MarylandMaryland sets rising minimum funding for its State Library Resource Center
Maryland’s law sets minimum per-resident funding for the State Library Resource Center, with the amount rising through fiscal year 2032 and beyond.
What it does
Maryland’s law sets minimum state funding for the State Library Resource Center at $2.07 per resident for fiscal years 2025 through 2027. The amount then rises each year, reaching $2.64 per resident in 2032 and later years.
Argument forRising minimum funding could help the center cover operating and building costs as the amount per state resident increases.
Argument againstThe rising minimum could leave state lawmakers less room to direct money to other needs as the required amount grows.
More detail
Maryland’s law sets a minimum amount of state funding for the State Library Resource Center based on the state’s population. The center is the Central Library of the Enoch Pratt Free Library System. Its funding is based on the number of Maryland residents in the previous fiscal year. The minimum is for operating and capital expenses and is subject to subsection (g). The law takes effect July 1, 2026. The schedule lists amounts for fiscal years 2025 through 2032 and each year after 2032.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- May 26Approved by the Governor Wes Moore - Chapter 703Became Law
- Apr 3Returned Passed
- Apr 3Third Reading PassedPassed Senate
- Apr 2Second Reading Passed
- Apr 2Favorable AdoptedMinor
- Apr 2Favorable Report by Budget and TaxationMinor
- Mar 23Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 19Referred Budget and TaxationMinor
- Mar 18Third Reading PassedPassed House
- Mar 18Favorable Adopted Second Reading PassedMinor
- Mar 18Favorable Report by AppropriationsMinor
- Mar 16
- Vote recorded On Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 5
- Vote recorded On Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 17Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations)
- Feb 6Reassigned to Appropriations Ways and Means
- Jan 30First Reading AppropriationsIntroduced
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