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IntroducedFeb 05, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 23, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 13, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Higher Education - Maryland Artificial Intelligence Partnership
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 13, 2026: Passed Enrolled
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 597
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 44
- Mr. President
- Ellis
- Hester
- Love
- Smith
- Attar
- Feldman
- Hettleman
- Mautz
- Sydnor
- Augustine
- Gallion
- Jackson
- McCray
- Waldstreicher
- Bailey
- Gile
- Jennings
- McKay
- Washington, A.
- Beidle
- Guzzone
- Kagan
- Muse
- Washington, M.
- Brooks
- Harris
- King
- Ready
- Watson
- Carozza
- Hayes
- Kramer
- Rosapepe
- West
- Charles
- Henson
- Lam
- Salling
- Zucker
- Corderman
- Hershey
- Lewis Young
- Simonaire
NO: 0
YES: 129
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crosby
- Ivey
- Palakovich Carr
- Stinnett
- Acevero
- Crutchfield
- Jacobs
- Pasteur
- Stonko
- Adams
- Cullison
- Johnson, A.
- Patterson
- Szeliga
- Addison
- Davis
- Johnson, S.
- Pippy
- Taveras
- Allen
- Ebersole
- Kaiser
- Pruski
- Taylor
- Alston
- Edelson
- Kaufman
- Qi
- Terrasa
- Amprey
- Embry
- Kerr
- Queen
- Toles
- Anderson
- Fair
- Kipke
- Reilly
- Tomlinson
- Arentz
- Feldmark
- Korman
- Roberson
- Turner
- Arikan
- Fennell
- Lehman
- Roberts
- Valderrama
- Bagnall
- Foley
- Lewis
- Rogers
- Valentine
- Barnes
- Forbes
- Long, J.
- Rose
- Vogel
- Bartlett
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, R.
- Rosenberg
- Watson
- Behler
- Ghrist
- Lopez
- Ross
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Griffith
- Mangione
- Ruth
- Wilkins
- Boafo
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Sample-Hughes
- Williams
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- McCaskill
- Schindler
- Wilson
- Buckel
- Harrison
- McComas
- Schmidt
- Wims
- Cardin
- Hartman
- Metzgar
- Shetty
- Wivell
- Chang
- Healey
- Miller
- Simmons
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Mireku-North
- Simpson
- Woods
- Chisholm
- Hinebaugh
- Moon
- Smith
- Woorman
- Ciliberti
- Holmes
- Moreno
- Solomon
- Wu
- Clippinger
- Hornberger
- Morgan, M.
- Spiegel
- Young
- Coley
- Howard
- Morgan, T.
- Stein
- Ziegler
- Conaway
- Hutchinson
- Odom
- Stewart
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Concurs House Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (129-2)
- Apr 11, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
- Favorable with Amendments {543723/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Referred Appropriations
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (44-0)
- Mar 20, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Favorable with Amendments {643822/1
- Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Feldman) Adopted
- Favorable with Amendments {643822/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Feb 10, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 05, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Higher Education - Maryland Artificial Intelligence PartnershipPDF
- Amendments {643822/1 (Senate)PDF
- Text - Third - Higher Education - Maryland Artificial Intelligence PartnershipPDF
- Amendments {543723/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Higher Education - Maryland Artificial Intelligence PartnershipPDF
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, FAV -- Darmody, Brian
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- McCarthy, Jaime (Greater Washington Partnership)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Griffin, Andrew (Howard County Chamber of Commerce)
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Jabin, Drew (Maryland Association of Community Colleges)
- EEE Testimony, INFO -- Clark, Andy
- EEE Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Napier, Kollin (Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network (MAIN))
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Stansbury, Jessica (University of Baltimore)
- EEE Testimony, UNF -- Elalamy, Sara (Department of Information Technology (DoIT))
- EEE Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Griffin, Andrew (Howard County Chamber of Commerce)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Clark, Andy
- APP Testimony, FWA -- Jabin, Drew (Maryland Association of Community Colleges)
- APP In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Joshi, Anupam
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Fry Hester, Katie (Maryland Senate)
- APP Testimony, FWA -- Elalamy, Sara (Department of Information Technology (DoIT))
- APP Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All



