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IntroducedSep 16, 2025
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Passed SenateFeb 12, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 10, 2026
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Became LawApr 28, 2026
Maryland Senate Bill
Adult Education - High School Diploma Pathways - MDiplomaWorks Pathway
Last Action See all actions
executive • Apr 28, 2026: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 168
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 70
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Education, Energy, and the Environment Committeeprimary
- Departmentalcosponsor
- Laborcosponsor
Votes
YES: 44
- Mr. President
- Ellis
- Hershey
- Lam
- Smith
- Attar
- Feldman
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Sydnor
- Augustine
- Folden
- Hettleman
- Love
- Waldstreicher
- Bailey
- Gallion
- Jackson
- Mautz
- Washington, A.
- Beidle
- Gile
- James
- McKay
- Washington, M.
- Brooks
- Guzzone
- Jennings
- Ready
- Watson
- Carozza
- Harris
- Kagan
- Rosapepe
- West
- Charles
- Hayes
- King
- Salling
- Zucker
- Corderman
- Henson
- Kramer
- Simonaire
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 127
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Cullison
- Johnson, A.
- Palakovich Carr
- Stein
- Acevero
- Davis
- Johnson, S.
- Pasteur
- Stewart
- Adams
- Ebersole
- Jones, D.
- Patterson
- Stinnett
- Addison
- Edelson
- Kaiser
- Phillips
- Stonko
- Allen
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Pippy
- Taveras
- Alston
- Fair
- Kerr
- Pruski
- Taylor
- Amprey
- Feldmark
- Kipke
- Qi
- Terrasa
- Anderson
- Fennell
- Korman
- Queen
- Toles
- Arentz
- Foley
- Lehman
- Reilly
- Tomlinson
- Bagnall
- Forbes
- Lewis
- Roberson
- Turner
- Baker
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, J.
- Roberts
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Ghrist
- Long, R.
- Rogers
- Valentine
- Bartlett
- Griffith
- Lopez
- Rose
- Vogel
- Beauchamp
- Guyton
- Mangione
- Rosenberg
- Watson
- Behler
- Guzzone
- Martinez
- Ross
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Harrison
- McCaskill
- Ruff
- White Holland
- Boafo
- Hartman
- McComas
- Ruth
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Healey
- Metzgar
- Schindler
- Williams
- Cardin
- Hill
- Miller
- Schmidt
- Wims
- Chang
- Hinebaugh
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Wivell
- Charkoudian
- Holmes
- Moon
- Simmons
- Wolek
- Clippinger
- Hornberger
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Woods
- Coley
- Howard
- Morgan, T.
- Smith
- Woorman
- Conaway
- Hutchinson
- Nkongolo
- Solomon
- Wu
- Crosby
- Ivey
- Odom
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Crutchfield
- Jacobs
NOT VOTING: 4
YES: 41
- Mr. President
- Folden
- Hester
- Lam
- Salling
- Augustine
- Gallion
- Hettleman
- Lewis Young
- Smith
- Beidle
- Gile
- Jackson
- Love
- Sydnor
- Benson
- Guzzone
- James
- Mautz
- Waldstreicher
- Brooks
- Harris
- Jennings
- McCray
- Washington, A.
- Carozza
- Hayes
- Kagan
- McKay
- Washington, M.
- Charles
- Henson
- King
- Ready
- Watson
- Corderman
- Hershey
- Kramer
- Rosapepe
- Zucker
- Feldman
NO: 0
Actions
- Apr 28, 2026 | executive
- Approved by the Governor - Chapter 168
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Concurs House Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (41-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (127-7)
- Apr 08, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
- Favorable with Amendments {983122/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 25, 2026 | House
- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 3/25 at 1:30 p.m.
- Mar 16, 2026 | House
- Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 13, 2026 | House
- Referred Ways and Means
- Feb 12, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (44-0)
- Feb 10, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments {673320/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Feb 09, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Jan 21, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 1/28 at 10:00 a.m.
- Jan 16, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 1/28 at 11:00 a.m.
- Jan 14, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Sep 16, 2025 | Senate
- Pre-filed
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Adult Education - High School Diploma Pathways - GED Option Pilot Program and MDiplomaWorks PathwayPDF
- Amendments {673320/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Third - Adult Education - High School Diploma Pathways - MDiplomaWorks PathwayPDF
- Amendments {983122/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Adult Education - High School Diploma Pathways - MDiplomaWorks PathwayPDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentPDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Ways and MeansPDF
- Video: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentHTML
- Video: Ways and MeansHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- EEE Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Rice, Mat
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Kovacs, Lisa (Maryland Association of Local Management Boards)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Mitchell, Ellie (Maryland Out of School Time Network)
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Plantz, Dorothy
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Butler, Brandon
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Gupta, Riya (Blueprint Coalition)
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Fulginiti, Andrew (Maryland Department of Labor)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- O'Day, Garrett (Maryland Catholic Conference)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Wiggins, Grason (Maryland Chamber of Commerce)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Muckle, Lonia (CASH Campaign of Maryland)
- EEE Testimony, INFO -- Cratsley, Laurel (Maryland State Department of Education)
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Weisman, Madeleine
- EEE Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Bachman, Jenna (Maryland Department of Labor)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- O'Day, Garrett (Maryland Catholic Conference)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Wiggins, Grason (Maryland Chamber of Commerce)
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