2026 Regular Session
SB204
Public Schools - Maryland Civic Excellence Program - Established
Earlier-session bill · introduced 2025
Establishing the Maryland Civic Excellence Program that recognizes the civic readiness and civic engagement of public high school students in the State; requiring that a certain capstone project be included in the Program; authorizing a local school system to participate in the Program to recognize certain students who meet certain criteria; and requiring the State Board, no later than the 2027-2028 school year, to adopt regulations to establish the criteria for awarding a seal of civic excellence to a qualified student.
Legislative progress
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This summary includes only completed milestones supported by recorded actions. It does not predict the next step, and it preserves later committee reassignments, concurrence, conference, veto, and approval actions when they occur.
Recorded floor votes
3 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 19, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
43 yea–0 nay · 4 absent
April 13, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
46 yea–0 nay · 1 not voting
April 13, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
137 yea–0 nay · 3 not voting · 1 absent
Committee referrals
February 20, 2026 · House
Ways and Means
January 14, 2026 · Senate
Education, Energy, and the Environment
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 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 677
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Senate Passed Enrolled View roll call
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Senate Third Reading Passed (46-0) View roll call
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Senate Senate Concurs House Amendments
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House Third Reading Passed (137-0) View roll call
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House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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House Favorable with Amendments {403823/1 Adopted
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House Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
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House Hearing 3/25 at 1:30 p.m.
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House Hearing canceled
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House Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
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House Referred Ways and Means
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Senate Third Reading Passed (43-0) View roll call
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Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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Senate Favorable with Amendments {883529/1 Adopted
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Senate Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
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Senate Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m.
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Senate First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
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Senate Pre-filed