Maryland Senate Bill 127 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on May 30 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-05-30 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 676
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Prohibiting an institution of higher education from using certain third-party admissions application information about the criminal background of the applicant to deny admission; altering a certain process in using certain information about an applicant's criminal history to make a determination regarding the applicant's access to campus residency; and authorizing an institution of higher education to develop a process for determining or restricting access to campus residency for certain students convicted of certain crimes.

Institutions of Higher Education - Use of Criminal History in Admission - Modifications

Sen. Obie Patterson [D]

Sen. Malcolm Augustine [D]

2021-04-12 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 90 N: 35 NV: 14 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-03-02 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 33 N: 13 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-05-30	Senate	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 676
2021-04-12	Senate	Returned Passed
2021-04-12	House	Third Reading Passed (90-35)
2021-04-12	House	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2021-04-12	House	Favorable Report by Appropriations
2021-03-22	House	Hearing 4/01 at 1:30 p.m.
2021-03-22	House	Hearing canceled
2021-03-20	House	Hearing 4/01 at 1:30 p.m.
2021-03-03	House	Referred Appropriations
2021-03-02	Senate	Third Reading Passed (33-13)
2021-02-26	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2021-02-26	Senate	Floor Amendment {153223/1 (Senator Hough) Adopted
2021-02-24	Senate	Motion Special Order until 2/26 (Senator Rosapepe) Adopted
2021-02-24	Senate	Floor Amendment {153223/1 (Senator Hough)
2021-02-24	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {244033/1 Adopted
2021-02-23	Senate	Motion Laid Over (Senator Hough) Adopted
2021-02-23	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {244033/1
2021-02-19	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2021-02-04	Senate	Hearing 2/11 at 11:00 a.m.
2021-01-25	Senate	Hearing canceled
2021-01-06	Senate	Hearing 1/27 at 11:00 a.m.
2021-01-13	Senate	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2020-10-13	Senate	Pre-filed

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Education	26	503	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Education	26	504	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Education	26	505	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0127?ys=2021RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0127f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0127t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/Chapters_noln/CH_676_sb0127t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/amds/bil_0007/sb0127_24403301.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/amds/bil_0007/sb0127_15322301.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes_comm/sb0127_ehe.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes_comm/sb0127_app.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/Senate/0298.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/House/1494.pdf