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IntroducedJan 21, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 20, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 09, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Education - The Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Revisions
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 13, 2026: Passed Enrolled
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 311
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Accountability and Implementation Boardcosponsor
Votes
YES: 96
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Davis
- Jones, D.
- Pruski
- Stonko
- Acevero
- Ebersole
- Kaiser
- Qi
- Taveras
- Addison
- Edelson
- Kaufman
- Queen
- Taylor
- Allen
- Embry
- Kerr
- Roberson
- Terrasa
- Amprey
- Fair
- Korman
- Rogers
- Toles
- Bagnall
- Feldmark
- Lehman
- Rosenberg
- Turner
- Barnes
- Fennell
- Lewis
- Ross
- Valderrama
- Bartlett
- Foley
- Long, J.
- Ruff
- Vogel
- Behler
- Forbes
- Lopez
- Ruth
- Watson
- Bhandari
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Martinez
- Sample-Hughes
- Wells
- Boyce
- Guyton
- McCaskill
- Schindler
- White Holland
- Cardin
- Guzzone
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Wilkins
- Chang
- Harrison
- Moon
- Simmons
- Wims
- Charkoudian
- Healey
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Wolek
- Clippinger
- Hill
- Odom
- Solomon
- Woods
- Coley
- Holmes
- Palakovich Carr
- Spiegel
- Woorman
- Conaway
- Ivey
- Pasteur
- Stein
- Wu
- Crosby
- Johnson, A.
- Patterson
- Stewart
- Young
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, S.
- Phillips
- Stinnett
- Ziegler
- Cullison
NO: 37
YES: 39
- Adams
- Ciliberti
- Howard
- Miller
- Rosenberg
- Anderson
- Fisher
- Hutchinson
- Morgan, M.
- Schmidt
- Arentz
- Ghrist
- Jacobs
- Morgan, T.
- Stonko
- Arikan
- Grammer
- Kipke
- Nawrocki
- Szeliga
- Baker
- Griffith
- Long, R.
- Nkongolo
- Tomlinson
- Beauchamp
- Hartman
- Mangione
- Pippy
- Valentine
- Buckel
- Hinebaugh
- McComas
- Reilly
- Wivell
- Chisholm
- Hornberger
- Metzgar
- Rose
NO: 92
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Davis
- Jones, D.
- Phillips
- Stinnett
- Acevero
- Ebersole
- Kaiser
- Pruski
- Taveras
- Addison
- Edelson
- Kaufman
- Qi
- Taylor
- Allen
- Embry
- Kerr
- Queen
- Terrasa
- Amprey
- Fair
- Korman
- Roberson
- Toles
- Bagnall
- Feldmark
- Lehman
- Rogers
- Turner
- Barnes
- Fennell
- Lewis
- Ross
- Valderrama
- Bartlett
- Foley
- Long, J.
- Ruff
- Watson
- Behler
- Forbes
- Lopez
- Ruth
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Martinez
- Sample-Hughes
- White Holland
- Boyce
- Guyton
- McCaskill
- Schindler
- Wilkins
- Cardin
- Guzzone
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Wims
- Chang
- Harrison
- Moon
- Simmons
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Healey
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Woods
- Clippinger
- Hill
- Odom
- Solomon
- Woorman
- Coley
- Holmes
- Palakovich Carr
- Spiegel
- Wu
- Conaway
- Ivey
- Pasteur
- Stein
- Young
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, A.
- Patterson
- Stewart
- Ziegler
- Cullison
- Johnson, S.
YES: 100
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Cullison
- Jones, D.
- Queen
- Stonko
- Acevero
- Davis
- Kaiser
- Roberson
- Taveras
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Kaufman
- Roberts
- Taylor
- Allen
- Edelson
- Kerr
- Rogers
- Terrasa
- Alston
- Embry
- Korman
- Rosenberg
- Toles
- Amprey
- Fair
- Lehman
- Ross
- Turner
- Bagnall
- Feldmark
- Lewis
- Ruff
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Fennell
- Long, J.
- Ruth
- Vogel
- Bartlett
- Foley
- Lopez
- Sample-Hughes
- Watson
- Behler
- Forbes
- Martinez
- Schindler
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- White Holland
- Boafo
- Guyton
- Moon
- Shetty
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Williams
- Cardin
- Harrison
- Odom
- Simpson
- Wims
- Chang
- Healey
- Palakovich Carr
- Smith
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Pasteur
- Solomon
- Woods
- Clippinger
- Holmes
- Patterson
- Spiegel
- Woorman
- Coley
- Ivey
- Phillips
- Stein
- Wu
- Conaway
- Johnson, A.
- Pruski
- Stewart
- Young
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, S.
- Qi
- Stinnett
- Ziegler
NO: 36
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- Conference Committee Report {593224/1
- Motion Special Order until Later This Session (Delegate Smith) Adopted
- Conference Committee Report {593224/1 Adopted
- Third Reading Passed (100-36)
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- House Refuses Recede
- House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Smith, Forbes and Ebersole)
- Conference Committee Report {593224/1 Adopted
- Third Reading Passed (33-13)
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
- Senate Requests House Recede
- Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Feldman, Watson and Carozza)
- House Refuses Recede
- House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Smith, Forbes and Ebersole)
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
- Senate Requests House Recede
- Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Feldman, Watson and Carozza)
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
- Favorable with Amendments {793524/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Floor Amendment {963924/1 (Delegate Fisher) Rejected (39-92)
- Third Reading Passed (96-37)
- Mar 30, 2026 | House
- Hearing canceled (Appropriations)
- Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations)
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations)
- Mar 21, 2026 | House
- Referred Appropriations Ways and Means
- Mar 20, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (30-11)
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments {623723/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments {623723/1
- Motion to Commit to Budget and Taxation Committee (Senator Salling) Rejected
- Favorable with Amendments {623723/1
- Motion Laid Over (Senator Hershey) Adopted
- Mar 16, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Jan 29, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 21, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Education - The Blueprint for Maryland's Future - RevisionsPDF
- Amendments {623723/1 (Senate)PDF
- Text - Third - Education - The Blueprint for Maryland's Future - RevisionsPDF
- Amendments {793524/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {963924/1 (Delegate Fisher) Rejected (39-92) (House)PDF
- Conference Committee Report {593224/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Education - The Blueprint for Maryland's Future - RevisionsPDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentPDF
- Vote - House - Committee - AppropriationsPDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Ways and MeansPDF
- Video: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentHTML
- Video: AppropriationsHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Swanson-Palmer, Katherine (Department of Labor - GWDB CTE Committee)
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Cross, Dr Cashenna A (Councilwoman At-Large, Glenarden)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Gupta, Riya (Blueprint Coalition)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Affairs-Committee, Legislative (Associated Student Congress of Baltimore City)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Sanderson, Michael (Maryland Association of Counties (MACo))
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Jones, LaMonika (Maryland Hunger Solutions)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Phillips, Brad
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Perkins-Cohen, Alison (Baltimore City Public Schools)
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Fannon, Mary Pat
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Mummert, Amanda
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Schaefer, Joy (Accountability and Implementation Board)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Meyer, Christopher (Maryland Center on Economic Policy)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Mathias, Sam (Maryland Association of Boards of Education)
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Cratsley, Laurel (MSDE)
- EEE Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- APP Testimony, FWA -- Ursprung, Patricia (Montgomery County Board of Education)
- APP Testimony, FWA -- Mitchell, Ellie (Maryland Out of School Time Network)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Grimaldi, Benjamin (ASCBC)
- APP Testimony, FWA -- Jabin, Drew (Maryland Association of Community Colleges)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Goff, Jessica (Maryland Association of Boards of Education)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Cratsley, Laurel (Maryland State Department of Education)
- APP In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Gupta, Riya (Blueprint Coalition)
- APP Testimony, FWA -- Schumitz, Kali (Maryland Center on Economic Policy)
- APP Testimony, FWA -- Snyder, Co-Chair, Abby (Poverty Free Maryland)
- APP In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Sample, Sarah (Maryland Association of Counties)
- APP In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Hise, Rachel (Accountability and Implementation Board)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
- APP Testimony, FWA -- Gross, Julia (Maryland Hunger Solutions)
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