2026 Regular Session
SB311
Education - The Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Revisions
Extending the time period during which a certain method is used to calculate compensatory education enrollment through fiscal year 2028; repealing a termination date for the use of funds under the Concentration of Poverty Grant Program for the purpose of providing certain programs; altering the qualifications for an initial teacher certificate; requiring the State Department of Education to suspend operation of the Expert Review Team Program during the 2026-2027 school year; etc.
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
5 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 20, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
30 yea–11 nay · 1 not voting · 5 absent
April 9, 2026 · House
Floor Amendment 963924/1 (Delegate Fisher) Rejected
Failed
39 yea–92 nay · 5 not voting · 5 absent
April 9, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
96 yea–37 nay · 3 not voting · 5 absent
April 13, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
33 yea–13 nay · 1 not voting
April 13, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
100 yea–36 nay · 4 not voting · 1 absent
Committee referrals
March 21, 2026 · House
Appropriations
January 21, 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 602
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Senate Passed Enrolled View roll call
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House Third Reading Passed (100-36) View roll call
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House Conference Committee Report {593224/1 Adopted View roll call
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House Motion Special Order until Later This Session (Delegate Smith) Adopted View roll call
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House Conference Committee Report {593224/1
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Senate Third Reading Passed (33-13) View roll call
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Senate Conference Committee Report {593224/1 Adopted View roll call
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Senate House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Smith, Forbes and Ebersole)
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Senate House Refuses Recede
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House House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Smith, Forbes and Ebersole)
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House House Refuses Recede
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House Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Feldman, Watson and Carozza)
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House Senate Requests House Recede
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House Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
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Senate Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Feldman, Watson and Carozza)
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Senate Senate Requests House Recede
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Senate Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
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House Third Reading Passed (96-37)
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House Floor Amendment {963924/1 (Delegate Fisher) Rejected (39-92)
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House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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House Favorable with Amendments {793524/1 Adopted
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House Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
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House Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations)
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House Hearing canceled (Appropriations)
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House Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations)
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House Referred Appropriations Ways and Means
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Senate Third Reading Passed (30-11) View roll call
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Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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Senate Favorable with Amendments {623723/1 Adopted
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Senate Motion Laid Over (Senator Hershey) Adopted
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Senate Favorable with Amendments {623723/1
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Senate Motion to Commit to Budget and Taxation Committee (Senator Salling) Rejected
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Senate Favorable with Amendments {623723/1
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Senate Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
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Senate Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
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Senate First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment