MD HB809 | 2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Passed on May 26 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-26 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 780
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Passed on May 26 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-26 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 780
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
Specifying the intern fellowships that exist in the Walter Sondheim Jr. Public Service Internship Scholarship Program; increasing the maximum scholarship award amount under the Program from $5,000 to $6,000; and requiring the Governor, beginning in fiscal year 2028, to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation for the Program that is at least a 125% of the appropriation provided in fiscal year 2026.
Title
Walter Sondheim Jr. Public Service Internship Scholarship Program - Funding
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2026-04-10 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 112 N: 17 NV: 7 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2026-04-07 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 36 N: 7 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-03-11 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 108 N: 24 NV: 5 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-04-07 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 36 N: 7 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-03-11 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 108 N: 24 NV: 5 Abs: 4) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-26 | House | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 780 |
| 2026-04-10 | House | Passed Enrolled |
| 2026-04-10 | House | Third Reading Passed (112-17) |
| 2026-04-10 | House | House Concurs Senate Amendments |
| 2026-04-07 | Senate | Third Reading Passed (36-7) |
| 2026-04-06 | Senate | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| 2026-04-06 | Senate | Favorable with Amendments {903022/1 Adopted |
| 2026-04-06 | Senate | Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation |
| 2026-03-25 | Senate | Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2026-03-12 | Senate | Referred Budget and Taxation |
| 2026-03-11 | House | Third Reading Passed (108-24) |
| 2026-03-10 | House | Second Reading Passed |
| 2026-03-10 | House | Favorable Adopted |
| 2026-03-10 | House | Favorable Report by Appropriations |
| 2026-02-09 | House | Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2026-02-04 | House | First Reading Appropriations |
Subjects
Apprenticeships and Internships
Appropriations
Attorneys
Baltimore County
Budgets
Education
Governor
Higher Education
Nonprofit Organizations
Scholarships and Student Financial Aid
State Universities and Colleges
Students
Work, Labor, and Employment
Appropriations
Attorneys
Baltimore County
Budgets
Education
Governor
Higher Education
Nonprofit Organizations
Scholarships and Student Financial Aid
State Universities and Colleges
Students
Work, Labor, and Employment
