HB 1070

Maryland House of Delegates bill in Session 2026.

Status: passed_lower. Latest action: June 20, 2026.

Department of Social and Economic Mobility - Workforce Opportunities Grant Program and Fund.

Bill ID MD-2026-HB-1070
Session 2026
Status passed_lower
Committee Government, Labor, and Elections; Finance
House of Delegates passed_lower 2026-06-20
Labor / Employment Tax / Budget / Appropriations
Summary

Establishing the Workforce Opportunities Grant Program to provide grants to certain organizations to support the planning and execution of workforce events and job fairs in the State; establishing the Workforce Opportunities Grant Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund to support the Program; requiring that interest earnings be credited to the Fund; and requiring, for each of fiscal years 2028 through 2030, the Governor to include in the annual budget an appropriation of at least $500,000 to the Program.

Sponsor
Delegate Smith
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-02-10 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-03-08 Status passed_lower
2026-06-20 Latest Action In the Senate - First Reading Finance
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