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IntroducedSep 04, 2025
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Passed SenateMar 20, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 13, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Higher Education - Nonresident Tuition - Exemption for Spouses and Dependents of State or Local Public Safety Employees (Maryland Fallen Heroes Tuition Benefits Act)
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 13, 2026: Third Reading Passed (137-0)
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 212
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 41
- Mr. President
- Gallion
- Hettleman
- Lewis Young
- Smith
- Augustine
- Gile
- Jackson
- Love
- Sydnor
- Bailey
- Guzzone
- James
- Mautz
- Waldstreicher
- Beidle
- Harris
- Jennings
- McCray
- Washington, A.
- Brooks
- Hayes
- Kagan
- McKay
- Washington, M.
- Carozza
- Henson
- King
- Ready
- Watson
- Charles
- Hershey
- Kramer
- Rosapepe
- West
- Corderman
- Hester
- Lam
- Salling
- Zucker
- Feldman
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 137
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crosby
- Ivey
- Odom
- Stewart
- Acevero
- Crutchfield
- Jacobs
- Palakovich Carr
- Stinnett
- Adams
- Cullison
- Johnson, A.
- Pasteur
- Stonko
- Addison
- Davis
- Johnson, S.
- Patterson
- Szeliga
- Allen
- Ebersole
- Jones, D.
- Phillips
- Taveras
- Alston
- Edelson
- Kaiser
- Pippy
- Taylor
- Amprey
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Pruski
- Terrasa
- Anderson
- Fair
- Kerr
- Qi
- Toles
- Arentz
- Feldmark
- Kipke
- Queen
- Tomlinson
- Arikan
- Fennell
- Korman
- Reilly
- Turner
- Bagnall
- Fisher
- Lehman
- Roberson
- Valderrama
- Baker
- Foley
- Lewis
- Roberts
- Valentine
- Barnes
- Forbes
- Long, J.
- Rose
- Vogel
- Bartlett
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, R.
- Rosenberg
- Watson
- Beauchamp
- Ghrist
- Lopez
- Ross
- Wells
- Behler
- Grammer
- Mangione
- Ruff
- White Holland
- Bhandari
- Griffith
- Martinez
- Ruth
- Wilkins
- Boafo
- Guyton
- McCaskill
- Sample-Hughes
- Williams
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- McComas
- Schindler
- Wilson
- Buckel
- Harrison
- Metzgar
- Schmidt
- Wims
- Cardin
- Hartman
- Miller
- Shetty
- Wivell
- Chang
- Healey
- Mireku-North
- Simmons
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Moon
- Simpson
- Woods
- Chisholm
- Hinebaugh
- Moreno
- Smith
- Woorman
- Ciliberti
- Holmes
- Morgan, M.
- Solomon
- Wu
- Clippinger
- Hornberger
- Morgan, T.
- Spiegel
- Young
- Coley
- Howard
- Nawrocki
- Stein
- Ziegler
- Conaway
- Hutchinson
NO: 0
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (137-0)
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
- Favorable with Amendments {503325/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Hearing 4/08 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 21, 2026 | House
- Referred Appropriations
- Mar 20, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (41-0)
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Favorable with Amendments {603025/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 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 04, 2025 | Senate
- 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
- Amendments {603025/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Third - Higher Education - Nonresident Tuition - Exemption for Spouses and Dependents of State or Local Public Safety Employees (Maryland Fallen Heroes Tuition Benefits Act)PDF
- Amendments {503325/1 Adopted (House)PDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- 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 -- Nash, Katie (Energy Advocacy)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Corderman, Paul (Maryland General Assembly)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- McKay, Mike
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Jabin, Drew (Maryland Association of Community Colleges)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Streight, Adam (Cecil County Government)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Lang, Alan
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Laird, Sara
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Jackson, Samira (MD Police Chiefs Assoc. and MD Sheriffs Assoc.)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Buddle, Jeffrey (Professional Fire Fighters of Maryland)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Music, Meghan (MHEC)
- EEE Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- APP Testimony, FWA -- Corderman, Paul (Maryland General Assembly)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Jabin, Drew (Maryland Association of Community Colleges)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Fitzwater, Jessica (Frederick County Executive)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Tibbals, Trudy
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Jackson, Samira (MD Police Chiefs Assoc. and MD Sheriffs Assoc.)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Music, Meghan (MHEC)
- APP Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All

