Maryland's 2007 Operating Budget

On March 27, 2006, the Maryland General Assembly passed Senate Bill 110, the operating budget for Fiscal Year 2007, which began July 1, 2006. 

• The operating budget totals $13.2 billion (not including reserve funds).
• In 2007, Maryland’s total spending will grow by 10%.

>> Download the Institute's Overview of the 2007 Budget.

>> Download the General Assembly's summary of the budget agreement.  

Following are summaries of the budget by subject area:

Medicaid - Medicaid represents 16% of Maryland's General Fund Budget.  Click this link for information on Medicaid budget amendments, health expansions, and items that still leave cause for concern. 04/05/2006 >>Reporting requirements contained within the budget bill 04/11/2006

• DLS Analysis on the Medicaid Budget 02/2006
• Fiscal Summary  02/2006
• Links to articles in the Baltimore Sun on the health access losses for low-income legal immigrants:

>> Letter to the Editor   04/10/2006

>> House Bill 89, which would restore the program, passed both the House and the Senate and is awaiting action by the Governor. 04/11/2006

Mental Health - This Budget Brief is an analysis of Maryland's Mental Hygiene budget, which makes up 5% of the state's General Fund budget. 04/11/2006

Welfare & Social Programs - This Budget Brief is an analysis of the budget for Maryland's Department of Human Resources. Spending for this department accounts for 6% of the state's General Fund budget. 05/24/2006

Other Items related to the 2007 Budget

The Governor's Supplemental Budget for 2007.

While the General Assembly reduced his original +11% budget by more than $100 million, the Governor proposed additional general fund spending as state revenues exceeded projections. 03/16/2006 >>Supplemental Budget No. 2 03/24/2006

Watch the "Coffee House" TV interview about the budget.  View it on the CH Web site. 03/13/2006

Guide to the Governor's Original 2007 Budget Proposal. Learn what was in and what was out during this election year. 02/27/2006

The Institute Testifies on the Merits of House Bill 346, Tax Relief for Low Income Marylanders. The bill would increase the refundable earned income credit on state income taxes for low-income families.  This credit rewards work, increases employment, and reduces poverty.  This bill is supported by the Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations, of which the Institute is a part. 02/16/2006 >>Download our press release
>>Download our testimony

>>Download testimony from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Where Does Maryland Stand as the 2006 Legislative Session Approaches? In December 2005, Maryland's Spending Affordability Committee released its report detailing Maryland's fiscal situation going into the legislative session. If you don't have time to read 100 pages, then read these five pages. 01/10/2006