HB 541 Maryland House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Department of Commerce - Nonprofit Organizations Navigator - Established

HB 541 establishes a Nonprofit Organizations Navigator within Maryland's Department of Commerce to directly assist nonprofits in accessing state grant programs. The navigator provides technical help with grant applications, resolves bureaucratic delays, shares federal/state grant opportunities, and represents nonprofits on the Maryland Efficient Grant Application Council. This bill amends the council's structure to include the navigator as a nonvoting member and updates membership rules for the council.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

May 2025

Introduced Jan 22, 2025 Signed May 6, 2025

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MODERATE

This bill adds several new sponsors to the legislation and converts it to an emergency bill with a favorable committee report. The substantive content of the bill remains largely unchanged, with only minor formatting adjustments to the bill header and explanatory notes.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; changes are primarily procedural and formatting-related.

PROCEDURAL

Added multiple new sponsors including Woods, Alston, Bhandari, Cullison, S. Johnson, Kaiser, Kerr, Lopez, Martinez, Pena-Melnyk, Ross, Taveras, White Holland, and Woorman to the original list of sponsors.

Changed the bill designation from a regular bill to an emergency bill, indicating expedited legislative processing.

Added committee report status showing the bill was favorably amended and adopted by the House, with a second reading date of March 20, 2025.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting changes to bill header, page numbering, and explanatory notes about how amendments are indicated in the text.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 24, 2025 · House of Delegates Mar 23, 2025

How they voted

31–13

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 46

Mar 24, 2025

D Democratic33

31 Yea 2

93% Yea

R Republican13

13 Nay

100% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 6, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 315

executive

Apr 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned Passed

lower

Apr 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

Motion Rules Suspend Two Readings Same Day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Ellis) Adopted

upper

Apr 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable Adopted

upper

Apr 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable Report by Finance

upper

Apr 7, 2025

Committee

Rereferred to Finance

upper

Apr 7, 2025

Committee

Referred Rules

upper

Apr 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Reading Passed

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Introduced

Floor Amendment {

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Motion Special Order until Later This Session (Delegate Fisher) Adopted

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate Fisher) Adopted

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with Amendments {

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations

lower

Mar 24, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (31-13-2)

senate

Mar 23, 2025

House Of Delegates · Passed

House of Delegates Vote: pass (98-35-6)

house of delegates

Jan 22, 2025

Committee

First Reading Health and Government Operations

lower

23 primary · 0 co-sponsors