2026 Regular Session
HB700
Higher Education - Public Senior Higher Education Institutions - Direct Admission Program and Study
Establishing a direct admission program at participating public senior higher education institutions for certain eligible high school students beginning in the 2028-2029 academic year; requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission, the State Department of Education, and public senior higher education institutions to establish eligibility requirements for the program; and requiring the Commission with the Department to study and make recommendations to the General Assembly on the program by July 1, 2027.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
1 roll call are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
April 9, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
134 yea–0 nay · 2 not voting · 5 absent
Committee referrals
April 13, 2026 · Senate
Education, Energy, and the Environment
April 10, 2026 · Senate
Rules
February 2, 2026 · House
Appropriations
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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Senate Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
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Senate Rereferred to Education, Energy, and the Environment
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Senate Referred Rules
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House Third Reading Passed (134-0) View roll call
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House Second Reading Passed with Amendments View roll call
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House Favorable with Amendments {733924/1 Adopted View roll call
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House Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
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House Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
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House First Reading Appropriations