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IntroducedSep 04, 2025
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Passed HouseFeb 12, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 10, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
Higher Education - Student Financial Assistance - Dependents of State or Local Public Safety Employees (Maryland Fallen Heroes Tuition Benefits Act)
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 13, 2026: Passed Enrolled
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 3
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 135
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crosby
- Hutchinson
- Palakovich Carr
- Stewart
- Acevero
- Crutchfield
- Ivey
- Pasteur
- Stinnett
- Adams
- Cullison
- Jacobs
- Patterson
- Stonko
- Addison
- Davis
- Johnson, A.
- Phillips
- Szeliga
- Allen
- Ebersole
- Johnson, S.
- Pippy
- Taveras
- Alston
- Edelson
- Jones, D.
- Pruski
- Taylor
- Amprey
- Embry
- Kaiser
- Qi
- Terrasa
- Arentz
- Fair
- Kaufman
- Queen
- Toles
- Arikan
- Feldmark
- Kerr
- Reilly
- Tomlinson
- Bagnall
- Fennell
- Kipke
- Roberson
- Turner
- Baker
- Fisher
- Korman
- Roberts
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Foley
- Lehman
- Rogers
- Valentine
- Bartlett
- Forbes
- Long, J.
- Rose
- Vogel
- Beauchamp
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, R.
- Rosenberg
- Watson
- Behler
- Ghrist
- Mangione
- Ross
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Grammer
- Martinez
- Ruff
- White Holland
- Boafo
- Griffith
- McCaskill
- Ruth
- Wilkins
- Bouchat
- Guyton
- McComas
- Sample-Hughes
- Williams
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- Metzgar
- Schindler
- Wilson
- Buckel
- Harrison
- Miller
- Schmidt
- Wims
- Cardin
- Hartman
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Wivell
- Chang
- Healey
- Moon
- Simmons
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Woods
- Chisholm
- Hinebaugh
- Morgan, M.
- Smith
- Woorman
- Ciliberti
- Holmes
- Morgan, T.
- Solomon
- Wu
- Coley
- Hornberger
- Nawrocki
- Spiegel
- Young
- Conaway
- Howard
- Nkongolo
- Stein
- Ziegler
NO: 0
ABSENT: 6
- Anderson
- Jones, A.
- Lewis
- Lopez
- Odom
- Clippinger
YES: 136
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crosby
- Jacobs
- Odom
- Stein
- Acevero
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, A.
- Palakovich Carr
- Stewart
- Adams
- Cullison
- Johnson, S.
- Pasteur
- Stinnett
- Addison
- Davis
- Jones, D.
- Patterson
- Stonko
- Allen
- Ebersole
- Kaiser
- Phillips
- Szeliga
- Alston
- Edelson
- Kaufman
- Pippy
- Taveras
- Amprey
- Embry
- Kerr
- Pruski
- Taylor
- Anderson
- Fair
- Kipke
- Qi
- Terrasa
- Arentz
- Feldmark
- Korman
- Queen
- Toles
- Arikan
- Fennell
- Lehman
- Reilly
- Tomlinson
- Bagnall
- Foley
- Lewis
- Roberson
- Turner
- Baker
- Forbes
- Long, J.
- Roberts
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, R.
- Rogers
- Valentine
- Bartlett
- Ghrist
- Lopez
- Rose
- Watson
- Beauchamp
- Grammer
- Mangione
- Rosenberg
- Wells
- Behler
- Griffith
- Martinez
- Ross
- White Holland
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- McCaskill
- Ruff
- Wilkins
- Boafo
- Guzzone
- McComas
- Ruth
- Williams
- Boyce
- Harrison
- Metzgar
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilson
- Buckel
- Healey
- Miller
- Schindler
- Wims
- Cardin
- Hill
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Wivell
- Chang
- Hinebaugh
- Moon
- Shetty
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Holmes
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Woods
- Chisholm
- Hornberger
- Morgan, M.
- Simpson
- Woorman
- Ciliberti
- Howard
- Morgan, T.
- Smith
- Wu
- Clippinger
- Hutchinson
- Nawrocki
- Solomon
- Young
- Coley
- Ivey
- Nkongolo
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Conaway
NO: 0
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- House Concurs Senate Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (136-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Favorable with Amendments {743827/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (38-0)
- Feb 13, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Feb 12, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (135-0)
- Feb 10, 2026 | House
- Favorable Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- Feb 09, 2026 | House
- Favorable Report by Appropriations
- Jan 28, 2026 | House
- Hearing 2/03 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 14, 2026 | House
- First Reading Appropriations
- Sep 04, 2025 | House
- Pre-filed
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Higher Education - Nonresident Tuition - Exemption for Dependents of State or Local Public Safety Employees (Maryland Fallen Heroes Tuition Benefits Act)PDF
- Text - Third - Higher Education - Nonresident Tuition - Exemption for Dependents of State or Local Public Safety Employees (Maryland Fallen Heroes Tuition Benefits Act)PDF
- Amendments {743827/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Higher Education - Student Financial Assistance - Dependents of State or Local Public Safety Employees (Maryland Fallen Heroes Tuition Benefits Act)PDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy NotePDF
- Vote - House - Committee - AppropriationsPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentPDF
- Video: AppropriationsHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Fitzwater, Jessica (Frederick County Executive)
- APP Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Nash, Katie (Energy Advocacy)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Jabin, Drew (Maryland Association of Community Colleges)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- McKay, Mike
- APP In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Schindler, Matthew (Delegate Matthew Schindler)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Jackson, Samira (MD Police Chiefs Assoc. and MD Sheriffs Assoc.)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Phillips, Robert (Maryland State Firefighter's Association)
- APP Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
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