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IntroducedJan 27, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 20, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 09, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
Commission on the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children - Establishment
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 11, 2026: Passed Enrolled
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 552
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors



- Addisoncosponsor
- Alstoncosponsor
- Ampreycosponsor
- Bartlettcosponsor
- Boafocosponsor
- Boycecosponsor
- Coleycosponsor
- Crutchfieldcosponsor
- Daviscosponsor
- Harrisoncosponsor
- Hillcosponsor
- Holmescosponsor
- Iveycosponsor
- Martinezcosponsor
- McCaskillcosponsor
- Odomcosponsor
- Pasteurcosponsor
- Pattersoncosponsor
- Pena-Melnykcosponsor
- Phillipscosponsor
- Robersoncosponsor
- Robertscosponsor
- Ruffcosponsor
- Simmonscosponsor
- Smithcosponsor
- Taylorcosponsor
- Wellscosponsor
- White Hollandcosponsor
- Wilkinscosponsor
- Wilsoncosponsor
- Woodscosponsor
- Youngcosponsor
- Faircosponsor
- Kerrcosponsor
- Lehmancosponsor
- Ruthcosponsor
- Solomoncosponsor
- Terrasacosponsor
Votes
YES: 129
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Coley
- Howard
- Nkongolo
- Stein
- Acevero
- Conaway
- Hutchinson
- Odom
- Stewart
- Adams
- Crutchfield
- Ivey
- Palakovich Carr
- Stinnett
- Addison
- Cullison
- Jacobs
- Patterson
- Stonko
- Allen
- Davis
- Johnson, A.
- Phillips
- Szeliga
- Alston
- Ebersole
- Jones, D.
- Pippy
- Taveras
- Amprey
- Edelson
- Kaiser
- Pruski
- Taylor
- Anderson
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Qi
- Terrasa
- Arentz
- Fair
- Kerr
- Queen
- Toles
- Arikan
- Feldmark
- Kipke
- Reilly
- Tomlinson
- Bagnall
- Fennell
- Korman
- Roberson
- Turner
- Baker
- Fisher
- Lehman
- Rogers
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Foley
- Lewis
- Rose
- Valentine
- Bartlett
- Forbes
- Long, J.
- Rosenberg
- Vogel
- Beauchamp
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, R.
- Ross
- Watson
- Behler
- Ghrist
- Lopez
- Ruff
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Griffith
- Martinez
- Ruth
- White Holland
- Boafo
- Guyton
- McCaskill
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- McComas
- Schindler
- Williams
- Buckel
- Harrison
- Miller
- Schmidt
- Wims
- Cardin
- Hartman
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Wivell
- Chang
- Healey
- Moon
- Simmons
- Woods
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Woorman
- Chisholm
- Hinebaugh
- Morgan, M.
- Smith
- Wu
- Ciliberti
- Holmes
- Morgan, T.
- Solomon
- Ziegler
- Clippinger
- Hornberger
- Nawrocki
- Spiegel
NO: 1
NOT VOTING: 6
YES: 42
- Mr. President
- Folden
- Hettleman
- Lewis Young
- Smith
- Augustine
- Gallion
- Jackson
- Love
- Sydnor
- Bailey
- Gile
- James
- Mautz
- Waldstreicher
- Beidle
- Guzzone
- Jennings
- McCray
- Washington, A.
- Brooks
- Harris
- Kagan
- McKay
- Washington, M.
- Carozza
- Hayes
- King
- Ready
- Watson
- Corderman
- Henson
- Kramer
- Rosapepe
- West
- Ellis
- Hershey
- Lam
- Salling
- Zucker
- Feldman
- Hester
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 126
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Davis
- Johnson, A.
- Pasteur
- Stein
- Acevero
- Ebersole
- Jones, D.
- Patterson
- Stewart
- Adams
- Edelson
- Kaiser
- Phillips
- Stinnett
- Addison
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Pippy
- Szeliga
- Allen
- Fair
- Kerr
- Pruski
- Taveras
- Amprey
- Feldmark
- Kipke
- Qi
- Taylor
- Arentz
- Fennell
- Korman
- Queen
- Terrasa
- Arikan
- Fisher
- Lehman
- Reilly
- Toles
- Bagnall
- Foley
- Lewis
- Roberson
- Tomlinson
- Baker
- Forbes
- Long, R.
- Roberts
- Turner
- Barnes
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lopez
- Rogers
- Valderrama
- Bartlett
- Ghrist
- Martinez
- Rose
- Valentine
- Beauchamp
- Griffith
- McCaskill
- Rosenberg
- Vogel
- Behler
- Guyton
- McComas
- Ross
- Watson
- Bhandari
- Guzzone
- Metzgar
- Ruff
- Wells
- Boyce
- Harrison
- Miller
- Ruth
- White Holland
- Buckel
- Hartman
- Mireku-North
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilkins
- Cardin
- Healey
- Moon
- Schindler
- Williams
- Chang
- Hill
- Moreno
- Schmidt
- Wims
- Charkoudian
- Holmes
- Morgan, M.
- Shetty
- Wivell
- Ciliberti
- Hornberger
- Morgan, T.
- Simmons
- Wolek
- Clippinger
- Howard
- Nawrocki
- Simpson
- Woorman
- Coley
- Hutchinson
- Nkongolo
- Smith
- Wu
- Conaway
- Ivey
- Odom
- Solomon
- Young
- Crutchfield
- Jacobs
- Palakovich Carr
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Cullison
NO: 1
Actions
- Apr 11, 2026 | House
- House Concurs Senate Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (126-1)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 09, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Favorable with Amendments {463423/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Harris) Adopted
- Third Reading Passed (42-0)
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Judicial Proceedings
- Mar 20, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (129-1)
- Mar 19, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
- Favorable with Amendments {903923/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Feb 09, 2026 | House
- Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 27, 2026 | House
- First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Independent Investigation of the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored ChildrenPDF
- Amendments {903923/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Third - Commission on the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children - EstablishmentPDF
- Amendments {463423/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Commission on the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children - EstablishmentPDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Government, Labor, and ElectionsPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial ProceedingsPDF
- Video: Government, Labor, and ElectionsHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Plante, Cecilia (Maryland Legislative Coalition)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Lewis, Erika (Gibson-Banks Center for Race and the Law)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Long, Jeffrie (Del. Jeffrie E. Long, Jr.)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Jasen, John (One Pasadena)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Agarin, Ufuoma (Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Holmes, Paul
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Redding, Nicholas (Preservation Maryland)
- GVC Testimony, FWA -- Fox Tolentino, Betsy (Maryland Department of Juvenile Services)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Harris, Rhea (Office of the Attorney General)
