2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

SB789: Higher Education - Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program - Alterations

Legislative Summary

Requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission to designate certain private institutions of higher education as hunger-free campuses; prohibiting a 4-year or 2-year private institution of higher education or a regional higher education center operated by a private nonprofit institution of higher education from being eligible to receive grant funding under the Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program; and authorizing the Governor in certain fiscal years to include $150,000 in the annual budget bill for the Program.

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Bill History

2/3/2025
First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
2/5/2025
Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
2/19/2025
Hearing canceled
Senate
2/19/2025
Hearing 2/21 at 9:30 a.m.
Senate
3/13/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
3/13/2025
Favorable with Amendments {343127/1 Adopted
Senate
3/13/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
3/14/2025
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Senate
3/15/2025
Referred Appropriations
House of Delegates
3/19/2025
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 2:30 p.m.
House of Delegates
4/5/2025
Favorable Report by Appropriations
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Third Reading Passed (106-33)
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Returned Passed
Senate

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 343127/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 343127/1 Adopted

3/13/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
4/7/2025
106
Yea
33
Nay
2
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
3/14/2025
47
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/7/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text3/13/2025126.2 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/4/2025107.8 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197040.2 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197045.4 KB