2026 Regular Session
SB420
Public Institutions of Higher Education - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Plan and Reporting
Requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission to collect data regarding the parental status of students from each public institution of higher education; requiring public institutions of higher education to collect and report certain demographic data from students; requiring all public institutions of higher education to adopt a plan for pregnant and parenting students; and requiring the Commission to submit a report, by September 1, 2027, to certain committees of the General Assembly, that summarizes the data collected.
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.
March 23, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
41 yea–3 nay · 3 absent
April 13, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
103 yea–33 nay · 4 not voting · 1 absent
April 13, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
41 yea–1 nay · 5 not voting
Committee referrals
March 23, 2026 · House
Appropriations
January 29, 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 734
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Senate Passed Enrolled View roll call
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Senate Third Reading Passed (41-1) View roll call
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Senate Senate Concurs House Amendments
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House Third Reading Passed (103-33) View roll call
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House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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House Favorable with Amendments {683020/1 Adopted
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House Favorable with Amendments 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 (41-3) View roll call
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Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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Senate Favorable with Amendments {583321/1 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