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HB0987 • 2026

Public Safety - Maryland Violence Intervention and Prevention Program Fund - Alterations (Community Safety and Intervention Funding Act)

Public Safety - Maryland Violence Intervention and Prevention Program Fund - Alterations (Community Safety and Intervention Funding Act)

Budget
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Delegates Ivey , Acevero , and Toles
Last action
2026-03-09
Official status
In the House - Hearing canceled (Judiciary)
Effective date
2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Public Safety - Maryland Violence Intervention and Prevention Program Fund - Alterations (Community Safety and Intervention Funding Act)

Altering the mandated appropriation for the Maryland Violence Intervention and Prevention Program Fund from $3,000,000 to $10,000,000 beginning in fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter; and establishing authorized distribution amounts from the Fund.

What This Bill Does

  • Altering the mandated appropriation for the Maryland Violence Intervention and Prevention Program Fund from $3,000,000 to $10,000,000 beginning in fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter; and establishing authorized distribution amounts from the Fund.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-09 House

    Hearing canceled (Judiciary)

  2. 2026-02-09 House

    Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary)

  3. 2026-02-06 House

    First Reading Judiciary and Appropriations

  4. Maryland General Assembly

    Text - First - Public Safety - Maryland Violence Intervention and Prevention Program Fund - Alterations (Community Safety and Intervention Funding Act)

Official Summary Text

Altering the mandated appropriation for the Maryland Violence Intervention and Prevention Program Fund from $3,000,000 to $10,000,000 beginning in fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter; and establishing authorized distribution amounts from the Fund.

Current Bill Text

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EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
*hb0987*

HOUSE BILL 987
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By: Delegates Ivey, Acevero, and Toles
Introduced and read first time: February 6, 2026
Assigned to: Judiciary and Appropriations

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ACT concerning 1

Public Safety – Maryland Violence Intervention and Prevention Program Fund 2
– Alterations 3
(Community Safety and Intervention Funding Act) 4

FOR the purpose of altering the mandated appropriation for the Maryland Violence 5
Intervention and Prevention Program Fund; establishing a uthorized distribution 6
amounts from the Fund ; and generally relating to the Maryland Violence 7
Intervention and Prevention Program Fund. 8

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 9
Article – Public Safety 10
Section 4–902(a) 11
Annotated Code of Maryland 12
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 13

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 14
Article – Public Safety 15
Section 4–902(e) and 4–905(c) 16
Annotated Code of Maryland 17
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 18

BY adding to 19
Article – Public Safety 20
Section 4–905(d) 21
Annotated Code of Maryland 22
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 23

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENE RAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 24
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 25

Article – Public Safety 26
2 HOUSE BILL 987

4–902. 1

(a) There is a Maryland Violence Intervention and Prevention Program Fund. 2

(e) (1) The Fund consists of: 3

(i) money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund; 4

(ii) investment earnings of the Fund; and 5

(iii) money from any other source accepted for the benefit of the Fund. 6

(2) [(i) Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, the Governor may 7
annually appropriate up to $10,000,000 to the Fund. 8

(ii) The Governor shall annually include in the annual budget bill an 9
appropriation composed of at least $3,000,000 in general funds to the Fund ] FOR FISCAL 10
YEAR 2028 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER, THE GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUDE 11
IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET BILL AN APPROPRIATION OF AT LEAST $10,000,000 TO THE 12
FUND. 13

4–905. 14

(c) [Funding] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (D) OF THIS SECTION, 15
FUNDING awards shall be commensurate with: 16

(1) the levels of gun violence in the jurisdiction served by t he local 17
government or nonprofit organization; and 18

(2) the strength of the local government or nonprofit organization’s 19
application. 20

(D) OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT AVAILABLE FOR GRANTS THROUGH THE FUND 21
IN EACH FISCAL YEAR: 22

(1) UP TO 40% SHALL BE ALLOCATED T O PROGRAMS SERVING T HE 23
BALTIMORE REGION, COMPOSED OF BALTIMORE CITY AND BALTIMORE COUNTY; 24

(2) UP TO 40% SHALL BE ALLOCATED T O PROGRAMS SERVING T HE 25
CAPITAL REGION, COMPOSED OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY AND PRINCE GEORGE’S 26
COUNTY; AND 27

HOUSE BILL 987 3

(3) ANY REMAINING SHALL BE ALLOCATED TO OTHER JURISDICTIONS 1
DISPROPORTIONATELY A FFECTED BY VIOLENCE , AS DETERMINED BY THE 2
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. 3

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 4
1, 2026. 5