SB 388 — Economic Development - Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts (DECADE) Act
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-01-27
Altering the designation, administration, and purposes of and eligibility for certain economic development programs; altering the distribution of certain video lottery terminal proceeds; providing for certain requirements relating to the Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Businesses Account; providing that the sales and use tax does not apply to the sale of certain information technology services, digital codes, and digital products; requiring the Comptroller and Department of Commerce to evaluate the film production activity credit; etc.
Latest action: — Approved by the Governor - Chapter 351
Sponsors (9)
- Malcolm Augustine (D, MD-47) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Pamela Beidle (D, MD-32) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Benjamin Brooks (D, MD-10) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Nick Charles (D, MD-25) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Kevin M. Harris (D, MD-27) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Shelly Hettleman (D, MD-11) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Nancy J. King (D, MD-39) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Clarence K. Lam (D, MD-12) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Sara Love (D, MD-16) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
Action timeline (10)
- · senate — First Reading
- · senate — Hearing — Budget and Taxation
- · senate — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · senate — Third Reading — Passed
- · house — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · senate — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
- · house — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · house — Third Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · house — Hearing — Ways and Means
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
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Connected on the graph
4 typed relationships in the influence graph — 0 inbound, 4 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (4)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | House economic matters | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | House ways and means | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | Senate finance | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | Senate budget and taxation | — | 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 | Benjamin Brooks (D, state_upper MD-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 2 | Clarence K. Lam (D, state_upper MD-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Kevin M. Harris (D, state_upper MD-27) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Malcolm Augustine (D, state_upper MD-47) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Nancy J. King (D, state_upper MD-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Nick Charles (D, state_upper MD-25) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Pamela Beidle (D, state_upper MD-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Sara Love (D, state_upper MD-16) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Shelly Hettleman (D, state_upper MD-11) | 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 House economic matters · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House ways and means · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate finance · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate budget and taxation · md-leg