Maryland Senate Bill 564 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 24 2025 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2025-04-07 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Authorizing the transfer of funds from the Catastrophic Event Account to the State Disaster Recovery Fund if the balance of the Fund has been depleted due to use or transfer or the estimated costs for providing adequate disaster relief for a natural disaster or catastrophic situation are in excess of the Fund's balance; and altering the number of days the Legislative Policy Committee has to review and make comments before the Governor may transfer certain funds from the Account through budget amendment.

Catastrophic Event Account - Transfer of Funds - State Disaster Recovery Fund

Sen. Katie Hester [D]

Sen. Johnny Salling [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-04-07	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
2025-02-07	Senate	Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m.
2025-02-07	Senate	Hearing canceled
2025-01-27	Senate	Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
2025-01-24	Senate	First Reading Budget and Taxation

HB865 (Crossfiled) 2025-05-13 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 559

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Public Safety	14	110.5	(n/a)	See Bill Text
State Finance and Procurement	7	324	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0564?ys=2025RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0564f.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/votes_comm/sb0564_b&t.pdf