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IntroducedFeb 06, 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
Education - Purple Star Schools Program and Purple Star Colleges Program
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 08, 2026: Returned Passed
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 709
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 40
- Mr. President
- Feldman
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Smith
- Augustine
- Gallion
- Hettleman
- Love
- Sydnor
- Bailey
- Gile
- Jackson
- Mautz
- Waldstreicher
- Beidle
- Guzzone
- James
- McCray
- Washington, A.
- Brooks
- Harris
- Jennings
- McKay
- Washington, M.
- Carozza
- Hayes
- Kagan
- Ready
- Watson
- Charles
- Henson
- Kramer
- Rosapepe
- West
- Corderman
- Hershey
- Lam
- Salling
- Zucker
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
Actions
- Apr 08, 2026 | Senate
- Returned Passed
- Apr 08, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (135-0)
- Apr 07, 2026 | House
- Favorable Report by Appropriations
- Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- Mar 30, 2026 | House
- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 21, 2026 | House
- Referred Appropriations
- Mar 20, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (40-0)
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Feb 10, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 06, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy NotePDF
- 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 -- Peck, Beatrix (Maryland Independent College & University Association)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Clark, Andy
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Nash, Lynn (Maryland Military Coalition / Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S. Public Health Services)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Anderson, Heidi (University of Maryland Eastern Shore)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Cross, Dr Cashenna A (Councilwoman At-Large, Glenarden)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Mellinger, Giuseppe
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Carozza, Mary Beth
- EEE Testimony, INFO -- Music, Meghan (MHEC)
- EEE Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Clark, Andy
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Carozza, Mary Beth
- APP Testimony, INFO -- Music, Meghan (MHEC)



