2026 Regular Session
HB57
Public Schools - Maryland Civic Excellence Program - Established
Earlier-session bill · introduced 2025
Establishing the Maryland Civic Excellence Program for public high school students that exhibit civic readiness and engagement; requiring a certain capstone project be included in the Program; authorizing a local school system to participate in the Program to recognize students for their civic readiness and civic engagement; and requiring the State Board of Education, no later than the 2027-2028 school year, to adopt certain regulations to establish criteria for awarding a seal of civic excellence.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 19, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
129 yea–0 nay · 8 not voting · 4 absent
April 8, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
43 yea–0 nay · 1 not voting · 3 absent
Committee referrals
March 20, 2026 · Senate
Education, Energy, and the Environment
January 14, 2026 · House
Ways and Means
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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House Approved by the Governor - Chapter 676
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House Returned Passed
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Senate Third Reading Passed (43-0) View roll call
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Senate Second Reading Passed
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Senate Favorable Adopted
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Senate Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
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Senate Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
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House Third Reading Passed (129-0) View roll call
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House Second Reading Passed with Amendments View roll call
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House Favorable with Amendments {783423/1 Adopted View roll call
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House Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
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House Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m.
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House First Reading Ways and Means
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House Pre-filed