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Read. Follow. Verify.Maryland Authorizes $1.85 Billion Capital Bond Loan for State Construction and Local Grants
Last action · April 8, 2026: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 5
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What This Bill Does
Governor Wes Moore signed Senate Bill 283 on April 8, 2026, creating a of $1,847,099,000 for public building, construction, renovation, and capital equipment purchases, alongside local infrastructure grants and updates to state finance laws. The legislation authorizes , specifies project allocations across multiple state agencies and subdivisions, and establishes parking space allocations for General Assembly employees in Annapolis.
Allocates billions in state funding for capital improvements, school construction, higher education facilities, environmental projects, and community grants across Maryland counties, directly affecting state agencies, local school systems, nonpublic schools, and nonprofit organizations receiving grants.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
State agencies and institutions
State agencies receive capital funding for building construction, maintenance, facility renewals, and infrastructure improvements.
Local school systems
Local school boards receive grant funding for public school construction, supplemental enrollment growth grants, and technology infrastructure.
Nonpublic schools
Eligible nonpublic schools may apply for grants under the Senator James E. 'Ed' DeGrange Nonpublic Aging Schools Program based on specific student, tuition, and facility age criteria.
General Assembly employees
Employees of the General Assembly are guaranteed designated and restricted parking spaces in Annapolis parking facilities during legislative sessions.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
50 actions- Apr 8, 2026Governor of MarylandEnrolledApproved by the Governor - Chapter 5
- Apr 2, 2026SenateFloorPassed Enrolled
- Apr 2, 2026SenateFloorThird Reading Passed (43-0)
- Apr 2, 2026SenateFloorSenate Concurs House Amendments
- Apr 1, 2026HouseFloorThird Reading Passed with Amendments (120-10)
- Apr 1, 2026HouseFloor Amendment { 133123/1 (Delegate Ruff) Adopted
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- Apr 1, 2026HouseFloor Amendment { 923129/1 (Delegate Ruff) Withdrawn
- Apr 1, 2026HouseMotion Reconsider Floor Amendment { 923129/1 (Delegate Ruff) Adopted
- Apr 1, 2026HouseFloorMotion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate Barnes) Adopted
- Apr 1, 2026HouseFloorMotion Reconsider Third Reading (Delegate Barnes) Adopted
- Apr 1, 2026HouseFloorThird Reading Passed with Amendments (123-13)
- Apr 1, 2026HouseMotion Special Order until 04/02 (Delegate Arikan) Rejected
- Apr 1, 2026HouseFloor Amendment { 923129/1 (Delegate Ruff) Adopted
- Apr 1, 2026HouseFloor Amendment { 913223/1 (Delegate Arikan) Rejected (20-99)
- Apr 1, 2026HouseFloor Amendment { 593222/1 (Delegate Fisher) Rejected (23-97)
- Apr 1, 2026HouseFloor Amendment { 263428/1 (Delegate Chisholm) Rejected (21-102)
- Apr 1, 2026HouseFloor Amendment { 983722/1 (Delegate Chisholm) Rejected (34-102)
- Mar 31, 2026HouseFloorSecond Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 31, 2026HouseFavorable with Amendments Adopted
- Mar 31, 2026HouseCommittee Amendment (#190-198) Adopted
- Mar 31, 2026HouseCommittee Amendment (#113-189) Adopted
- Mar 31, 2026HouseCommittee Amendment (#112) Adopted
- Mar 31, 2026HouseCommittee Amendment (#70-111) Adopted
- Mar 31, 2026HouseCommittee Amendment (#69) Adopted (97-35)
- Mar 31, 2026HouseCommittee Amendment (#22-68) Adopted
- Mar 31, 2026HouseCommittee Amendment (#22-189)
- Mar 31, 2026HouseCommittee Amendment (#6-21) Adopted
- Mar 31, 2026HouseCommittee Amendment (#2-5) Adopted
- Mar 31, 2026HouseCommittee Amendment (#1) Adopted
- Mar 31, 2026HouseFavorable with Amendments
- Mar 30, 2026HouseFloorMotion Special Order until 03/31 (Delegate Ruff) Adopted
- Mar 30, 2026HouseFavorable with Amendments
- Mar 30, 2026HouseCommitteeFavorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
- Mar 25, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred Appropriations
- Mar 25, 2026SenateFloorThird Reading Passed (44-0)
- Mar 24, 2026SenateFloorSecond Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 24, 2026SenateFloor Amendment { 883527/1 (Senator Zucker) Adopted
- Mar 24, 2026SenateFloor Amendment { 243626/1 (Senator M. Washington) Withdrawn
- Mar 24, 2026SenateFavorable with Amendments Adopted
- Mar 24, 2026SenateCommittee Amendment (#241) Adopted (43-0)
- Mar 24, 2026SenateCommittee Amendment (#46) Adopted (43-0)
- Mar 24, 2026SenateCommittee Amendment (#35) Adopted (43-0)
- Mar 24, 2026SenateCommittee Amendment (#30) Adopted (42-1)
- Mar 24, 2026Senatewith the exception of Amendments 30, 35, 46, 241 Adopted
- Mar 24, 2026SenateCommittee Amendment (#1-291)
- Mar 24, 2026SenateFavorable with Amendments
- Mar 23, 2026SenateFloorMotion Laid Over (Senator Zucker) Adopted
- Mar 23, 2026SenateFavorable with Amendments
- Mar 23, 2026SenateCommitteeFavorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
- Jan 21, 2026SenateIntroducedFirst Reading Budget and Taxation
Version history
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Discoveries
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Retroactive Application of Capital Project Terminations
The bill explicitly modifies statutory provisions regarding the termination of capital project spending authority and applies them retroactively to prior appropriation and enabling acts.
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- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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