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IntroducedFeb 13, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 21, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
Maryland Public Charter School Program - School Facilities - Funding
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 11, 2026: Passed Enrolled
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 1430
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 123
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Cullison
- Kaiser
- Pippy
- Stinnett
- Acevero
- Davis
- Kaufman
- Pruski
- Stonko
- Adams
- Ebersole
- Kerr
- Qi
- Taveras
- Allen
- Edelson
- Kipke
- Queen
- Taylor
- Alston
- Embry
- Korman
- Reilly
- Terrasa
- Amprey
- Feldmark
- Lehman
- Roberson
- Toles
- Anderson
- Fennell
- Lewis
- Roberts
- Tomlinson
- Arentz
- Foley
- Long, R.
- Rogers
- Turner
- Bagnall
- Forbes
- Lopez
- Rose
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Mangione
- Rosenberg
- Valentine
- Bartlett
- Ghrist
- Martinez
- Ross
- Vogel
- Beauchamp
- Griffith
- McCaskill
- Ruff
- Watson
- Behler
- Guyton
- McComas
- Ruth
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Guzzone
- Metzgar
- Sample-Hughes
- White Holland
- Boyce
- Harrison
- Miller
- Schindler
- Wilkins
- Buckel
- Hartman
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Williams
- Cardin
- Healey
- Moon
- Shetty
- Wims
- Chang
- Hill
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Wivell
- Charkoudian
- Holmes
- Morgan, T.
- Simpson
- Wolek
- Chisholm
- Hornberger
- Nkongolo
- Smith
- Woods
- Ciliberti
- Howard
- Odom
- Solomon
- Woorman
- Clippinger
- Ivey
- Palakovich Carr
- Spiegel
- Wu
- Coley
- Jacobs
- Pasteur
- Stein
- Young
- Conaway
- Johnson, A.
- Patterson
- Stewart
- Ziegler
- Crutchfield
- Jones, D.
- Phillips
NOT VOTING: 6
NO: 21
NOT VOTING: 17
YES: 124
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Davis
- Johnson, S.
- Patterson
- Stewart
- Acevero
- Ebersole
- Jones, D.
- Phillips
- Stinnett
- Adams
- Edelson
- Kaiser
- Pippy
- Stonko
- Addison
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Pruski
- Taveras
- Allen
- Fair
- Kerr
- Qi
- Taylor
- Amprey
- Feldmark
- Kipke
- Queen
- Terrasa
- Arentz
- Fennell
- Korman
- Reilly
- Toles
- Bagnall
- Foley
- Lehman
- Roberson
- Tomlinson
- Baker
- Forbes
- Lewis
- Roberts
- Turner
- Barnes
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, R.
- Rogers
- Valderrama
- Bartlett
- Ghrist
- Lopez
- Rose
- Valentine
- Beauchamp
- Griffith
- Mangione
- Rosenberg
- Vogel
- Behler
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Ross
- Watson
- Bhandari
- Guzzone
- McCaskill
- Ruff
- Wells
- Boyce
- Harrison
- McComas
- Ruth
- White Holland
- Buckel
- Hartman
- Metzgar
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilkins
- Cardin
- Healey
- Miller
- Schindler
- Williams
- Chang
- Hill
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Wims
- Charkoudian
- Holmes
- Moon
- Shetty
- Wivell
- Ciliberti
- Hornberger
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Wolek
- Clippinger
- Howard
- Morgan, T.
- Simpson
- Woorman
- Coley
- Hutchinson
- Nkongolo
- Smith
- Wu
- Conaway
- Ivey
- Odom
- Solomon
- Young
- Crutchfield
- Jacobs
- Palakovich Carr
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Cullison
- Johnson, A.
- Pasteur
- Stein
Actions
- Apr 11, 2026 | House
- House Concurs Senate Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (124-7)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Rosapepe) Adopted
- Floor Amendment {603427/1 (Senator Kagan) Adopted
- Third Readings Passed with Amendments (34-8)
- Motion Reconsider Third Reading (Senator Rosapepe) Adopted
- Motion Reconsider Floor Amendment {603427/1 (Senator Kagan) Adopted
- Floor Amendment {603427/1 (Senator Kagan) Withdrawn
- Floor Amendment {113427/1 (Senator Kagan) Adopted
- Third Readings Passed with Amendments (33-8)
- Apr 09, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
- Favorable with Amendments {473922/1
- Motion Special Order until 4/10 (Senator Lewis Young) Rejected
- Motion Laid Over (Senator M. Washington) Rejected
- Favorable with Amendments {473922/1 Adopted
- Floor Amendment {733826/1 (Senator Kagan) Rejected (6-21)
- Floor Amendment {963829/1 (Senator Lewis Young) Rejected
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 25, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 4/01 at 1:15 p.m.
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Budget and Taxation
- Mar 21, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (123-6)
- Mar 20, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
- Favorable with Amendments {183323/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 11, 2026 | House
- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 3/11 at 1:35 p.m.
- Feb 17, 2026 | House
- Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 13, 2026 | House
- First Reading Appropriations
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Maryland Public Charter School Program - School Facilities - FundingPDF
- Amendments {183323/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Third - Maryland Public Charter School Program - School Facilities - FundingPDF
- Amendments {473922/1 (Senate)PDF
- Floor Amendment {733826/1 (Senator Kagan) Rejected (6-21) (Senate)PDF
- Floor Amendment {963829/1 (Senator Lewis Young) Rejected (Senate)PDF
- Floor Amendment {603427/1 (Senator Kagan) Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Floor Amendment {113427/1 (Senator Kagan) Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Maryland Public Charter School Program - School Facilities - FundingPDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - House - Committee - AppropriationsPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and TaxationPDF
- Video: AppropriationsHTML
- Video: Budget and TaxationHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- APP In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Johnson, Sean (Maryland State Education Association)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Jones, Ramona
- APP Testimony, FAV -- RODDEY, Ryan
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Vadalia, Ashish (Chesapeake Lighthouse Foundation)
- APP In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Gupta, Leela
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Jackson, Angelica
- APP Testimony, UNF -- Sterrette, Dawana (Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners)
- APP Testimony, UNF -- Anderson, Zaniah (Public School Superintendents' Association of Maryland)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Caddell, Amanda
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Carey, Norma
- APP Testimony, FAV -- White, Martice
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Rodriguez, Camille
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Harris, LaShele (113.30)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Myrick, Kelly
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Sollers, Danielle
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Lindenfelser, Jane (Bluebird Education Network)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Thompson, Angela
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Williams, Alicia (PISOTA)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Nelson, Dr. Leah
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Bruce, Theresa
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Caldwell, Brandy
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Ballard, Tamar
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Henderson, Michael
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Ellerbee, Diasia
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Johnson, Mechale
- APP In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Allen, McKenzie (Maryland Alliance of Public Charter Schools)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Handy, Elizabeth
- APP Testimony, UNF -- Sunderman, Gail (League of Women Voters Maryland (LWVMD))
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Tibbals, Trudy
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Reyes, Monshell
- APP Testimony, UNF -- Mathias, Sam (Maryland Association of Boards of Education)
- APP Testimony, UNF -- Wilson, Grace (Anne Arundel County Public Schools)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Yocum, Alisha (Sabillasville Environmental School)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Nnameka, Shephard (Frederick Classical Charter School)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Nnameka, Debbie (Frederick Classical Charter School Inc.)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Williams, Aminah (Legends Charter School)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Wultsch, Mu-Tin
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Hollick, Debbie (KIPP Baltimore)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Greer, Vaun (CMIT North Elementary school parent (associated with CLF Charter School operator))
- APP Testimony, FAV -- James, Shomari (Equity Now, Inc.)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- James, Atasha (Legends Public Charter School)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Lane, Kathy (New Village Academy Public Charter School)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Mortenson, Desiree
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Keniston, Charlotte
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Adams, Elizabeth (Afya Baltimore Inc.)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Constant, Jessica (Frederick Classical Charter School)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Lessard, Eryn (KIPP Baltimore, Inc.)
- APP In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Sample, Sarah (Maryland Association of Counties)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Adamson, Natalia
- APP Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Rice, Ronald (Maryland Alliance for Public Charter Schools)
- APP Testimony, FWA -- Cratsley, Laurel (Maryland State Department of Education)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Thomas, Dwayne
- B&T Testimony, FWA -- Norris, Nancy
- B&T Testimony, FWA -- Frederick, Myriam (College Park Academy Parent)
- B&T Testimony, FWA -- Adams, Elizabeth (Afya Baltimore Inc.)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Reeves, Marsha (KIPP Baltimore)
- B&T In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Lessard, Eryn (KIPP Baltimore, Inc.)
- B&T Testimony, FWA -- Dibbern, Katherine
- B&T Testimony, FWA -- Hollick, Debbie (KIPP Baltimore)
- B&T Testimony, FWA -- Horvath, Morgan (Abilities Network)
- B&T Testimony, FWA -- Lane, Kathy (New Village Academy Public Charter School)
- B&T Testimony, FWA -- Tibbals, Trudy
- B&T In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Perkins-Cohen, Alison (Baltimore City Public Schools)
- B&T Testimony, UNF -- Duncan Evans, Cristina E (Baltimore Teachers Union)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Colding, Lori (Parent Support for Charter School funding)
- B&T In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Johnson, Sean (Maryland State Education Association)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Taylor, Leah
- B&T Testimony, FWA -- Obenski, Gary
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Colding, Herbert D (Parent Support for Charter School funding)
- B&T Testimony, INFO -- Tyler, Jr.-CoChair, Rick (Maryland Education Coalition)
- B&T In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Allen, McKenzie (Maryland Alliance of Public Charter Schools)
- B&T Testimony, INFO -- Cratsley, Laurel (Maryland State Department of Education)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Ak, Zayn (Chesapeake Lighthouse Foundation)
- B&T In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Sample, Sarah (Maryland Association of Counties)
- B&T In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Sunderman, Gail (League of Women Voters Maryland (LWVMD))
- B&T Testimony, UNF -- Goff, Jessica (Maryland Association of Boards of Education)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Mcneil, Yvonnada
- B&T Testimony, UNF -- Wilson, Grace (Anne Arundel County Public Schools)
- B&T In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Medema, Mark (National Alliance for Public Charter Schools)
- B&T In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Fannon, Mary Pat
- B&T Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All


