HB 660

Public Libraries - State Library Resource Center - Funding

Sponsor: Dana Jones (District 30A)Committee: AppropriationsSubject: Education - MiscellaneousStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 703 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the calculation of certain funding for the State Library Resource Center for fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter.

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Testimony (28)

MGA witness list

FAV 25FavorableUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Gobel, Christianlobbyist	AFSCME Maryland Council 3	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gobel, Christianlobbyist	AFSCME Maryland Council 3	Written (PDF)
FAV	Willson, Carrie	Calvert Library	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wright, Rachel	Cecil County Public Library	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jansen, Lloyd	Charles County Public Library	Written (PDF)
FAV	Harris, Mrs	District 25 Constituent	Position only
FAV	Helton, Chad	Enoch Pratt Free Library	Oral
FAV	Sundermann, Liz	Enoch Pratt Free Library	Oral
FAV	Aikens, Tonya	Howard County Library System	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jones, Dana	Maryland General Assembly	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Othman, Ronza	National Federation of the Blind of Maryland	Position only
FAV	Sutherland, Megan	Prince George's County Memorial Library System	Written (PDF)
FAV	Salazar, Janet	Queen Anne's County Library	Written (PDF)
FAV	Vose, Thomas	Ruth Enlow Library of Garrett County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Goyda, Ed	Somerset County Library	Written (PDF)
FAV	Teagle, Ashley	Southern Maryland Regional Library Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Newman, Dana	Talbot County Free Library	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bakos, Jenny	Washington County Free Library	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hershberger, Seth	Wicomico Public Library	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Jones, D., Delegate Jones, D.legislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Jones, D., Delegate Jones, D.legislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Owens, Jonah	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stone, Joshua	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Davis, Stacey	Individual	Position only
UNF	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Position only
INFO	Phillips, Dana	DBM	Written (PDF)