Military Department - National Guard State Active Duty Mobilization Fund

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HOUSE BILL 896
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By: Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee (By Request –
Departmental – Military)
Introduced and read first time: February 4, 2026
Assigned to: Government, Labor, and Elections
Committee Report: Favorable
House action: Adopted
Read second time: March 17, 2026

CHAPTER ______

AN ACT concerning 1

Military Department – National Guard State Active Duty Mobilization Fund 2

FOR the purpose of establishing the National Guard State Active Duty Mobilization Fund 3
as a special, nonlapsing fund in the Military Department to provide funds for State 4
active duty mobilization of the National Guard; and generally re lating to the 5
National Guard State Active Duty Mobilization Fund. 6

BY adding to 7
Article – Public Safety 8
Section 13–220 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 11

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARY LAND, 12
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13

Article – Public Safety 14

13–220. 15

(A) IN THIS SECTION , “FUND” MEANS THE NATIONAL GUARD STATE 16
ACTIVE DUTY MOBILIZATION FUND. 17

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(B) THERE IS A NATIONAL GUARD STATE ACTIVE DUTY MOBILIZATION 1
FUND IN THE OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. 2

(C) THE PURPOSE OF THE FUND IS TO PAY FOR PE RSONNEL AND 3
EQUIPMENT FOR STATE ACTIVE DUTY MOBILIZATION OF THE NATIONAL GUARD, AS 4
ORDERED BY THE GOVERNOR. 5

(D) THE ADJUTANT GENERAL SHALL ADMINISTER THE FUND. 6

(E) (1) THE FUND IS A SPECIAL , NONLAPSING FUND THAT IS NOT 7
SUBJECT TO § 7–302 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE. 8

(2) THE STATE TREASURER SHALL HOLD THE FUND SEPARATELY , 9
AND THE COMPTROLLER SHALL ACCOUNT FOR THE FUND. 10

(F) THE FUND CONSISTS OF: 11

(1) MONEY APPROPRIATED IN THE STATE BUDGET TO THE FUND; AND 12

(2) ANY OTHER MONEY FROM ANY OTHER SOURCE ACC EPTED FOR 13
THE BENEFIT OF THE FUND. 14

(G) THE FUND MAY BE USED ONLY FOR THE EXPENSES OF AND TO SUPPORT 15
THE OPERATIONS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD IN STATE ACTIVE DUTY STATUS. 16

(H) THE STATE TREASURER SHALL INVES T THE MONEY OF THE FUND IN 17
THE SAME MANNER AS OTHER STATE MONEY MAY BE INVESTED. 18

(I) ANY INVESTMENT EARNINGS OF THE FUND SHALL BE CREDITED TO THE 19
GENERAL FUND OF THE STATE. 20

(J) EXPENDITURES FROM THE FUND MAY BE MADE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE 21
WITH THE STATE BUDGET. 22

(K) MONEY EXPENDED FROM T HE FUND FOR STATE ACTIVE DUTY 23
MOBILIZATION OF THE NATIONAL GUARD IS SUPPLEMENTAL TO AND IS NOT 24
INTENDED TO TAKE THE PLACE OF FUNDING THA T OTHERWISE WOULD BE 25
APPROPRIATED FOR STATE ACTIVE DUTY MOBILIZATION OF THE NATIONAL GUARD. 26

(L) MONEY EXPENDED FROM T HE FUND SHALL BE REPLENI SHED IN A 27
TIMELY MANNER TO MAI NTAIN THE OPERATIONA L EFFECTIVENESS OF F UTURE 28
STATE ACTIVE DUTY MOBILIZATIONS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD. 29

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SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 1
1, 2026. 2

Approved:
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Governor.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.
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President of the Senate.