---
type: "Bill"
title: "Natural Resources - Maryland Heritage Areas Authority - Funding and Grants"
description: "Natural Resources - Maryland Heritage Areas Authority - Funding and Grants"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 638"
citation: "Maryland SB 638 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Augustine", "Bailey", "Corderman", "Folden", "Gallion", "Guzzone", "Hettleman", "Jennings", "King", "Lewis Young", "McCray", "Rosapepe", "Salling", "Simonaire", "Zucker"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 17
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-05"
last_action: "2026-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8fcba524-fc7f-47e0-8f7d-e4e207660e78"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0638?ys=2026RS"
source_hash: "fe49c8ea75d0b1ea0a122e77a559f35da5061db4618a5fd28f2e5fa139430fd5"
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 638 (2026) — Natural Resources - Maryland Heritage Areas Authority - Funding and Grants

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Natural Resources - Maryland Heritage Areas Authority - Funding and Grants** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_277_sb0638e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Natural Resources - Maryland Heritage Areas Authority - Funding and Grants** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0638e.pdf)
3. **First - Natural Resources - Maryland Heritage Areas Authority - Funding and Grants** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0638f.pdf)
4. **Third - Natural Resources - Maryland Heritage Areas Authority - Funding and Grants** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0638t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading (Amend) — **122–10** (pass) · lower
- Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. — **39–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Augustine — primary (person)
- Bailey — primary (person)
- Corderman — primary (person)
- Folden — primary (person)
- Gallion — primary (person)
- Guzzone — primary (person)
- Hettleman — primary (person)
- Jennings — primary (person)
- King — primary (person)
- Lewis Young — primary (person)
- McCray — primary (person)
- Rosapepe — primary (person)
- Salling — primary (person)
- Simonaire — primary (person)
- Zucker — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-05** First Reading Budget and Taxation `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-05** Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-03-02** Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-03** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-03** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-03-06** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-03-09** Referred Environment and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-25** Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-04-08** Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-09** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-09** Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate Edelson) Adopted
- **2026-04-09** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-04-10** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-10** Senate Concurs House Amendments
- **2026-04-10** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-10** Passed Enrolled
- **2026-04-28** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 277 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8fcba524-fc7f-47e0-8f7d-e4e207660e78`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).