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MD HB 982

died on adjournment

Higher Education - Tuition Exemption for Foster Care Recipients - Eligibility

Maryland · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did MD HB 982 pass?

No. MD HB 982 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-04-13): Rereferred to Education, Energy, and the Environment

What is MD HB 982 about?

MD HB 982 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Higher Education - Tuition Exemption for Foster Care Recipients - Eligibility”.

Who sponsors MD HB 982?

Wilkins, Smith, Ruff and 1 others are the primary sponsors of MD HB 982.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-04-13 — Rereferred to Education, Energy, and the Environment
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Wilkinsprimary
  • Smithprimary
  • Ruffprimary
  • Mireku-Northprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-13

    Rereferred to Education, Energy, and the Environment

  2. 2026-04-10

    Referred Rules

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-04-09

    Third Reading Passed

    passage

  4. 2026-04-09

    Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2026-04-09

    Favorable Report by Appropriations

    committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2026-02-20

    Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.

  7. 2026-02-20

    Hearing canceled

  8. 2026-02-17

    Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.

  9. 2026-02-06

    First Reading Appropriations

    referral-committee

Versions

  • Third - Higher Education - Tuition Exemption for Foster Care Recipients - EligibilityCompare
  • First - Higher Education - Tuition Exemption for Foster Care Recipients - EligibilityCompare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • On Third Reading

    2026-03-24 · pass · 129-1

    Member-level votes (141)
    • Speaker: yes
    • Crutchfield: yes
    • Ivey: yes
    • Nawrocki: yes
    • Spiegel: yes
    • Acevero: yes
    • Cullison: yes
    • Jacobs: yes
    • Nkongolo: yes
    • Stein: yes
    • Addison: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Johnson, A.: yes
    • Odom: yes
    • Stewart: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Ebersole: yes
    • Johnson, S.: yes
    • Palakovich Carr: yes
    • Stinnett: yes
    • Amprey: yes
    • Edelson: yes
    • Jones, D.: yes
    • Pasteur: yes
    • Stonko: yes
    • Anderson: yes
    • Embry: yes
    • Kaiser: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Szeliga: yes
    • Arentz: yes
    • Fair: yes
    • Kaufman: yes
    • Phillips: yes
    • Taveras: yes
    • Arikan: yes
    • Feldmark: yes
    • Kerr: yes
    • Pippy: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Bagnall: yes
    • Fennell: yes
    • Kipke: yes
    • Pruski: yes
    • Terrasa: yes
    • Baker: yes
    • Fisher: yes
    • Korman: yes
    • Qi: yes
    • Toles: yes
    • Barnes: yes
    • Foley: yes
    • Lehman: yes
    • Queen: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • Bartlett: yes
    • Forbes: yes
    • Lewis: yes
    • Reilly: yes
    • Valderrama: yes
    • Beauchamp: yes
    • Fraser-Hidalgo: yes
    • Long, J.: yes
    • Roberson: yes
    • Valentine: yes
    • Behler: yes
    • Ghrist: yes
    • Long, R.: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Vogel: yes
    • Bhandari: yes
    • Griffith: yes
    • Lopez: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Watson: yes
    • Boyce: yes
    • Guyton: yes
    • Mangione: yes
    • Rosenberg: yes
    • White Holland: yes
    • Buckel: yes
    • Guzzone: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Ross: yes
    • Wilkins: yes
    • Cardin: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • McCaskill: yes
    • Ruff: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • Hartman: yes
    • McComas: yes
    • Ruth: yes
    • Wivell: yes
    • Charkoudian: yes
    • Healey: yes
    • Metzgar: yes
    • Sample-Hughes: yes
    • Wolek: yes
    • Chisholm: yes
    • Hill: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Schindler: yes
    • Woods: yes
    • Ciliberti: yes
    • Hinebaugh: yes
    • Mireku-North: yes
    • Schmidt: yes
    • Woorman: yes
    • Clippinger: yes
    • Holmes: yes
    • Moon: yes
    • Shetty: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Coley: yes
    • Hornberger: yes
    • Moreno: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Young: yes
    • Conaway: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Morgan, M.: yes
    • Simpson: yes
    • Ziegler: yes
    • Crosby: yes
    • Hutchinson: yes
    • Morgan, T.: yes
    • Solomon: yes
    • Grammer: no
    • Adams: not voting
    • Bouchat: not voting
    • Tomlinson: not voting
    • Wells: not voting
    • Wims: not voting
    • Boafo: not voting
    • Alston: absent
    • Jones, A.: absent
    • Roberts: absent
    • Smith: absent
    • Williams: absent

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