House approves Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2026 after technical amendment

The House of Representatives adopted a technical amendment and approved Senate Bill 283, the Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2026, after a third‑reading roll call that ended with 120 votes in favor and 10 opposed.

Members first addressed a floor amendment that had been reconsidered and withdrawn before a replacement amendment (Amendment 133123/1) was presented at the desk and adopted. The chair of the subcommittee on appropriations said the new amendment makes technical clarifications to an earlier filing that had contained a typographical error and does not change the money or programs in the bill. "There was a technical error. It has been corrected," the chair said, adding that "there's nothing nefarious" in the change.

The Majority Leader confirmed that staff had identified the error after the earlier vote and that the substitute amendment merely corrected the filing; members were told the substance and the amounts in the capital bond loan remain the same. After brief floor remarks and an explanation of vote by a first‑time delegate, the clerk announced the final tally. "There being 120 votes in the affirmative and 10 votes in the negative, Senate Bill 283 ... is declared passed," the clerk said.

Senate Bill 283 was presented to the House as the Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2026, a capital budget measure that funds various projects across the state. The transcript and on‑floor comments characterize the change adopted today as technical; no amendment text that increases or reallocates funding was presented during floor debate.

Following the passage, the House moved on to committee and caucus scheduling announcements before the Majority Leader moved that the House adjourn until Thursday, April 2, at 10:00 a.m. The session then concluded.