---
type: "Bill"
title: "Libraries - Regional Resource Centers - Governance Requirements"
description: "Libraries - Regional Resource Centers - Governance Requirements"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 831"
citation: "Maryland SB 831 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey", "Carozza", "Corderman", "Gallion", "Hershey", "Jackson", "Jennings", "McKay", "Ready"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-06"
last_action: "2023-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/06518c8b-7c3b-4150-960b-99416a8fdfdc"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0831?ys=2023RS&search=True"
source_hash: "a5d88af86e81a7a411a59c6cd0526ac20e597e11779f2b672b8c839a670891d7"
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 831 (2023) — Libraries - Regional Resource Centers - Governance Requirements

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Libraries - Regional Resource Centers - Governance Requirements** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/Chapters_noln/CH_677_sb0831e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Libraries - Regional Resource Centers - Governance Requirements** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0831e.pdf)
3. **First - Libraries - Regional Resource Centers - Governance Requirements** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0831f.pdf)
4. **Third - Libraries - Regional Resource Centers - Governance Requirements** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0831t.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Bailey — primary (person)
- Carozza — primary (person)
- Corderman — primary (person)
- Gallion — primary (person)
- Hershey — primary (person)
- Jackson — primary (person)
- Jennings — primary (person)
- McKay — primary (person)
- Ready — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-06** First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-09** Hearing 2/22 at 2:00 p.m.
- **2023-02-20** Hearing canceled
- **2023-02-20** Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2023-03-02** Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-03** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-03** Second Reading Passed
- **2023-03-07** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-03-09** Referred Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-15** Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2023-04-05** Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-05** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-05** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2023-04-06** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-10** Senate Concurs House Amendments
- **2023-04-10** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-10** Passed Enrolled
- **2023-05-16** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 677 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/06518c8b-7c3b-4150-960b-99416a8fdfdc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).