human Services	8	1402	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Human Services	8	1403	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0243?ys=2023RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/hb/hb0243f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/hb/hb0243t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/hb/hb0243e.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/Chapters_noln/CH_649_hb0243e.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/amds/bil_0003/hb0243_39392901.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/amds/bil_0003/hb0243_22332201.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes_comm/hb0243_w&m.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes_comm/hb0243_eee.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes/House/0251.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes/House/1294.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes/Senate/1085.pdf