Maryland House Bill 700

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Engrossed on April 9 2026 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2026-04-13 - Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Establishing a direct admission program at participating public senior higher education institutions for certain eligible high school students beginning in the 2028-2029 academic year; requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission, the State Department of Education, and public senior higher education institutions to establish eligibility requirements for the program; and requiring the Commission with the Department to study and make recommendations to the General Assembly on the program by July 1, 2027.

Higher Education - Public Senior Higher Education Institutions - Direct Admission Program and Study

Del. Julian Ivey [D]

2026-04-09 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 134 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 5) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-13	Senate	Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
2026-04-13	Senate	Rereferred to Education, Energy, and the Environment
2026-04-10	Senate	Referred Rules
2026-04-09	House	Third Reading Passed (134-0)
2026-04-09	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2026-04-09	House	Favorable with Amendments {733924/1 Adopted
2026-04-09	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
2026-02-09	House	Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-02-02	House	First Reading Appropriations

SB324 (Crossfiled) 2026-05-26 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 613

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Education	10	101	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Education	15	101.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Education	7	205.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0700?ys=2026RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0700f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0700t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/amds/bil_0000/hb0700_73392401.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes_comm/hb0700_app.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes_comm/hb0700_eee.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes/House/1247.pdf