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IntroducedOct 29, 2025
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Passed HouseFeb 26, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 13, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
Public Institutions of Higher Education - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Plan and Reporting
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 13, 2026: Passed Enrolled
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 6
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 101
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Davis
- Jones, D.
- Qi
- Stinnett
- Acevero
- Ebersole
- Kaiser
- Queen
- Taveras
- Addison
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Roberson
- Taylor
- Allen
- Fair
- Kerr
- Roberts
- Terrasa
- Alston
- Feldmark
- Korman
- Rogers
- Toles
- Amprey
- Fennell
- Lehman
- Rosenberg
- Turner
- Bagnall
- Foley
- Lewis
- Ross
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Forbes
- Long, J.
- Ruff
- Vogel
- Bartlett
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lopez
- Ruth
- Watson
- Behler
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Sample-Hughes
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Guzzone
- McCaskill
- Schindler
- White Holland
- Boafo
- Harrison
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Healey
- Moon
- Shetty
- Williams
- Cardin
- Hill
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Wims
- Chang
- Hinebaugh
- Odom
- Simpson
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Holmes
- Palakovich Carr
- Smith
- Woods
- Clippinger
- Howard
- Pasteur
- Solomon
- Woorman
- Coley
- Ivey
- Patterson
- Spiegel
- Wu
- Conaway
- Johnson, A.
- Phillips
- Stein
- Young
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, S.
- Pruski
- Stewart
- Ziegler
- Cullison
NO: 35
YES: 90
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Conaway
- Ivey
- Patterson
- Stein
- Acevero
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, A.
- Phillips
- Stinnett
- Addison
- Cullison
- Johnson, S.
- Pruski
- Taveras
- Allen
- Davis
- Jones, D.
- Qi
- Taylor
- Alston
- Ebersole
- Kaiser
- Queen
- Toles
- Amprey
- Edelson
- Kaufman
- Roberson
- Turner
- Bagnall
- Embry
- Korman
- Roberts
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Feldmark
- Lehman
- Rogers
- Vogel
- Bartlett
- Fennell
- Lewis
- Rosenberg
- Watson
- Behler
- Foley
- Long, J.
- Ross
- White Holland
- Bhandari
- Forbes
- Lopez
- Ruff
- Wilkins
- Boafo
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Martinez
- Sample-Hughes
- Williams
- Boyce
- Guyton
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Wims
- Cardin
- Guzzone
- Moon
- Simmons
- Wolek
- Chang
- Harrison
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Woods
- Charkoudian
- Healey
- Odom
- Smith
- Woorman
- Clippinger
- Hill
- Palakovich Carr
- Solomon
- Young
- Coley
- Holmes
- Pasteur
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
NO: 33
ABSENT: 1
NOT VOTING: 17
YES: 41
- Mr. President
- Corderman
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Simonaire
- Attar
- Ellis
- Jackson
- Mautz
- Smith
- Augustine
- Feldman
- James
- McCray
- Sydnor
- Bailey
- Folden
- Jennings
- McKay
- Waldstreicher
- Beidle
- Guzzone
- Kagan
- Muse
- Washington, M.
- Benson
- Harris
- King
- Ready
- Watson
- Brooks
- Hayes
- Kramer
- Rosapepe
- West
- Carozza
- Henson
- Lam
- Salling
- Zucker
- Charles
NO: 1
NOT VOTING: 5
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- House Concurs Senate Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (90-33)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Favorable with Amendments {863629/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (41-1)
- Feb 27, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Feb 26, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (101-35)
- Feb 24, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments {803321/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Feb 23, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
- Jan 16, 2026 | House
- Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 14, 2026 | House
- First Reading Appropriations
- Oct 29, 2025 | House
- Pre-filed
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Public Institutions of Higher Education - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Plan and ReportingPDF
- Amendments {803321/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Third - Public Institutions of Higher Education - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Plan and ReportingPDF
- Amendments {863629/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Public Institutions of Higher Education - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Plan and ReportingPDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - House - Committee - AppropriationsPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentPDF
- Video: AppropriationsHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Arias, Diane (Maryland Catholic Conference)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Obatuase, Ewa (New America, Higher Education Team)
- APP Testimony, INFO -- Clark, Andy
- APP Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Hofmann, Anne (Frederick Community College)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Krone, Christine
- APP Testimony, FAV -- McCarthy, Jaime (Greater Washington Partnership)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Christenson, Danielle (Ascend at the Aspen Institute)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Kerr, Ken (Maryland General Assembly)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Owolabi, Nina
- APP Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Lozupone, Ja'Bette (Wishful Doings)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Bigham, Sarah
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Amaya, Yoslin (Wishful Doing)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Orbe, Jr., Carlos (Maryland Latinos Unidos)
- APP In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Bogley, Laura (Maryland Right to Life)
- APP Testimony, FWA -- Lee, Jessica (Pregnant Scholar at the Center for WorkLife Law)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Polito, Francesca
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Spears-Rhymes, Britt
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
- APP Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Thayer, Jamie (University of Maryland Global Campus)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Porter, Crystal

