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IntroducedFeb 06, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 06, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 08, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Commission on the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children - Establishment
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 09, 2026: Returned Passed
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 776
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 45
- Mr. President
- Ellis
- Hershey
- Lam
- Salling
- Attar
- Feldman
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Simonaire
- Augustine
- Folden
- Hettleman
- Love
- Smith
- Bailey
- Gallion
- Jackson
- Mautz
- Sydnor
- Beidle
- Gile
- James
- McCray
- Waldstreicher
- Brooks
- Guzzone
- Jennings
- McKay
- Washington, A.
- Carozza
- Harris
- Kagan
- Muse
- Watson
- Charles
- Hayes
- King
- Ready
- West
- Corderman
- Henson
- Kramer
- Rosapepe
- Zucker
NO: 0
ABSENT: 2
YES: 134
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crutchfield
- Jacobs
- Palakovich Carr
- Stewart
- Acevero
- Cullison
- Johnson, A.
- Pasteur
- Stinnett
- Adams
- Davis
- Johnson, S.
- Patterson
- Stonko
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Jones, D.
- Phillips
- Szeliga
- Allen
- Edelson
- Kaiser
- Pippy
- Taveras
- Amprey
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Pruski
- Taylor
- Anderson
- Fair
- Kerr
- Qi
- Terrasa
- Arentz
- Feldmark
- Kipke
- Queen
- Toles
- Arikan
- Fennell
- Korman
- Reilly
- Tomlinson
- Bagnall
- Fisher
- Lehman
- Roberson
- Turner
- Baker
- Foley
- Lewis
- Roberts
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Forbes
- Long, J.
- Rogers
- Valentine
- Bartlett
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, R.
- Rose
- Vogel
- Beauchamp
- Ghrist
- Lopez
- Rosenberg
- Watson
- Behler
- Griffith
- Martinez
- Ross
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- McCaskill
- Ruff
- White Holland
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- McComas
- Ruth
- Wilkins
- Buckel
- Harrison
- Metzgar
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilson
- Cardin
- Hartman
- Miller
- Schindler
- Wims
- Chang
- Healey
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Wivell
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Moon
- Shetty
- Wolek
- Chisholm
- Hinebaugh
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Woods
- Ciliberti
- Holmes
- Morgan, M.
- Simpson
- Woorman
- Clippinger
- Hornberger
- Morgan, T.
- Smith
- Wu
- Coley
- Howard
- Nawrocki
- Solomon
- Young
- Conaway
- Hutchinson
- Nkongolo
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Crosby
- Ivey
- Odom
- Stein
NO: 0
Actions
- Apr 09, 2026 | Senate
- Returned Passed
- Apr 08, 2026 | House
- Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
- Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- Third Reading Passed (134-0)
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 09, 2026 | House
- Referred Government, Labor, and Elections
- Mar 06, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (45-0)
- Mar 04, 2026 | Senate
- Floor Amendment {703129/1 (Senator Smith) Adopted
- Floor Amendment {323120/1 (Senator Smith) Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 03, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments {963526/1 Adopted
- Floor Amendment {703129/1 (Senator Smith)
- Motion Laid Over (Senator Smith) Adopted
- Mar 02, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Feb 12, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 06, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Commission on the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children - EstablishmentPDF
- Amendments {963526/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Floor Amendment {703129/1 (Senator Smith) (Senate)PDF
- Floor Amendment {323120/1 (Senator Smith) Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Third - Commission on the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children - EstablishmentPDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial ProceedingsPDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Government, Labor, and ElectionsPDF
- Video: Judicial ProceedingsHTML
- Video: Government, Labor, and ElectionsHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Plante, Cecilia (Maryland Legislative Coalition)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Jasen, John (One Pasadena)
- JPR In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Wickham Hurley, Zenita (Maryland Office of the Attorney General)
- JPR In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Fox Tolentino, Betsy (Maryland Department of Juvenile Services)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Kovacs, Lisa (Maryland Association of Local Management Boards)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Kraska, Jenny
- JPR Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Plante, Cecilia (Maryland Legislative Coalition)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Kraska, Jenny
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Wickham Hurley, Zenita (Maryland Office of the Attorney General)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Jasen, John (One Pasadena)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Fox Tolentino, Betsy (Maryland Department of Juvenile Services)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Hessler, Therese



