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IntroducedAug 20, 2025
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Passed HouseMar 19, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 08, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
Public Schools - Maryland Civic Excellence Program - Established
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 08, 2026: Returned Passed
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 57
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 129
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Cullison
- Jacobs
- Palakovich Carr
- Stewart
- Acevero
- Davis
- Johnson, A.
- Pasteur
- Stinnett
- Adams
- Ebersole
- Jones, D.
- Patterson
- Stonko
- Addison
- Embry
- Kaiser
- Phillips
- Szeliga
- Allen
- Fair
- Kaufman
- Pippy
- Taveras
- Alston
- Feldmark
- Kerr
- Pruski
- Taylor
- Amprey
- Fennell
- Kipke
- Qi
- Terrasa
- Anderson
- Fisher
- Korman
- Queen
- Toles
- Arentz
- Foley
- Lehman
- Reilly
- Tomlinson
- Arikan
- Forbes
- Lewis
- Roberson
- Turner
- Baker
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, J.
- Roberts
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Ghrist
- Lopez
- Rogers
- Valentine
- Bartlett
- Grammer
- Mangione
- Rose
- Watson
- Beauchamp
- Griffith
- Martinez
- Rosenberg
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- McCaskill
- Ross
- White Holland
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- McComas
- Ruff
- Wilkins
- Buckel
- Harrison
- Metzgar
- Ruth
- Williams
- Cardin
- Hartman
- Miller
- Schindler
- Wilson
- Chang
- Healey
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Wims
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Moon
- Shetty
- Wivell
- Chisholm
- Hinebaugh
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Wolek
- Ciliberti
- Holmes
- Morgan, M.
- Simpson
- Woods
- Clippinger
- Hornberger
- Morgan, T.
- Smith
- Woorman
- Coley
- Howard
- Nawrocki
- Solomon
- Wu
- Conaway
- Hutchinson
- Nkongolo
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Crutchfield
- Ivey
- Odom
- Stein
NO: 0
YES: 43
- Mr. President
- Feldman
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Simonaire
- Augustine
- Folden
- Hettleman
- Love
- Smith
- Bailey
- Gallion
- Jackson
- Mautz
- Sydnor
- Beidle
- Gile
- James
- McCray
- Washington, A.
- Benson
- Guzzone
- Jennings
- McKay
- Washington, M.
- Brooks
- Harris
- Kagan
- Muse
- Watson
- Carozza
- Hayes
- King
- Ready
- West
- Charles
- Henson
- Kramer
- Salling
- Zucker
- Corderman
- Hershey
- Lam
NO: 0
ABSENT: 3
NOT VOTING: 1
Actions
- Apr 08, 2026 | House
- Returned Passed
- Apr 08, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (43-0)
- Apr 06, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- Apr 03, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Mar 20, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Mar 19, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
- Favorable with Amendments {783423/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (129-0)
- Jan 14, 2026 | House
- First Reading Ways and Means
- Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m.
- Aug 20, 2025 | House
- Pre-filed
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Ways and MeansPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentPDF
- Video: Ways and MeansHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- McElhenny, Kate
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Butkiewicz, Michael
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Posey-Moss, Marla (MPM Thinks)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Shapiro, Nancy
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Hess, Jennifer
- W&M Testimony, UNF -- Tibbals, Trudy
- W&M Testimony, FWA -- Carter, Alita-Geri (Qualequity Access)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Hybl, Lois
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Ursprung, Patricia (Montgomery County Board of Education)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Wyatt, Heather
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Horman, Stephen
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Manuel, Anne (CCAN Action Fund volunteer)
- W&M In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Scott, Lena Morreale
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Oh, Caleb (Kid Changemakers)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Peterson, Nathan
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Lamb, Lauren (Maryland State Education Association)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Vogel, Joe (Office of Delegate Joe Vogel)
- W&M In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Andrione, William
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
- W&M In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Massey, Genie (Maryland Civic Education Coalition)
- W&M Testimony, INFO -- Cratsley, Laurel (Maryland State Department of Education)
- W&M Testimony, INFO -- Lynn, Ryann (The News Literacy Project)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Williams, Paige
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Kalil, Anisa
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Rubenstein, Cynthia (Womens Democratic Club)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Keane, Christopher
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Lipko, Seth

