STATE BILLMD HB 898PASSED

Economic Development - Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts (DECADE) Act

Altering the designation, administration, and purposes of and eligibility for certain economic development programs; providing for certain requirements relating to the administration of the Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Businesses Account; providing that the sales and use tax does not apply to the sale of certain information technology services and certain digital codes and digital products under certain circumstances; establishing the purpose of the film production activity tax credit; etc.

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: May 12, 2026; 184 days ago
Current chamber: House of Delegates
Session: 2026 Regular Session

MD HB 898 · PassedMay 12

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Bill details

Last action: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 352 · May 12, 2026

Bill history

Newest first.

May 12, 2026Approved by the Governor - Chapter 352House

Apr 13, 2026Passed EnrolledHouse

Apr 13, 2026Third Reading Passed (113-23)House

Apr 13, 2026House Concurs Senate AmendmentsHouse

Apr 13, 2026Third Reading Passed (46-1)Senate

Apr 13, 2026Second Reading Passed with AmendmentsSenate

Apr 13, 2026Favorable with Amendments {353620/1 AdoptedSenate

Apr 10, 2026Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and TaxationSenate

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Mar 25, 2026Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. (Budget and Taxation)Senate

Mar 23, 2026Referred Budget and Taxation FinanceSenate

Mar 21, 2026Third Reading Passed (118-10)House

Mar 20, 2026Second Reading Passed with AmendmentsHouse

Mar 20, 2026Favorable with Amendments {663424/1 AdoptedHouse

Mar 20, 2026Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and MeansHouse

Feb 6, 2026Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means)House

Feb 6, 2026Reassigned to Ways and Means Economic MattersHouse

Feb 4, 2026First Reading Economic MattersHouse

Recorded votes

Third Reading PassedMar 21, 2026 · House · 118 yea · 10 nayPassed

Third Reading PassedApr 13, 2026 · Senate · 46 yea · 1 nayPassed

Third Reading PassedApr 13, 2026 · House · 113 yea · 23 nayPassed

Subjects

Economic Development
Taxes - Income
Taxes - Property
Allegany County
Annotated Code of Maryland
Appropriations
Armed Forces and Uniformed Services
Art, Music, and Cultural Affairs
Auditors and Audits
Biotechnology
Bonds
Commerce and Business
Commerce, Department of
Community Development
Comptroller
Corporations
Data
Disabilities
Disclosure
Dorchester County
Enterprise Zones
Fees
Financial Institutions
Forms
Garrett County
General Assembly
Goods and Services
Governor
Housing and Community Development, Department of
Income Tax
Interest
Investments
Legislative Policy Committee
Minority Business Enterprises
Names
Nonprofit Organizations
Notices
Penalties and Sentences
Pilot Programs
Procurement
Public Corporations and Instrumentalities
Reports
Revenue and Taxes
Small Business
Somerset County
Sunset
Tax Credits
Technology
Treasurers
Work, Labor, and Employment
Salaries and Compensation
Digital Products
Electronic Government
Evaluations and Reviews
Grants
Information Technology
internet
Loans
Minorities
Plans and Proposals
Women

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