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2026 Regular Session

HB720

Higher Education - Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Repeal of Termination Date

Repealing the prohibition on awarding the Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship after June 30, 2030; and repealing the limitation on renewing the Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship if the scholarship recipient received an initial scholarship before June 30, 2030.

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
April 14, 2026
Last status update
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 58
Author
Edith Patterson
Co-sponsors
Nick AllenSteven ArentzDylan BehlerJason BuckelJon CardinDerrick ColeyCharlotte CrutchfieldMichael GriffithWayne HartmanKevin HornbergerSeth HowardJulian IveyAndre JohnsonNicholaus KipkeRobbyn LewisJeffrie LongSusan McComasApril Fleming MillerTodd MorganDarrell OdomCheryl PasteurAndrew PruskiTeresa ReillyKent RobersonDenise RobertsApril RoseSheree Sample-HughesStuart SchmidtGary SimmonsJared SolomonRyan SpiegelSean StinnettDeni TaverasKym TaylorVeronica TurnerGreg WimsSarah WolekJamila WoodsAndrea HarrisonRic Metzgar

Legislative progress

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Introduced in House February 2, 2026 House passed March 11, 2026 Senate passed April 8, 2026 Governor approved April 14, 2026
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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 11, 2026 · House

Third Reading Passed

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

135 yea–0 nay · 2 not voting · 4 absent

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April 8, 2026 · Senate

Third Reading Passed

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

43 yea–0 nay · 1 not voting · 3 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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  1. House Approved by the Governor - Chapter 58
  2. House Returned Passed
  3. Senate Third Reading Passed (43-0) View roll call
  4. Senate Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
  5. Senate Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
  6. Senate Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
  7. House Third Reading Passed (135-0) View roll call
  8. House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
  9. House Favorable with Amendments {633029/1 Adopted
  10. House Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
  11. House Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.
  12. House Hearing canceled
  13. House Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.
  14. House First Reading Appropriations
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
2103194
LegiScan session ID
2240
Source file
var/states/maryland/source/legiscan/2240-842f860f45b5/bill/HB720.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:49:46+00:00