MarylandMaryland raises State Library Resource Center funding rates starting in 2028
The law schedules yearly increases in Maryland’s State Library Resource Center funding rates beginning in fiscal year 2028, with existing funding rules still applying.
What it does
Starting in fiscal year 2028, Maryland’s State Library Resource Center’s minimum funding rate rises from $2.07 to $2.17 per resident, reaching $2.64 in 2032. Separate funding rules still apply.
Argument forHigher funding rates could help the center pay for specialized library materials and services that people across Maryland use.
Argument againstHigher minimum funding rates could require Maryland to spend more on the center, leaving less money available for other needs.
More detail
The law sets rates of $2.17 per resident in fiscal year 2028, $2.28 in 2029, $2.39 in 2030, $2.51 in 2031, and $2.64 in 2032 and each year afterward. The center is the Central Library of the Enoch Pratt Free Library System. Funding uses Maryland’s population from the previous fiscal year and supports operating costs and major purchases or building expenses. The rate stays at $2.07 per resident through fiscal year 2027. The minimum funding remains subject to separate rules in subsection (g), which is not included here. The law took effect July 1, 2026. The higher funding rates begin in fiscal year 2028.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- May 26Approved by the Governor Wes Moore - Chapter 702Became Law
- Apr 10Passed EnrolledTo Governor
- Apr 10Third Reading PassedMajor
- Apr 10Senate Concurs House Amendments
- Apr 9Third Reading PassedPassed House
- Apr 9Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Apr 9Favorable with Amendments {Minor
- Apr 9Favorable with Amendments Report by AppropriationsMinor
- Mar 30Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations)
- Mar 30Hearing canceled (Appropriations)
- Mar 26Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations)
- Mar 24
- Vote recorded On Third Reading (Amend). Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 23
- Vote recorded Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 21Referred Appropriations Ways and MeansMinor
- Mar 20Third Reading PassedPassed Senate
- Mar 19Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 19Favorable with Amendments {Minor
- Mar 19Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and TaxationMinor
- Mar 5
- Vote recorded On Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 4Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 29First Reading Budget and TaxationIntroduced
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