Maryland Senate Bill 378

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-4)
Status: Passed on May 26 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-26 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 625
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Renaming the Young Readers Matching Grant Program to be the Young Readers Grant Program; altering the purpose and application requirements of the Program; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $450,000 for the program in each fiscal year; altering the calculation of certain funding for certain regional resource centers and each county public library system for certain fiscal years; and altering the types of services of which each public library is required to offer at least one service.

Public Libraries - Young Readers Matching Grant Program, Funding, and Services

Sen. Guy Guzzone [D]	Sen. Malcolm Augustine [D]	Sen. Jack Bailey [R]	Sen. Paul Corderman [R]
Sen. Shelly Hettleman [D]	Sen. J.B. Jennings [R]	Sen. Nancy King [D]	Sen. Karen Lewis Young [D]
Sen. Cory McCray [D]	Sen. Jim Rosapepe [D]	Sen. Johnny Salling [R]	Sen. Craig Zucker [D]

2026-04-10 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-04-10 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 116 N: 20 NV: 2 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-03-20 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 42 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-05-26	Senate	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 625
2026-04-10	Senate	Passed Enrolled
2026-04-10	Senate	Third Reading Passed (39-0)
2026-04-10	Senate	Senate Concurs House Amendments
2026-04-10	House	Third Reading Passed (116-20)
2026-04-08	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2026-04-08	House	Favorable with Amendments {943525/1 Adopted
2026-04-08	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
2026-03-26	House	Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-03-21	House	Referred Appropriations
2026-03-20	Senate	Third Reading Passed (42-0)
2026-03-19	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2026-03-19	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {423624/1 Adopted
2026-03-19	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
2026-02-03	Senate	Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m.
2026-02-03	Senate	Hearing canceled
2026-01-28	Senate	Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-01-27	Senate	First Reading Budget and Taxation

HB1592 (Crossfiled) 2026-03-18 - Hearing 3/18 at 12:45 p.m.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Education	23	111	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Education	23	202	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Education	23	205	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Education	23	410	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Education	23	503	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0378?ys=2026RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0378f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0378t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0378e.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_625_sb0378e.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/amds/bil_0008/sb0378_42362401.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/amds/bil_0008/sb0378_94352501.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes_comm/sb0378_b&t.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes_comm/sb0378_app.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes/Senate/0554.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes/House/1338.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes/Senate/1138.pdf