Maryland House Bill 26

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-01-26 - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Authorizing a county board of education to adopt an open enrollment policy to authorize certain students to attend, free of charge, a public school in a county other than the county where the student is domiciled with the student's parent or guardian, subject to certain requirements; requiring county boards to include certain students in full-time equivalent enrollment counts; and directing certain funding to the county in which certain students are enrolled in a public school under an open enrollment policy.

Public Schools - Open Enrollment - Policies and Funding

Del. Karen Toles [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-01-26	House	Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-01-26	House	Hearing canceled
2026-01-21	House	Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-01-14	House	First Reading Ways and Means
2025-10-29	House	Pre-filed

SB819 (Carry Over) 2025-03-04 - Hearing 3/07 at 9:00 a.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment)
SB350 (Crossfiled) 2026-03-16 - Withdrawn by Sponsor

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Education	7	101	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Education	7	101.4	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0026?ys=2026RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0026f.pdf