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IntroducedFeb 02, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 20, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 08, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Higher Education - Workforce Pell Grant Program - Implementation
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 09, 2026: Passed Enrolled
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 509
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 133
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Cullison
- Johnson, A.
- Patterson
- Stinnett
- Acevero
- Davis
- Johnson, S.
- Phillips
- Stonko
- Adams
- Ebersole
- Jones, D.
- Pippy
- Szeliga
- Addison
- Edelson
- Kaiser
- Pruski
- Taveras
- Allen
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Qi
- Taylor
- Amprey
- Fair
- Kerr
- Queen
- Terrasa
- Anderson
- Feldmark
- Kipke
- Reilly
- Toles
- Arentz
- Fennell
- Korman
- Roberson
- Tomlinson
- Bagnall
- Fisher
- Lehman
- Roberts
- Turner
- Baker
- Foley
- Lewis
- Rogers
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Forbes
- Long, J.
- Rose
- Valentine
- Bartlett
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, R.
- Rosenberg
- Vogel
- Beauchamp
- Ghrist
- Lopez
- Ross
- Watson
- Behler
- Griffith
- Mangione
- Ruff
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Ruth
- White Holland
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- McCaskill
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilkins
- Buckel
- Harrison
- McComas
- Schindler
- Williams
- Cardin
- Hartman
- Miller
- Schmidt
- Wilson
- Chang
- Healey
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Wims
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Moon
- Simmons
- Wivell
- Chisholm
- Hinebaugh
- Morgan, M.
- Simpson
- Wolek
- Ciliberti
- Holmes
- Morgan, T.
- Smith
- Woods
- Clippinger
- Hornberger
- Nawrocki
- Solomon
- Woorman
- Coley
- Howard
- Nkongolo
- Spiegel
- Wu
- Conaway
- Hutchinson
- Odom
- Stein
- Young
- Crosby
- Ivey
- Palakovich Carr
- Stewart
- Ziegler
- Crutchfield
- Jacobs
- Pasteur
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
Actions
- Apr 09, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Concurs House Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (42-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 08, 2026 | House
- Floor Amendment {363622/1 (Delegate Smith) Adopted
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (133-2)
- Apr 07, 2026 | House
- Favorable Report by Appropriations
- Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 21, 2026 | House
- Referred Appropriations
- Mar 20, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (39-0)
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Favorable with Amendments {203323/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Feb 10, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 02, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Higher Education - Workforce Pell Grant Program - ImplementationPDF
- Amendments {203323/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Third - Higher Education - Workforce Pell Grant Program - ImplementationPDF
- Floor Amendment {363622/1 (Delegate Smith) Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Higher Education - Workforce Pell Grant Program - ImplementationPDF
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, FWA -- Jabin, Drew (Maryland Association of Community Colleges)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Van Fyk, Gabriel (Maryland Workforce Alliance)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Madaio, Christopher (The Institute for College Access and Success)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Berkman-Breen, Winston (Protect Borrowers)
- EEE Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Fast, Carolyn (The Century Foundation)
- EEE Testimony, INFO -- Swanson-Palmer, Katherine (Department of Labor - GWDB CTE Committee)
- EEE Testimony, INFO -- Music, Meghan (MHEC)
- EEE Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- APP Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Berkman-Breen, Winston (Protect Borrowers)
- APP Testimony, FWA -- Jabin, Drew (Maryland Association of Community Colleges)
- APP In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Madaio, Christopher (The Institute for College Access and Success)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Fulginiti, Andrew (Maryland Department of Labor)
- APP In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Van Fyk, Gabriel (Maryland Workforce Alliance)
- APP Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
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