MD HB505 | 2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5)
Status: Engrossed on March 13 2026 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-03-20 - Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on March 13 2026 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-03-20 - Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
Requiring a public or nonpublic elementary or secondary school receiving transfer of a student to accept certain unofficial documents to satisfy the academic records requirement from the sending school in the event that a dispute between the sending school and the student has caused the sending school to deny the request for the official academic transcript and records of the transferring student.
Title
Public and Nonpublic Schools - Student School Transfers - Academic Records Documentation
Sponsors
| Del. Stephanie Smith [D] | Del. Gabriel Acevero [D] | Del. Debra Davis [D] | Del. Jeffrie Long [D] |
| Del. Karen Toles [D] |
Roll Calls
2026-03-13 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 120 N: 11 NV: 5 Abs: 5) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | Senate | Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2026-03-16 | Senate | Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment |
| 2026-03-13 | House | Third Reading Passed (120-11) |
| 2026-03-12 | House | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| 2026-03-12 | House | Favorable with Amendments {233628/1 Adopted |
| 2026-03-11 | House | Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means |
| 2026-02-04 | House | Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2026-01-27 | House | First Reading Ways and Means |
Subjects
Awards, Medals, and Prizes
Education
Evidence
Primary and Secondary Education
Primary Schools
Private Schools
Public Schools
Records
School Testing
Secondary Schools
Students
Education
Evidence
Primary and Secondary Education
Primary Schools
Private Schools
Public Schools
Records
School Testing
Secondary Schools
Students
