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IntroducedSep 16, 2025
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Passed HouseMar 13, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 09, 2026
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Became LawApr 28, 2026
Maryland House Bill
Adult Education - High School Diploma Pathways - MDiplomaWorks Pathway
Last Action See all actions
executive • Apr 28, 2026: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 169
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 297
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Ways and Means Committeeprimary
- Departmentalcosponsor
- Laborcosponsor
Votes
YES: 124
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, A.
- Palakovich Carr
- Stewart
- Acevero
- Davis
- Johnson, S.
- Pasteur
- Stinnett
- Adams
- Ebersole
- Jones, D.
- Patterson
- Stonko
- Addison
- Edelson
- Kaiser
- Phillips
- Taveras
- Allen
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Pippy
- Taylor
- Alston
- Fair
- Kerr
- Pruski
- Terrasa
- Amprey
- Fennell
- Kipke
- Queen
- Toles
- Anderson
- Foley
- Korman
- Reilly
- Tomlinson
- Bagnall
- Forbes
- Lehman
- Roberson
- Turner
- Baker
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lewis
- Rogers
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Ghrist
- Long, J.
- Rose
- Valentine
- Bartlett
- Griffith
- Long, R.
- Rosenberg
- Vogel
- Beauchamp
- Guyton
- Lopez
- Ross
- Watson
- Behler
- Guzzone
- Mangione
- Ruff
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Harrison
- Martinez
- Ruth
- White Holland
- Boafo
- Hartman
- McCaskill
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Healey
- McComas
- Schindler
- Wilson
- Buckel
- Hill
- Metzgar
- Schmidt
- Wims
- Cardin
- Hinebaugh
- Miller
- Shetty
- Wivell
- Chang
- Holmes
- Mireku-North
- Simmons
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Hornberger
- Moon
- Simpson
- Woods
- Ciliberti
- Howard
- Moreno
- Smith
- Woorman
- Clippinger
- Hutchinson
- Morgan, T.
- Solomon
- Wu
- Coley
- Ivey
- Nkongolo
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Conaway
- Jacobs
- Odom
- Stein
YES: 42
- Mr. President
- Gile
- James
- Mautz
- Smith
- Augustine
- Guzzone
- Jennings
- McCray
- Sydnor
- Bailey
- Harris
- Kagan
- McKay
- Waldstreicher
- Brooks
- Hayes
- King
- Muse
- Washington, A.
- Carozza
- Henson
- Kramer
- Ready
- Washington, M.
- Corderman
- Hershey
- Lam
- Rosapepe
- Watson
- Feldman
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Salling
- West
- Folden
- Hettleman
- Love
- Simonaire
- Zucker
- Gallion
- Jackson
NO: 0
YES: 128
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crutchfield
- Jacobs
- Pasteur
- Stein
- Acevero
- Cullison
- Johnson, A.
- Patterson
- Stewart
- Adams
- Davis
- Johnson, S.
- Phillips
- Stinnett
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Jones, D.
- Pippy
- Stonko
- Allen
- Edelson
- Kaiser
- Pruski
- Taveras
- Alston
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Qi
- Taylor
- Amprey
- Fair
- Kerr
- Queen
- Terrasa
- Anderson
- Feldmark
- Kipke
- Reilly
- Toles
- Arentz
- Fennell
- Korman
- Roberson
- Tomlinson
- Bagnall
- Foley
- Lehman
- Roberts
- Turner
- Baker
- Forbes
- Lewis
- Rogers
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, J.
- Rose
- Valentine
- Bartlett
- Ghrist
- Long, R.
- Rosenberg
- Vogel
- Beauchamp
- Griffith
- Lopez
- Ross
- Watson
- Behler
- Guyton
- Mangione
- Ruff
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Guzzone
- Martinez
- Ruth
- White Holland
- Boafo
- Harrison
- McCaskill
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Hartman
- McComas
- Schindler
- Williams
- Cardin
- Healey
- Metzgar
- Schmidt
- Wims
- Chang
- Hill
- Miller
- Shetty
- Wivell
- Charkoudian
- Hinebaugh
- Mireku-North
- Simmons
- Wolek
- Ciliberti
- Holmes
- Moon
- Simpson
- Woods
- Clippinger
- Hornberger
- Morgan, T.
- Smith
- Woorman
- Coley
- Howard
- Nkongolo
- Solomon
- Wu
- Conaway
- Hutchinson
- Odom
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Crosby
- Ivey
- Palakovich Carr
Actions
- Apr 28, 2026 | executive
- Approved by the Governor - Chapter 169
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- House Concurs Senate Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (128-7)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 09, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (42-0)
- Apr 08, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Favorable with Amendments {403027/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 16, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Mar 13, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (124-8)
- Mar 12, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments {633825/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 11, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
- Feb 02, 2026 | House
- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m.
- Jan 28, 2026 | House
- Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 14, 2026 | House
- First Reading Ways and Means
- Sep 16, 2025 | House
- Pre-filed
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Adult Education - High School Diploma Pathways - GED Option Pilot Program and MDiplomaWorks PathwayPDF
- Amendments {633825/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Third - Adult Education - High School Diploma Pathways - MDiplomaWorks PathwayPDF
- Amendments {403027/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Adult Education - High School Diploma Pathways - MDiplomaWorks PathwayPDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Ways and MeansPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentPDF
- Video: Ways and MeansHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Rice, Mat
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Rawlings, Lisa (Maryland Association for Adult, Community & Continuing Education)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Kovacs, Lisa (Maryland Association of Local Management Boards)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Orbe, Jr., Carlos (Maryland Latinos Unidos)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Wiggins, Grason (Maryland Chamber of Commerce)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- O'Day, Garrett (Maryland Catholic Conference)
- W&M Testimony, FWA -- Fulginiti, Andrew (Maryland Department of Labor)
- W&M In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- douglass, sharlimar (Maryland Alliance for Racial Equity in Education (MAREE))
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Millard, Demaune (Family League of Baltimore)
- W&M Testimony, FWA -- SWASC, UM (Social Work Advocates for Social Change)
- W&M Testimony, INFO -- Cratsley, Laurel (Maryland State Department of Education)
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