Maryland House Bill 28

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: Engrossed on February 13 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-02-16 - Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
Pending: Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Authorizing the Secretary of Higher Education to allow certain private career schools to advertise certain information and collect contact information from potential new students before receiving a certificate of approval from the Maryland Higher Education Commission to operate a private career school in the State under certain circumstances; requiring an approved private career school to advertise only information relating to the opening of the private career school and include a certain disclosure; etc.

Higher Education - Private Career Schools - Advertising

Del. Kris Fair [D]	Del. April Fleming Miller [R]	Del. Cheryl Pasteur [D]	Del. Edith Patterson [D]
Del. Matthew Schindler [D]	Del. Sean Stinnett [D]	Del. Chao Wu [D]

2026-02-13 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 128 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 8) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-16	Senate	Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
2026-02-13	House	Third Reading Passed (128-0)
2026-02-12	House	Second Reading Passed
2026-02-10	House	Motion Special Order until 2/11 (Delegate Smith) Adopted
2026-02-10	House	Favorable Adopted
2026-02-09	House	Favorable Report by Appropriations
2026-01-16	House	Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-01-14	House	First Reading Appropriations
2025-09-19	House	Pre-filed

HB1138 (Carry Over) 2025-04-02 - Hearing 4/02 at 3:00 p.m.
SB383 (Crossfiled) 2026-02-10 - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Education	10	101	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Education	11	212	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0028?ys=2026RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0028f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0028t.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes_comm/hb0028_app.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes/House/0087.pdf