SB0379 • 2026

Recovery Residence Grant Program - Funding

Budget

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Senator Guzzone
Last action: 2026-05-26
Official status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 627
Effective date: 2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

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Recovery Residence Grant Program - Funding

Extending through fiscal year 2030 the requirement that an appropriation of $500,000 be included in the annual budget bill for the Recovery Residence Grant Program.

What This Bill Does

Extending through fiscal year 2030 the requirement that an appropriation of $500,000 be included in the annual budget bill for the Recovery Residence Grant Program.

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Bill History

2026-05-26 Post Passage
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 627
2026-04-08 House
Favorable Report by Appropriations
2026-03-26 House
Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-03-25 House
Third Reading Passed (133-2)
2026-03-24 Senate
Returned Passed
2026-03-21 House
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2026-02-15 House
Referred Appropriations
2026-02-12 Senate
Third Reading Passed (41-0)
2026-02-11 Senate
Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation
2026-02-09 Senate
Favorable Adopted
2026-02-09 Senate
Second Reading Passed
2026-01-28 Senate
Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-01-27 Senate
First Reading Budget and Taxation
Maryland General Assembly
Text - First - Recovery Residence Grant Program - Funding
Maryland General Assembly
Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and Taxation
Maryland General Assembly
Text - Third - Recovery Residence Grant Program - Funding
Maryland General Assembly
Vote - House - Committee - Appropriations

Official Summary Text

Extending through fiscal year 2030 the requirement that an appropriation of $500,000 be included in the annual budget bill for the Recovery Residence Grant Program.

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SENATE BILL 379
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By: Senator Guzzone
Introduced and read first time: January 27, 2026
Assigned to: Budget and Taxation
Committee Report: Favorable
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: February 9, 2026

CHAPTER ______

AN ACT concerning 1

Recovery Residence Grant Program – Funding 2

FOR the purpose of extending through a certain fiscal year the requirement that a certain 3
appropriation be included in the annual budget bill for the Recovery Residence Grant 4
Program; and generally relating to funding for the Recovery Residence Grant 5
Program. 6

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 7
Article – Health – General 8
Section 19–2505(a) and (b) 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2023 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 11

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 12
Article – Health – General 13
Section 19–2505(g) 14
Annotated Code of Maryland 15
(2023 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 16

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 17
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 18

Article – Health – General 19

19–2505. 20
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(a) In this section, “Program” means the Recovery Residence Grant Program. 1

(b) (1) There is a Recovery Residence Grant Program in the Department. 2

(2) The purpose of the Program is to provide grants to recovery residences 3
in the State in accordance with this section. 4

(g) For each of fiscal years 2024 through [2027] 2030, the annual budget bill shall 5
include an appropriation of $500,000 for the Program. 6

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 7
1, 2026. 8

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