--- type: "Bill" title: "Department of Housing and Community Development - Maryland Housing Rehabilitation Program - Local Rehabilitation Program Administration" description: "Department of Housing and Community Development - Maryland Housing Rehabilitation Program - Local Rehabilitation Program Administration" jurisdiction: "us/states/md" legislature: "Maryland General Assembly" session: "2025" identifier: "SB 238" citation: "Maryland SB 238 (2025)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: [] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: [] version_count: 3 action_count: 16 vote_count: 2 first_action: "2024-10-06" last_action: "2025-04-22" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cfe070db-3cb6-43f3-bf3b-c98e012fa217" source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0238?ys=2025RS&search=True" source_hash: "9f2d3e6b4c7c35d0ce4499fd7dece6a0a89fb5f52ba74d5695b6bb8f97530406" 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 238 (2025) — Department of Housing and Community Development - Maryland Housing Rehabilitation Program - Local Rehabilitation Program Administration ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **Chapter - Department of Housing and Community Development - Maryland Housing Rehabilitation Program - Local Rehabilitation Program Administration** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_233_sb0238t.pdf) 2. **First - Department of Housing and Community Development - Maryland Housing Rehabilitation Program - Local Rehabilitation Program Administration** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0238f.pdf) 3. **Third - Department of Housing and Community Development - Maryland Housing Rehabilitation Program - Local Rehabilitation Program Administration** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0238t.pdf) ## Votes - On Third Reading — **119–16** (pass) · lower - On Third Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee — primary (organization) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2024-10-06** Pre-filed `introduction` - **2025-01-08** First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee` - **2025-01-09** Hearing 1/21 at 2:00 p.m. - **2025-01-15** Hearing canceled - **2025-01-15** Hearing 1/21 at 1:30 p.m. - **2025-01-27** Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable` - **2025-01-28** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable` - **2025-01-28** Second Reading Passed - **2025-01-30** Third Reading Passed `passage` - **2025-01-31** Referred Environment and Transportation `referral-committee` - **2025-03-19** Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. - **2025-03-31** Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable` - **2025-03-31** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable` - **2025-04-01** Third Reading Passed `passage` - **2025-04-01** Returned Passed - **2025-04-22** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 233 `executive-signature` ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cfe070db-3cb6-43f3-bf3b-c98e012fa217`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).