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SB 378

EnactedCrossfile HB 1592
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Public Libraries - Young Readers Matching Grant Program, Funding, and Services

Sponsor: Guy Guzzone (District 13)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Education - MiscellaneousStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 625 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Renaming the Young Readers Matching Grant Program to be the Young Readers Grant Program; altering the purpose and application requirements of the Program; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $450,000 for the program in each fiscal year; altering the calculation of certain funding for certain regional resource centers and each county public library system for certain fiscal years; and altering the types of services of which each public library is required to offer at least one service.

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Testimony (39)

MGA witness list
FAV 36FavorableUNF 3Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVAuld, SkipAnne Arundel County Public LibraryWritten (PDF)
FAVWillson, CarrieCalvert LibraryWritten (PDF)
FAVBerstler, AndreaCarroll County Public LibraryWritten (PDF)
FAVWright, RachelCecil County Public LibraryWritten (PDF)
FAVJansen, LloydCharles County Public LibraryWritten (PDF)
FAVDeArmey, JamesCitizens for Maryland LibrariesWritten (PDF)
FAVHenningsen, CrystalDorchester County Public LibraryWritten (PDF)
FAVMilach, LoriEastern Shore Regional LibraryWritten (PDF)
FAVSundermann, LizEnoch Pratt Free LibraryOral
FAVKelly, JamesFrederick County Public LibrariesWritten (PDF)
FAVAikens, TonyaHoward County Library SystemOral + Written (PDF)
FAVHagan, NatalieKent County Public LibraryWritten (PDF)
FAVSample, SarahMaryland Association of CountiesWritten (PDF)
FAVKinnally, KevinMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVSchumitz, KalilobbyistMaryland Center on Economic PolicyPosition only
FAVOrbe, Jr., CarlosMaryland Latinos UnidosWritten (PDF)
FAVHastler, MaryMaryland LibrariesWritten (PDF)
FAVGraham, DarcellMontgomery County Public LibrariesWritten (PDF)
FAVSutherland, MeganPrince George's County Memorial Library SystemWritten (PDF)
FAVSalazar, JanetQueen Anne's County LibraryWritten (PDF)
FAVVose, ThomasRuth Enlow Library of Garrett CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVGoyda, EdSomerset County LibraryWritten (PDF)
FAVTeagle, AshleySouthern Maryland Regional Library AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBlackwell, MichaelSt Mary's County LibraryWritten (PDF)
FAVBakos, JennyWashington County Free LibraryWritten (PDF)
FAVHulett, ElizabethWestern Maryland Regional LibraryWritten (PDF)
FAVHershberger, SethWicomico Public LibraryWritten (PDF)
FAVRanck, JenniferWorcester County LibraryWritten (PDF)
FAVFarmer, MychelleIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVHobby, PeterIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVMauer, WilliamIndividualPosition only
FAVOwens, JonahIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVPolk, MakhiaIndividualOral
FAVSenator Guzzone, Senator GuzzonelegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Guzzone, Senator GuzzonelegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSinsky-Hopkins, SharonIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFPrice, SuzanneConcerned CitizenPosition only
UNFRosa, RichardIndividualPosition only
UNFTibbals, TrudyIndividualPosition only

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVSchumitz, KaliMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy