---
type: "Bill"
title: "Program Open Space - Local Projects - Federal Funds"
description: "Program Open Space - Local Projects - Federal Funds"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "SB 178"
citation: "Maryland SB 178 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-10-04"
last_action: "2022-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/36417c31-5943-4e29-bd00-89f580d37387"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0178?ys=2022RS&search=True"
source_hash: "0b5db62740cdbfefa5d06a25fad83acf629bef668f8240fbea11c8d32ffddf54"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
---

# Maryland SB 178 (2022) — Program Open Space - Local Projects - Federal Funds

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chapter - Program Open Space - Local Projects - Federal Funds** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/Chapters_noln/CH_87_sb0178t.pdf)
2. **First - Program Open Space - Local Projects - Federal Funds** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/sb/sb0178f.pdf)
3. **Third - Program Open Space - Local Projects - Federal Funds** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/sb/sb0178t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **136–0** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-10-04** Pre-filed `introduction`
- **2022-01-12** First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-11** Hearing 1/18 at 2:30 p.m.
- **2022-02-08** Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-08** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-08** Second Reading Passed
- **2022-02-10** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-02-17** Referred Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-23** Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2022-03-29** Hearing canceled
- **2022-03-29** Hearing 3/29 at 3:00 p.m.
- **2022-04-08** Favorable Report by Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-08** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-08** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-04-09** Returned Passed
- **2022-04-12** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 87 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/36417c31-5943-4e29-bd00-89f580d37387`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).