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IntroducedJan 28, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 20, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 13, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
Public Schools - Student Attendance - Excused or Discretionary Absences for Civic Engagement
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 13, 2026: Passed Enrolled
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 575
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Ebersolecosponsor
- Feldmarkcosponsor
- Mireku-Northcosponsor
- Palakovich Carrcosponsor
- Pasteurcosponsor
- Pattersoncosponsor
- Robersoncosponsor
- Vogelcosponsor
- Wimscosponsor
- Youngcosponsor
Votes
YES: 114
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crutchfield
- Ivey
- Phillips
- Stewart
- Acevero
- Cullison
- Jacobs
- Pippy
- Stinnett
- Addison
- Davis
- Johnson, A.
- Pruski
- Stonko
- Allen
- Ebersole
- Jones, D.
- Qi
- Taveras
- Alston
- Edelson
- Kaiser
- Queen
- Taylor
- Amprey
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Roberson
- Terrasa
- Anderson
- Fair
- Kerr
- Roberts
- Toles
- Bagnall
- Feldmark
- Korman
- Rogers
- Tomlinson
- Baker
- Fennell
- Lehman
- Rose
- Turner
- Barnes
- Foley
- Lewis
- Rosenberg
- Valderrama
- Bartlett
- Forbes
- Long, J.
- Ross
- Valentine
- Beauchamp
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, R.
- Ruff
- Vogel
- Behler
- Griffith
- Lopez
- Ruth
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Sample-Hughes
- White Holland
- Boafo
- Guzzone
- McCaskill
- Schindler
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Harrison
- McComas
- Schmidt
- Williams
- Buckel
- Hartman
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Wims
- Cardin
- Healey
- Moon
- Simmons
- Wivell
- Chang
- Hill
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Woods
- Charkoudian
- Hinebaugh
- Morgan, T.
- Smith
- Woorman
- Clippinger
- Holmes
- Odom
- Solomon
- Wu
- Coley
- Hornberger
- Palakovich Carr
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Conaway
- Howard
- Patterson
- Stein
NO: 16
NOT VOTING: 6
YES: 114
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Davis
- Jones, D.
- Phillips
- Stewart
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Kaiser
- Pippy
- Stinnett
- Allen
- Edelson
- Kaufman
- Pruski
- Stonko
- Alston
- Embry
- Kerr
- Qi
- Taveras
- Amprey
- Fair
- Korman
- Queen
- Taylor
- Bagnall
- Feldmark
- Lehman
- Roberson
- Toles
- Barnes
- Fennell
- Lewis
- Roberts
- Tomlinson
- Bartlett
- Foley
- Long, J.
- Rogers
- Turner
- Behler
- Forbes
- Long, R.
- Rose
- Valderrama
- Bhandari
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lopez
- Rosenberg
- Vogel
- Boafo
- Griffith
- Martinez
- Ross
- Watson
- Boyce
- Guyton
- McCaskill
- Ruff
- Wells
- Buckel
- Guzzone
- McComas
- Ruth
- White Holland
- Cardin
- Hartman
- Metzgar
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilkins
- Chang
- Healey
- Miller
- Schindler
- Williams
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Wims
- Ciliberti
- Hinebaugh
- Moon
- Shetty
- Wolek
- Clippinger
- Holmes
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Woods
- Coley
- Hornberger
- Morgan, T.
- Simpson
- Woorman
- Conaway
- Howard
- Odom
- Smith
- Wu
- Crosby
- Ivey
- Palakovich Carr
- Solomon
- Young
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, A.
- Pasteur
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Cullison
- Johnson, S.
- Patterson
- Stein
NO: 20
ABSENT: 1
YES: 43
- Mr. President
- Corderman
- Henson
- Lam
- Simonaire
- Attar
- Ellis
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Sydnor
- Augustine
- Feldman
- Hettleman
- Love
- Waldstreicher
- Bailey
- Folden
- Jackson
- McCray
- Washington, A.
- Beidle
- Gallion
- James
- McKay
- Washington, M.
- Benson
- Gile
- Jennings
- Muse
- Watson
- Brooks
- Guzzone
- Kagan
- Rosapepe
- West
- Carozza
- Harris
- King
- Salling
- Zucker
- Charles
- Hayes
- Kramer
NO: 1
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- House Concurs Senate Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (114-20)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Favorable with Amendments {853224/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (43-1)
- Mar 26, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 4/07 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Mar 20, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (114-16)
- Mar 19, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
- Favorable with Amendments {123323/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Feb 04, 2026 | House
- Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 28, 2026 | House
- First Reading Ways and Means
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Public Schools - Student Attendance - Excused Absences for Civic EngagementPDF
- Amendments {123323/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Third - Public Schools - Student Attendance - Excused Absences for Civic EngagementPDF
- Amendments {853224/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Public Schools - Student Attendance - Excused or Discretionary Absences for Civic EngagementPDF
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
- Video: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Ellis, Andy
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Lopez Cruz, Kevin
- W&M Testimony, INFO -- Fothergill, Sue
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Naaman, Daniela
- W&M In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Venumbaka, Saanvi
- W&M Testimony, INFO -- Gupta, Riya (Blueprint Coalition)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Wilkins, Jheanelle (Maryland House of Delegates)
- W&M In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Andrione, William
- W&M In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Lamb, Lauren (Maryland State Education Association)
- W&M Testimony, UNF -- Tibbals, Trudy
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Thompson, Kathleen
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
- W&M Testimony, FWA -- Mitchell, Ellie (Maryland Out of School Time Network)
- W&M Testimony, FWA -- Cratsley, Laurel (Maryland State Department of Education)
- W&M Testimony, FWA -- Ursprung, Patricia (Montgomery County Board of Education)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- miller, deborah (JCRC of Greater Washington)
- W&M Testimony, INFO -- douglass, sharlimar (Maryland Alliance for Racial Equity in Education (MAREE))
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Gannon, Michael (Montgomery County Regional Student Government Association)
- EEE Testimony, UNF -- Howard County, Staff (Board of Education of Howard County)
- EEE Testimony, UNF -- Goff, Jessica (Maryland Association of Boards of Education)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Wilkins, Jheanelle (Maryland House of Delegates)
- EEE Testimony, UNF -- Tibbals, Trudy
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Funk, Kenzie (Strong Schools Maryland)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Mitchell, Ellie (Maryland Out of School Time Network)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Seabright, Paula
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Cratsley, Laurel (Maryland State Department of Education)
- EEE Testimony, UNF -- Anderson, Zaniah (Public School Superintendents' Association of Maryland)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Cornitcher, Daniel (Maryland High School Democrats (MDHSD))
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Lamb, Lauren (Maryland State Education Association)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Gannon, Michael (Montgomery County Student Gov Assoc)
- EEE Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
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