2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB840: Public Senior Higher Education Institutions - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Plan Requirements (Pregnant and Parenting Student Support Act)

Legislative Summary

Requiring certain public senior higher education institutions to adopt a plan regarding pregnant and parenting students to include referral to on-campus or off-campus services to assist regarding the availability of or eligibility for certain government assistance programs and any other programs, scholarships, or subsidies that may be available for pregnant and parenting students; and requiring each public senior higher education institution to post the plan on the institution's website on or before August 1, 2026.

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Bill History

1/29/2025
First Reading Appropriations
House of Delegates
2/21/2025
Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/5/2025
Hearing canceled
House of Delegates
3/5/2025
Hearing 3/05 at 1:30 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/14/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
House of Delegates
3/14/2025
Favorable with Amendments {153228/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/14/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/14/2025
Third Reading Passed (135-3)
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
3/31/2025
Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
4/2/2025
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
Senate
4/3/2025
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Senate
4/4/2025
Returned Passed
House of Delegates

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 153228/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 153228/1 Adopted

3/14/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
3/14/2025
135
Yea
3
Nay
1
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/4/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text3/14/2025107.3 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/29/2025104.2 KB
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