Appropriations Committee advances consent calendar and approves several bills, including $50 million bonding for USM

Apr 7, 2026

The committee moved most items to a consent calendar and approved them; key individual measures advanced included a feasibility study to create an aerospace program at PG Community College, an increase to a mandated appropriation for regional resource centers and county libraries, and a $50 million University System of Maryland bonding authorization.

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The Appropriations Committee voted to place most bills on a consent calendar and moved the remaining measures to separate consideration, advancing the bulk of its agenda without extended debate.

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