HB 1592 — Education - Regional Resource Centers and County Libraries - Funding
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-15
Altering the calculation of certain funding for certain regional resource centers and each county public library system for certain fiscal years; altering the types of services of which each public library is required to offer at least one service to include programs to increase early childhood literacy and learning, school readiness, literacy proficiency, and student success, an education program to advance information literacy, and an initiative that increases digital equity and access to the Internet; etc.
Latest action: — In the House - Hearing 3/18 at 12:45 p.m.
Sponsors (1)
- Ben Barnes (D, MD-21) — sponsor · 2026-02-15
Action timeline (2)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Appropriations
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referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | House appropriations | — | md-leg |
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Who matters
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| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
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| 1 | Ben Barnes (D, state_lower MD-21) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
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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 House appropriations · md-leg