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IntroducedFeb 06, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 09, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
Higher Education - Tuition Exemption for Foster Care Recipients - Eligibility
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 13, 2026: Rereferred to Education, Energy, and the Environment
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 982
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors



- Wilkinscosponsor
Votes
YES: 129
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crutchfield
- Ivey
- Nawrocki
- Spiegel
- Acevero
- Cullison
- Jacobs
- Nkongolo
- Stein
- Addison
- Davis
- Johnson, A.
- Odom
- Stewart
- Allen
- Ebersole
- Johnson, S.
- Palakovich Carr
- Stinnett
- Amprey
- Edelson
- Jones, D.
- Pasteur
- Stonko
- Anderson
- Embry
- Kaiser
- Patterson
- Szeliga
- Arentz
- Fair
- Kaufman
- Phillips
- Taveras
- Arikan
- Feldmark
- Kerr
- Pippy
- Taylor
- Bagnall
- Fennell
- Kipke
- Pruski
- Terrasa
- Baker
- Fisher
- Korman
- Qi
- Toles
- Barnes
- Foley
- Lehman
- Queen
- Turner
- Bartlett
- Forbes
- Lewis
- Reilly
- Valderrama
- Beauchamp
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, J.
- Roberson
- Valentine
- Behler
- Ghrist
- Long, R.
- Rogers
- Vogel
- Bhandari
- Griffith
- Lopez
- Rose
- Watson
- Boyce
- Guyton
- Mangione
- Rosenberg
- White Holland
- Buckel
- Guzzone
- Martinez
- Ross
- Wilkins
- Cardin
- Harrison
- McCaskill
- Ruff
- Wilson
- Chang
- Hartman
- McComas
- Ruth
- Wivell
- Charkoudian
- Healey
- Metzgar
- Sample-Hughes
- Wolek
- Chisholm
- Hill
- Miller
- Schindler
- Woods
- Ciliberti
- Hinebaugh
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Woorman
- Clippinger
- Holmes
- Moon
- Shetty
- Wu
- Coley
- Hornberger
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Young
- Conaway
- Howard
- Morgan, M.
- Simpson
- Ziegler
- Crosby
- Hutchinson
- Morgan, T.
- Solomon
NO: 1
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- Rereferred to Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Rules
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Favorable Report by Appropriations
- Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- Third Reading Passed (129-1)
- Feb 20, 2026 | House
- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 17, 2026 | House
- Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 06, 2026 | House
- First Reading Appropriations
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy NotePDF
- Vote - House - Committee - AppropriationsPDF
- Video: AppropriationsHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Plante, Cecilia (Maryland Legislative Coalition)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Kovacs, Lisa (Maryland Association of Local Management Boards)
- APP In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Hessler, Therese
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Krone, Christine
- APP Testimony, INFO -- Brown-Burnett, Gloria (Department of Human Services)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Mireku-North, Bernice (Maryland House of Delegates)
- APP Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Wegner, Rachel (Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.))
- APP Testimony, INFO -- Music, Meghan (MHEC)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Philip, Diana (Coalition to Protect Maryland's Children)
