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2026 Regular Session

SB7

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

Earlier-session bill · introduced 2025

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 59
Author
Bryan Simonaire
Co-sponsors
Dalya AttarBenjamin BrooksMary CarozzaBrian FeldmanJason GallionKevin HarrisKatie HesterCheryl KaganRon WatsonJohnny SallingMalcolm AugustineJack BaileyPamela BeidleJoanne BensonNick CharlesPaul CordermanArthur EllisWilliam FergusonWilliam FoldenDawn GileGuy GuzzoneAntonio HayesShaneka HensonStephen HersheyShelly HettlemanCarl JacksonMary JamesJ.B. JenningsNancy KingBenjamin KramerClarence LamKaren Lewis YoungSara LoveJohnny MautzCory McCrayMike McKayAnthony MuseJustin ReadyJim RosapepeWilliam SmithCharles SydnorJeff WaldstreicherAlonzo WashingtonMary WashingtonChris WestCraig Zucker

Legislative progress

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Introduced in Senate January 14, 2026 Senate passed March 20, 2026 House 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 20, 2026 · Senate

Third Reading Passed

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

42 yea–0 nay · 1 not voting · 4 absent

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April 8, 2026 · House

Third Reading Passed

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

133 yea–0 nay · 3 not voting · 5 absent

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Committee referrals

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.

  1. Senate Approved by the Governor - Chapter 59
  2. Senate Returned Passed
  3. House Third Reading Passed (133-0) View roll call
  4. House Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
  5. House Favorable Report by Appropriations
  6. House Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
  7. House Hearing canceled
  8. House Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
  9. House Referred Appropriations
  10. Senate Third Reading Passed (42-0) View roll call
  11. Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
  12. Senate Floor Amendment {653224/1 (Senator Salling) Adopted
  13. Senate Favorable with Amendments {233122/1 Adopted
  14. Senate Motion Special Order until Next Session (Senator Salling) Adopted
  15. Senate Favorable with Amendments {233122/1
  16. Senate Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
  17. Senate Hearing 1/28 at 10:00 a.m.
  18. Senate Hearing canceled
  19. Senate Hearing 1/28 at 11:00 a.m.
  20. Senate First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
  21. Senate Pre-filed
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
2070788
LegiScan session ID
2240
Source file
var/states/maryland/source/legiscan/2240-842f860f45b5/bill/SB7.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:49:46+00:00