Higher Education - Student Financial Assistance - Alterations to Scholarship Programs

Legislative status

1. Introduced
2. In Committee
3. Reported by Committee
4. Floor Vote Scheduled
5. Passed One Chamber
6. Passed Both Chambers
7. Sent to Executive
8. Signed into Law

Summary

HB 845 changes the eligibility rules for Maryland’s Community College Promise Scholarship so that students who live in Delmar, Maryland but earned their high‑school diploma at Delmar High School in Delaware can qualify. It also permits institutions to award a Fallen Transportation Workers Scholarship to surviving or related transportation workers. The amendments become effective on July 1, 2026.

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Hearings

• Education, Energy, and the Environment — Bill Hearing
  Education, Energy, and the Environment · Apr 2, 2026
• Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
  Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee · Apr 2, 2026
• Appropriations — Bill Hearing
  Appropriations · Mar 19, 2026

History

1. May 26, 2026Approved by the Governor - Chapter 712
2. Apr 10, 2026Third Reading Passed
3. Apr 10, 2026Passed Enrolled
4. Apr 10, 2026House Concurs Senate Amendments
5. Apr 8, 2026Third Reading Passed
6. Apr 7, 2026Second Reading Passed with Amendments
7. Apr 7, 2026Favorable with Amendments {
8. Apr 6, 2026Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
9. Mar 25, 2026Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
10. Mar 23, 2026Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
11. Mar 21, 2026Third Reading Passed
12. Mar 20, 2026Second Reading Passed with Amendments

The 12 most recent of 16 recorded actions.

Sponsors

• Wicomico County Delegation · sponsor

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