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IntroducedJan 22, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 20, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 13, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Higher Education - Public Senior Higher Education Institutions - Direct Admission Program and Study
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 13, 2026: Returned Passed
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 324
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 41
- Mr. President
- Gallion
- Hettleman
- Lewis Young
- Smith
- Augustine
- Gile
- Jackson
- Love
- Sydnor
- Bailey
- Guzzone
- James
- Mautz
- Waldstreicher
- Beidle
- Harris
- Jennings
- McCray
- Washington, A.
- Brooks
- Hayes
- Kagan
- McKay
- Washington, M.
- Carozza
- Henson
- King
- Ready
- Watson
- Charles
- Hershey
- Kramer
- Rosapepe
- West
- Corderman
- Hester
- Lam
- Salling
- Zucker
- Feldman
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 136
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Cullison
- Johnson, A.
- Palakovich Carr
- Stewart
- Acevero
- Davis
- Johnson, S.
- Pasteur
- Stinnett
- Adams
- Ebersole
- Jones, D.
- Patterson
- Stonko
- Addison
- Edelson
- Kaiser
- Phillips
- Szeliga
- Allen
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Pippy
- Taveras
- Alston
- Fair
- Kerr
- Pruski
- Taylor
- Amprey
- Feldmark
- Kipke
- Qi
- Terrasa
- Anderson
- Fennell
- Korman
- Queen
- Toles
- Arentz
- Fisher
- Lehman
- Reilly
- Tomlinson
- Bagnall
- Foley
- Lewis
- Roberson
- Turner
- Baker
- Forbes
- Long, J.
- Roberts
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, R.
- Rogers
- Valentine
- Bartlett
- Grammer
- Lopez
- Rose
- Vogel
- Beauchamp
- Griffith
- Mangione
- Rosenberg
- Watson
- Behler
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Ross
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Guzzone
- McCaskill
- Ruff
- White Holland
- Boafo
- Harrison
- McComas
- Ruth
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Hartman
- Metzgar
- Sample-Hughes
- Williams
- Buckel
- Healey
- Miller
- Schindler
- Wilson
- Cardin
- Hill
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Wims
- Chang
- Hinebaugh
- Moon
- Shetty
- Wivell
- Charkoudian
- Holmes
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Wolek
- Chisholm
- Hornberger
- Morgan, M.
- Simpson
- Woods
- Ciliberti
- Howard
- Morgan, T.
- Smith
- Woorman
- Clippinger
- Hutchinson
- Nawrocki
- Solomon
- Wu
- Coley
- Ivey
- Nkongolo
- Spiegel
- Young
- Conaway
- Jacobs
- Odom
- Stein
- Ziegler
- Crutchfield
NO: 1
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- Returned Passed
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (136-1)
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Favorable Report by Appropriations
- Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- Apr 07, 2026 | House
- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 4/07 at 1:15 p.m.
- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 4/07 at 1:30 p.m.
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Hearing 4/07 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 21, 2026 | House
- Referred Appropriations
- Mar 20, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (41-0)
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments {953921/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Jan 29, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 22, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentPDF
- Vote - House - Committee - AppropriationsPDF
- Video: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentHTML
- Video: AppropriationsHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- EEE Testimony, INFO -- Schaefer, Joy (Accountability and Implementation Board)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Music, Meghan (MHEC)
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Cratsley, Laurel (Maryland State Department of Education)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Cratsley, Laurel (Maryland State Department of Education)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Music, Meghan (MHEC)
- APP Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All

