HB 461 — Economic Development - Rural Readiness Program and Rural Maryland Capacity Building Fund - Establishment
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-01-23
Establishing the Rural Readiness Program administered by the Rural Maryland Council to provide assistance to rural communities to enhance their capacity for economic development; requiring priority to be given when making certain grants to entities that have completed the Rural Readiness Program; and establishing the Rural Maryland Capacity Building Fund to be administered by the Council to provide grants to support collaborative planning and capacity building initiatives that address the needs of rural communities.
Latest action: — Approved by the Governor - Chapter 543
Sponsors (12)
- Natalie Ziegler (D, MD-9) — sponsor · 2026-01-23
- Christopher T. Adams (R, MD-37) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Dylan Behler (D, MD-30) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Kris Fair (D, MD-3) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Linda Foley (D, MD-15) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Jefferson L. Ghrist (R, MD-36) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Michele Guyton (D, MD-42) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Kenneth Kerr (D, MD-3) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Edith J. Patterson (D, MD-28) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Lily Qi (D, MD-15) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Pam Queen (D, MD-14) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Sheree Sample-Hughes (D, MD-37) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
Action timeline (9)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Economic Matters
- · house — Second Reading — Passed
- · house — Third Reading — Passed
- · senate — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable
- · senate — Second Reading — Passed
- · senate — Third Reading — Passed
- · senate — Committee Report — Favorable
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2 typed relationships in the influence graph — 0 inbound, 2 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | Senate finance | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | House economic matters | — | md-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natalie Ziegler (D, state_lower MD-9) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Christopher T. Adams (R, state_lower MD-37) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Dylan Behler (D, state_lower MD-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Edith J. Patterson (D, state_lower MD-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Jefferson L. Ghrist (R, state_lower MD-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Kenneth Kerr (D, state_lower MD-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Kris Fair (D, state_lower MD-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Lily Qi (D, state_lower MD-15) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Linda Foley (D, state_lower MD-15) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Michele Guyton (D, state_lower MD-42) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Pam Queen (D, state_lower MD-14) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Sheree Sample-Hughes (D, state_lower MD-37) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate finance · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House economic matters · md-leg