2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

SB601: Education - Dependent Children of Service Members - Advance Enrollment Procedures

Legislative Summary

Requiring a county superintendent of schools to allow a certain dependent child of a service member to advance enroll in a school in the county in a certain manner; requiring a local school system to coordinate with the parents or guardians of a certain child with a disability and the school district in a certain sending state to prevent a delay in transferring the child; requiring the Secretary of Veterans and Military Families to publish information on the advance enrollment procedures established by the Act; etc.

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Bill History

1/27/2025
First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
1/29/2025
Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
2/6/2025
Hearing canceled
Senate
2/6/2025
Hearing 2/19 at 2:00 p.m.
Senate
3/10/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
3/11/2025
Favorable with Amendments {403222/1 Adopted
Senate
3/11/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
3/12/2025
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Senate
3/13/2025
Referred Ways and Means
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/26/2025
Hearing canceled
House of Delegates
3/26/2025
Hearing 3/26 at 2:15 p.m.
House of Delegates
4/3/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
House of Delegates
4/3/2025
Favorable with Amendments {293827/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
4/3/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Floor Amendment {673528/1 (Delegate Grammer) Rejected (37-98)
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Third Reading Passed (135-0)
House of Delegates

Amendments

Floor Amendment 673528/1 (Delegate Grammer) Rejected (37-98)

Floor Amendment 673528/1 (Delegate Grammer) Rejected (37-98)

4/7/2025Not Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 293827/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 293827/1 Adopted

4/3/2025Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 403222/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 403222/1 Adopted

3/11/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Floor Amendment 673528/1 (Delegate Grammer) Rejected
4/7/2025
37
Yea
98
Nay
3
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: FAILED
Third Reading Passed
4/7/2025
135
Yea
0
Nay
3
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
3/12/2025
47
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/12/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text3/11/2025125.1 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/28/2025205.4 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197040.2 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197039.0 KB