2026 Regular Session
SB324
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 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 direct admission program; requiring a student to have completed all prerequisite courses, met certain eligibility requirements, and applied by a certain deadline; etc.
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 20, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
41 yea–0 nay · 1 not voting · 5 absent
April 13, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
136 yea–1 nay · 3 not voting · 1 absent
Committee referrals
March 21, 2026 · House
Appropriations
January 22, 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 613
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Senate Returned Passed
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House Third Reading Passed (136-1) View roll call
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House Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
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House Favorable Report by Appropriations
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House Hearing 4/07 at 1:30 p.m.
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House Hearing canceled
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House Hearing 4/07 at 1:15 p.m.
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House Hearing canceled
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House Hearing 4/07 at 1:00 p.m.
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House Referred Appropriations
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Senate Third Reading Passed (41-0) View roll call
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Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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Senate Favorable with Amendments {953921/1 Adopted
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Senate Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
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Senate Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
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Senate First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment