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MD SB 263

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Education - Dependent Children of Active Service Members - Advance Enrollment Procedures

Maryland · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did MD SB 263 pass?

Yes. MD SB 263 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-26): Approved by the Governor - Chapter 645

What is MD SB 263 about?

MD SB 263 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Education - Dependent Children of Active Service Members - Advance Enrollment Procedures”.

Who sponsors MD SB 263?

Watson, Simonaire, Kagan and 7 others are the primary sponsors of MD SB 263.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-05-26 — Approved by the Governor - Chapter 645
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Watsonprimary
  • Simonaireprimary
  • Kaganprimary
  • Hesterprimary
  • Harrisprimary
  • Gallionprimary
  • Feldmanprimary
  • Carozzaprimary
  • Attarprimary
  • Brooksprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-26

    Approved by the Governor - Chapter 645

    executive-signature

  2. 2026-04-09

    Returned Passed

  3. 2026-04-08

    Third Reading Passed

    passage

  4. 2026-04-03

    Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2026-04-02

    Favorable Report by Ways and Means

    committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2026-03-25

    Hearing 3/25 at 1:30 p.m.

  7. 2026-03-25

    Hearing canceled

  8. 2026-03-16

    Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.

  9. 2026-03-13

    Referred Ways and Means

    referral-committee

  10. 2026-03-12

    Third Reading Passed

    passage

  11. 2026-03-10

    Second Reading Passed with Amendments

  12. 2026-03-10

    Favorable with Amendments {

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2026-03-09

    Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2026-02-19

    Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.

  15. 2026-02-19

    Hearing canceled

  16. 2026-01-29

    Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.

  17. 2026-01-19

    First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment

    referral-committee

Versions

  • Chapter - Education - Dependent Children of Active Service Members - Advance Enrollment ProceduresCompare
  • Third - Education - Dependent Children of Active Service Members - Advance Enrollment ProceduresCompare
  • First - Education - Dependent Children of Active Service Members - Advance Enrollment ProceduresCompare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • On Third Reading

    2026-02-27 · pass · 45-0

    Member-level votes (47)
    • Mr. President: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Hershey: yes
    • Lam: yes
    • Salling: yes
    • Attar: yes
    • Feldman: yes
    • Hester: yes
    • Lewis Young: yes
    • Simonaire: yes
    • Augustine: yes
    • Folden: yes
    • Hettleman: yes
    • Love: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Bailey: yes
    • Gallion: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Mautz: yes
    • Sydnor: yes
    • Beidle: yes
    • Gile: yes
    • James: yes
    • McCray: yes
    • Waldstreicher: yes
    • Brooks: yes
    • Guzzone: yes
    • Jennings: yes
    • McKay: yes
    • Washington, A.: yes
    • Carozza: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Kagan: yes
    • Muse: yes
    • Watson: yes
    • Charles: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • King: yes
    • Ready: yes
    • West: yes
    • Corderman: yes
    • Henson: yes
    • Kramer: yes
    • Rosapepe: yes
    • Zucker: yes
    • Benson: absent
    • Washington, M.: absent
  • On Third Reading

    2026-03-22 · pass · 131-0

    Member-level votes (141)
    • Speaker: yes
    • Cullison: yes
    • Jacobs: yes
    • Odom: yes
    • Spiegel: yes
    • Acevero: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Johnson, A.: yes
    • Palakovich Carr: yes
    • Stein: yes
    • Adams: yes
    • Ebersole: yes
    • Johnson, S.: yes
    • Pasteur: yes
    • Stewart: yes
    • Addison: yes
    • Edelson: yes
    • Jones, D.: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Stinnett: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Embry: yes
    • Kaiser: yes
    • Phillips: yes
    • Stonko: yes
    • Amprey: yes
    • Fair: yes
    • Kaufman: yes
    • Pippy: yes
    • Szeliga: yes
    • Anderson: yes
    • Feldmark: yes
    • Kerr: yes
    • Pruski: yes
    • Taveras: yes
    • Arentz: yes
    • Fennell: yes
    • Kipke: yes
    • Qi: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Arikan: yes
    • Fisher: yes
    • Korman: yes
    • Queen: yes
    • Terrasa: yes
    • Bagnall: yes
    • Foley: yes
    • Lehman: yes
    • Reilly: yes
    • Toles: yes
    • Baker: yes
    • Forbes: yes
    • Lewis: yes
    • Roberson: yes
    • Tomlinson: yes
    • Barnes: yes
    • Fraser-Hidalgo: yes
    • Long, J.: yes
    • Roberts: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • Bartlett: yes
    • Ghrist: yes
    • Long, R.: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Valderrama: yes
    • Beauchamp: yes
    • Griffith: yes
    • Lopez: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Valentine: yes
    • Behler: yes
    • Guyton: yes
    • Mangione: yes
    • Rosenberg: yes
    • Vogel: yes
    • Bhandari: yes
    • Guzzone: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Ross: yes
    • Watson: yes
    • Boyce: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • McCaskill: yes
    • Ruff: yes
    • Wells: yes
    • Buckel: yes
    • Hartman: yes
    • McComas: yes
    • Ruth: yes
    • Wilkins: yes
    • Cardin: yes
    • Healey: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Sample-Hughes: yes
    • Wims: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • Hill: yes
    • Mireku-North: yes
    • Schindler: yes
    • Wivell: yes
    • Charkoudian: yes
    • Hinebaugh: yes
    • Moon: yes
    • Schmidt: yes
    • Wolek: yes
    • Ciliberti: yes
    • Holmes: yes
    • Moreno: yes
    • Shetty: yes
    • Woods: yes
    • Clippinger: yes
    • Hornberger: yes
    • Morgan, M.: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Woorman: yes
    • Coley: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Morgan, T.: yes
    • Simpson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Conaway: yes
    • Hutchinson: yes
    • Nawrocki: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Young: yes
    • Crosby: yes
    • Ivey: yes
    • Nkongolo: yes
    • Solomon: yes
    • Ziegler: yes
    • Crutchfield: yes
    • Bouchat: not voting
    • Chisholm: not voting
    • White Holland: not voting
    • Wilson: not voting
    • Alston: absent
    • Grammer: absent
    • Jones, A.: absent
    • Metzgar: absent
    • Williams: absent
    • Boafo: absent

Related bills

  • Prior session: SB 601not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: HB 102

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