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IntroducedFeb 04, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 21, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 08, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
Higher Education - Student Financial Assistance - Alterations to Scholarship Programs
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 10, 2026: Passed Enrolled
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 845
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Wicomico County Delegationprimary
Votes
YES: 126
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Davis
- Kaiser
- Phillips
- Stinnett
- Acevero
- Ebersole
- Kaufman
- Pippy
- Stonko
- Adams
- Edelson
- Kerr
- Pruski
- Szeliga
- Allen
- Feldmark
- Kipke
- Qi
- Taveras
- Alston
- Fennell
- Korman
- Queen
- Taylor
- Amprey
- Fisher
- Lehman
- Reilly
- Terrasa
- Anderson
- Foley
- Lewis
- Roberson
- Toles
- Arentz
- Forbes
- Long, R.
- Roberts
- Tomlinson
- Arikan
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lopez
- Rogers
- Turner
- Bagnall
- Ghrist
- Mangione
- Rose
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Grammer
- Martinez
- Rosenberg
- Valentine
- Bartlett
- Griffith
- McCaskill
- Ross
- Vogel
- Beauchamp
- Guyton
- McComas
- Ruff
- Watson
- Behler
- Guzzone
- Metzgar
- Ruth
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Harrison
- Miller
- Sample-Hughes
- White Holland
- Boyce
- Hartman
- Mireku-North
- Schindler
- Wilkins
- Buckel
- Healey
- Moon
- Schmidt
- Williams
- Cardin
- Hill
- Moreno
- Shetty
- Wims
- Chang
- Holmes
- Morgan, M.
- Simmons
- Wivell
- Charkoudian
- Hornberger
- Morgan, T.
- Simpson
- Wolek
- Ciliberti
- Hutchinson
- Nawrocki
- Smith
- Woods
- Clippinger
- Ivey
- Nkongolo
- Solomon
- Woorman
- Coley
- Jacobs
- Palakovich Carr
- Spiegel
- Wu
- Conaway
- Johnson, A.
- Pasteur
- Stein
- Young
- Crutchfield
- Jones, D.
- Patterson
- Stewart
- Ziegler
- Cullison
NO: 0
YES: 40
- Mr. President
- Corderman
- Hershey
- Lam
- Simonaire
- Augustine
- Feldman
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Smith
- Bailey
- Folden
- Hettleman
- Love
- Sydnor
- Beidle
- Gallion
- Jackson
- Mautz
- Waldstreicher
- Benson
- Gile
- James
- McKay
- Washington, M.
- Brooks
- Guzzone
- Jennings
- Ready
- Watson
- Carozza
- Harris
- King
- Rosapepe
- West
- Charles
- Henson
- Kramer
- Salling
- Zucker
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 4
YES: 134
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Conaway
- Howard
- Morgan, T.
- Spiegel
- Acevero
- Crosby
- Hutchinson
- Nawrocki
- Stein
- Adams
- Crutchfield
- Ivey
- Nkongolo
- Stewart
- Addison
- Cullison
- Jacobs
- Odom
- Stinnett
- Allen
- Davis
- Johnson, A.
- Palakovich Carr
- Stonko
- Alston
- Ebersole
- Johnson, S.
- Pasteur
- Szeliga
- Amprey
- Edelson
- Jones, D.
- Patterson
- Taveras
- Anderson
- Embry
- Kaiser
- Phillips
- Taylor
- Arentz
- Fair
- Kaufman
- Pippy
- Terrasa
- Arikan
- Feldmark
- Kerr
- Pruski
- Toles
- Bagnall
- Fennell
- Kipke
- Qi
- Tomlinson
- Baker
- Fisher
- Korman
- Reilly
- Turner
- Barnes
- Foley
- Lehman
- Roberson
- Valderrama
- Bartlett
- Forbes
- Lewis
- Roberts
- Valentine
- Beauchamp
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, J.
- Rogers
- Vogel
- Behler
- Ghrist
- Long, R.
- Rose
- Watson
- Bhandari
- Grammer
- Lopez
- Rosenberg
- Wells
- Boafo
- Griffith
- Mangione
- Ross
- White Holland
- Boyce
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Ruff
- Wilkins
- Buckel
- Guzzone
- McCaskill
- Ruth
- Wims
- Cardin
- Harrison
- McComas
- Sample-Hughes
- Wivell
- Chang
- Hartman
- Metzgar
- Schindler
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Healey
- Miller
- Schmidt
- Woods
- Chisholm
- Hill
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Woorman
- Ciliberti
- Hinebaugh
- Moon
- Simmons
- Wu
- Clippinger
- Holmes
- Moreno
- Smith
- Ziegler
- Coley
- Hornberger
- Morgan, M.
- Solomon
NO: 0
Actions
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- House Concurs Senate Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (134-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 08, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (40-0)
- Apr 07, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments {243227/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Apr 06, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Mar 25, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Mar 21, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (126-0)
- Mar 20, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
- Favorable with Amendments {313528/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Feb 17, 2026 | House
- Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 04, 2026 | House
- First Reading Appropriations
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Higher Education - Community College Promise Scholarship Eligibility - Delmar High School GraduatesPDF
- Amendments {313528/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Third - Higher Education - Student Financial Assistance - Alterations to Scholarship ProgramsPDF
- Amendments {243227/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Higher Education - Student Financial Assistance - Alterations to Scholarship ProgramsPDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - House - Committee - AppropriationsPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentPDF
- Video: AppropriationsHTML
- Video: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- APP In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Wicomico County Delegation, Wicomico County Delegation
- APP Testimony, FAV -- jorden, Ben
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Kenney, A.Kaye (Wicomico County, Maryland)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Stauffer, Micah (Wicomico County Board of Education)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Jabin, Drew (Maryland Association of Community Colleges)
- APP In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Adams, Chris (Maryland House of Delegates)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Casey, Deborah (Wor-Wic Community College)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Music, Meghan (MHEC)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Jabin, Drew (Maryland Association of Community Colleges)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Adams, Chris (Maryland House of Delegates)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Kenney, A.Kaye (Wicomico County, Maryland)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Music, Meghan (MHEC)
- EEE Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
