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Maryland House Bill HB228 Compare Versions

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3	3		EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4		[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5		-	Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
6		-	Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
7		-	amendment.
8	5		hb0228
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10	7		HOUSE BILL 228
11	8		P1 5lr0116
12	9		(PRE–FILED) CF SB 246
13	10		By: Chair, Appropriations Committee (By Request – Departmental – Military)
14	11		Requested: October 30, 2024
15	12		Introduced and read first time: January 8, 2025
16	13		Assigned to: Appropriations
17		-	Committee Report: Favorable
18		-	House action: Adopted
19		-	Read second time: February 27, 2025
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21		-	~~CHAPTER ______~~
	15	+	A BILL ENTITLED
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23	17		AN ACT concerning 1
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25	19		Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National 2
26	20		Guard 3
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28	22		FOR the purpose of expanding the purposes of the Maryland Veterans Trust to include 4
29	23		providing monetary and other assistance to members of the Maryland National 5
30	24		Guard and their families; authorizing the Maryland Veterans Trust to expend money 6
31	25		from the Maryland Veterans Trust Fund to provide loans and grants to members of 7
32	26		the Maryland National Guard and their families; and generally relating to the 8
33	27		Maryland Veterans Trust. 9
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35	29		BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 10
36	30		Article – State Government 11
37	31		Section 9–913(a) and (e) 12
38	32		Annotated Code of Maryland 13
39	33		(2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 14
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41	35		BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 15
42	36		Article – State Government 16
43	37		Section 9–913(b) and 9–914.2(a)(3) 17
44	38		Annotated Code of Maryland 18
45	39		(2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 19
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47	41		SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY T HE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 20
48		-	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 21 2 HOUSE BILL 228
	42	+	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 21
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	44	+	Article – State Government 22
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	46	+	9–913. 23
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	48	+	(a) In this section, “Fund” means the Maryland Veterans Trust Fund. 24 2 HOUSE BILL 228
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52		-	Article – State Government 1
	52	+	(b) (1) There is a Maryland Veterans Trust established for the purpose of 1
	53	+	providing monetary and other assistance to: 2
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54		-	~~9–913. 2~~
	55	+	(i) veterans and their families; [and] 3
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56		-	(a) In this section, “Fund” means the Maryland Veterans Trust Fund. 3
	57	+	(ii) MEMBERS OF THE MARYLAND NATIONAL GUARD AND 4
	58	+	THEIR FAMILIES; AND 5
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58		-	(b) ~~(1) There is a Maryland~~ Veterans ~~Trust established for the purpose of 4~~
59		-	~~providing monetary and other assistance to: 5~~
	60	+	(III) public and private programs that support veterans and their 6
	61	+	families. 7
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61		-	(i) veterans ~~and their families;~~ ~~[and] 6~~
	63	+	(2) There is a Maryland Veterans Trust Fund. 8
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63		-	(ii) MEMBERS OF THE MARYLAND NATIONAL GUARD AND 7
64		-	THEIR FAMILIES; AND 8
	65	+	(e) Money in the Fund may only be used to: 9
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66		-	(III) public and private programs that support veterans and their 9
67		-	families. 10
	67	+	(1) make grants and loans under § 9–914.2(a)(3) of this subtitle; 10
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69		-	(2) ~~There is a Maryland Veterans Trust Fund.~~ 11
	69	+	(2) be invested under § 9–914.3(b) of this subtitle; and 11
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71		-	(e) Money in the Fund may only be used to: 12
	71	+	(3) pay the costs of administering the Fund through distribution to an 12
	72	+	administrative cost account in the Department. 13
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73		-	~~(1) make grants and loans under §~~ 9–914.2~~(a)(3) of this subtitle; 13~~
	74	+	9–914.2. 14
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75		-	(2) ~~be invested under § 9–914.3(b) of this subtitle;~~ and 14
	76	+	(a) The Trust shall have the powers and duties to: 15
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77		-	(3) pay the costs of administering the Fund through distribution to an 15
78		-	administrative cost account in the Department. 16
	78	+	(3) expend money from the Fund to provide grants or loans to: 16
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80		-	~~9–914.2.~~ 17
	80	+	(i) veterans and their families; 17
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82		-	(a) The Trust shall have the powers and duties to: 18
	82	+	(ii) MEMBERS OF THE MARYLAND NATIONAL GUARD AND 18
	83	+	THEIR FAMILIES; 19
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84		-	(3) expend money from the Fund to provide grants or loans to: 19
	85	+	(III) public and private programs that support veterans and their 20
	86	+	families; or 21
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86		-	(i) veterans and their families; 20
	88	+	[(iii)] (IV) any other programs that the Trust considers to be within 22
	89	+	the purpose for which the Trust is established; 23
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88		-	~~(ii) MEMBERS OF THE MARYLAND NATIONAL GUARD~~ AND 21
89		-	~~THEIR FAMILIES;~~ 22
	91	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 24
	92	+	October 1, 2025. 25
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91		-	(III) public and private programs that support veterans and their 23
92		-	families; or 24
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94		-	[(iii)] (IV) any other programs that the Trust considers to be within 25
95		-	the purpose for which the Trust is established; 26
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99		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 1
100		-	October 1, 2025. 2
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105		-	Approved:
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107		-	Governor.
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109		-	Speaker of the House of Delegates.
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111		-	President of the Senate.