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Maryland · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 700: Higher Education - Public Senior Higher Education Institutions - Direct Admission Program and Study

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 700 is a bill introduced in the Maryland House on February 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Higher Education - Public Senior Higher Education Institutions - Direct Admission Program and Study. Primary sponsor: Julian Ivey (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 13, 2026): Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Julian IveyPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse47A

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
  2. Rereferred to Education, Energy, and the Environment
  3. Referred Rules
  4. Third Reading Passed
  5. Second Reading Passed with Amendments
  6. Favorable with Amendments {
  7. Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
  8. Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
  9. First Reading Appropriations

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source