2024 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature
HB903: Education - Access to Attorneys, Advocates, and Consultants for Special Education Program and Fund - Established
Legislative Summary
Requiring certain information to be provided to the parents of a child with a disability under certain circumstances; establishing the Access to Attorneys, Advocates, and Consultants for Special Education Program; establishing the Access to Attorneys, Advocates, and Consultants for Special Education Fund; requiring interest earnings of the Fund to be credited to the Fund; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $1,000,000 to the Fund beginning in fiscal year 2026; etc.
Bill History
2/2/2024
First Reading Ways and Means
House of Delegates
2/7/2024
Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/6/2024
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
House of Delegates
3/7/2024
Favorable with Amendments {383427/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/7/2024
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/12/2024
Third Reading Passed (136-2)
House of Delegates
3/13/2024
Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment Budget and Taxation
Senate
4/3/2024
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
4/3/2024
Favorable with Amendments {103028/1 Adopted
Senate
4/3/2024
Floor Amendment {143822/1 (Senator Hester) Adopted
Senate
4/3/2024
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
4/3/2024
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Senate
4/5/2024
House Concurs Senate Amendments
House of Delegates
4/5/2024
Third Reading Passed (131-1)
House of Delegates
4/5/2024
Passed Enrolled
House of Delegates
4/25/2024
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 171
House of Delegates
Amendments
Favorable with Amendments 103028/1 Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 103028/1 Adopted
4/3/2024Adopted
Floor Amendment 143822/1 (Senator Hester) Adopted
Floor Amendment 143822/1 (Senator Hester) Adopted
4/3/2024Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 383427/1 Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 383427/1 Adopted
3/7/2024Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading Passed
4/5/2024
131
Yea
1
Nay
1
Not Voting
8
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
4/3/2024
46
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
3/12/2024
136
Yea
2
Nay
1
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(4/25/2024)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Democrat: 24
Republican: 6
Primary Sponsor

Vanessa Atterbeary
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (29)
Michael Griffith
Republican
Dalya Attar
Democrat
Christopher Bouchat
Republican
Jason Buckel
Republican
Eric Ebersole
Democrat
Mark Edelson
Democrat
Kris Fair
Democrat
Jessica Feldmark
Democrat
Brooke Grossman
Democrat
Pam Guzzone
Democrat
Wayne Hartman
Republican
Terri Hill
Democrat
Kevin Hornberger
Republican
Aaron Kaufman
Democrat
Marc Korman
Democrat
April Fleming Miller
Republican
Julie Palakovich Carr
Democrat
Edith Patterson
Democrat
Jen Terrasa
Democrat
Courtney Watson
Democrat
Melissa Wells
Democrat
Jheanelle Wilkins
Democrat
C.T. Wilson
Democrat
Greg Wims
Democrat
Caylin Young
Democrat
Natalie Ziegler
Democrat
Shaneka Henson
Democrat
Bernice Mireku-North
Democrat
Chao Wu
Democrat