Maryland Senate Bill 586

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on February 5 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-02-05 - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Budget and Taxation)
Pending: Senate Budget and Taxation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishing the Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program in the State Department of Education to provide funding to eligible schools that participate in the federal community eligibility provision of the child nutrition programs; requiring schools that opt out of the Community Eligibility Provision of the Child Nutrition Program to include certain information in a certain report; and requiring the Governor in fiscal year 2028 and succeeding years to include $10,000,000 in the annual budget bill for the Program.

Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program - Establishment

Sen. Guy Guzzone [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-05	Senate	Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Budget and Taxation)
2026-02-05	Senate	First Reading Budget and Taxation and Education, Energy, and the Environment

HB704 (Crossfiled) 2026-02-11 - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations) and Hearing canceled (Ways and Means)
SB769 (Carry Over) 2025-02-17 - Hearing 2/26 at 2:00 p.m. (Budget and Taxation)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Education	7	606	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0586?ys=2026RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0586f.pdf