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IntroducedFeb 06, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 20, 2026
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Passed House
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Higher Education - Tuition Exemption for Foster Care Recipients - Eligibility
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 09, 2026: Favorable Report by Appropriations
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 864
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
Actions
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Favorable Report by Appropriations
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Hearing 3/31 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 Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Favorable Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- Feb 10, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 06, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy NotePDF
- 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 -- Plante, Cecilia (Maryland Legislative Coalition)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Sunderman, Gail (League of Women Voters Maryland (LWVMD))
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Kovacs, Lisa (Maryland Association of Local Management Boards)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Hoang, Lien
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Hessler, Therese
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Acerno, Steven (The Arc Northern Chesapeake Region)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Levin, Zach (Self)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Sakles, Tricia (Building Families for Children, Inc.)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Krone, Christine
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Hoehler, Pam (Paths for Families)
- EEE Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Wegner, Rachel (Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.))
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- SWASC, UM (Social Work Advocates for Social Change)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Brown-Burnett, Gloria (Department of Human Services)
- EEE Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- LeMon, Erica
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Philip, Diana (Coalition to Protect Maryland's Children)
- EEE Testimony, INFO -- Music, Meghan (MHEC)
- EEE Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All

