---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Libraries - Young Readers Matching Grant Program, Funding, and Services"
description: "Public Libraries - Young Readers Matching Grant Program, Funding, and Services"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 378"
citation: "Maryland SB 378 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Augustine", "Bailey", "Corderman", "Guzzone", "Hettleman", "Jennings", "King", "Lewis Young", "McCray", "Rosapepe", "Salling", "Zucker"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-27"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9de20293-2752-4c74-a0d9-7fa9c4aa10cc"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0378?ys=2026RS"
source_hash: "3e363a545a5099d0e1550ba650ef182a4de377578bcf42607ed058c3e880b617"
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 378 (2026) — Public Libraries - Young Readers Matching Grant Program, Funding, and Services

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Public Libraries - Young Readers Matching Grant Program, Funding, and Services** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_625_sb0378e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Public Libraries - Young Readers Matching Grant Program, Funding, and Services** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0378e.pdf)
3. **First - Education - Regional Resource Centers and County Libraries - Funding** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0378f.pdf)
4. **Third - Education - Regional Resource Centers and County Libraries - Funding** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0378t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **42–0** (pass) · upper
- Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading (Amend) — **116–20** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Augustine — primary (person)
- Bailey — primary (person)
- Corderman — 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)
- Zucker — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-27** First Reading Budget and Taxation `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-28** Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-02-03** Hearing canceled
- **2026-02-03** Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m.
- **2026-03-19** Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-19** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-19** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-03-20** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-03-21** Referred Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-26** Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-04-08** Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-08** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-08** 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
- **2026-05-26** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 625 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9de20293-2752-4c74-a0d9-7fa9c4aa10cc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).