HB 300 Maryland House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

State Government - Grants and Contracts - Reimbursement of Indirect Costs

HB 300 changes how Maryland reimburses nonprofit organizations for indirect costs on state-funded grants and contracts. It requires nonprofits to receive reimbursement at the same rate they use for federal grants, or at a minimum of 10% of modified direct costs if no federal rate applies. This applies to nonprofits (tax-exempt under 501(c)(3), (4), or (6)) receiving state funds for services, whether the funds are solely from the state or combined with nonfederal sources. The law takes effect on October 1, 2025.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

Apr 2025

Introduced Jan 9, 2025 Signed Apr 22, 2025

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What changed between versions

Third - State Government - Grants and Contracts - Reimbursement of Indirect Costs → Enrolled - State Government - Grants and Contracts - Reimbursement of Indirect Costs · 3 edits · Apr 22, 2025

MINOR

The bill transitioned from a House draft to an Enrolled version, incorporating a significant procedural change where the Department of Budget and Management is now instructed to repeal and reenact specific sections of the State Finance and Procurement Article without amendments. This technical adjustment streamlines the legislative process to ensure the law is enacted cleanly while preserving the original policy regarding indirect cost reimbursements for nonprofit organizations. The substantive policy content, including eligibility thresholds, cost calculation methods, and reporting deadlines, remains unchanged from the previous version.

Scope change

The bill's scope of applicability remains the same; it continues to apply to grants and contracts awarded on or after October 1, 2018, and multi-year contracts awarded before that date that continue into or after October 1, 2018.

TECHNICAL

Added a directive to repeal and reenact specific sections of the State Finance and Procurement Article without amendments, likely to correct a procedural error in the original drafting.

Included standard Enrolled Bill formatting elements, such as spaces for the Governor's signature, the Great Seal, and proofreader signatures, which were absent in the House draft.

Removed the 'Committee Report: Favorable with amendments' line, as the bill is now Enrolled and has passed all legislative stages.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 17, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 20, 2025

How they voted

44–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 46

Mar 17, 2025

D Democratic33

32 Yea 1

96% Yea

R Republican13

12 Yea 1

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 22, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 162

executive

Apr 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Enrolled

lower

Apr 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Reading Passed

lower

Apr 5, 2025

Introduced

House Concurs Senate Amendments

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

Third Reading Passed

upper

Apr 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable with Amendments {

upper

Apr 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation

upper

Mar 17, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (44-0-2)

senate

Feb 21, 2025

Committee

Referred Budget and Taxation

upper

Feb 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Reading Passed

lower

Feb 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with Amendments {

lower

Feb 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations

lower

Jan 9, 2025

Committee

First Reading Health and Government Operations

lower

15 primary · 0 co-sponsors