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Maryland · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 656: Baltimore County Board of Education - Alterations of Elected Member Districts and Establishment of Redistricting Process

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

SB 656 is a bill introduced in the Maryland Senate on January 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Baltimore County Board of Education - Alterations of Elected Member Districts and Establishment of Redistricting Process. Primary sponsor: Mary Washington (Democratic), Shelly Hettleman (Democratic), Ben Brooks (Democratic), Charles Sydnor (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 24, 2025): Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mary WashingtonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate43
Shelly HettlemanPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Ben BrooksPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate10
Charles SydnorPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate44

“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. Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
  2. Rereferred to Ways and Means
  3. Referred Rules and Executive Nominations
  4. Third Reading Passed
  5. Second Reading Passed
  6. Favorable Adopted
  7. Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
  8. Hearing 2/19 at 2:00 p.m.
  9. Hearing canceled
  10. Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
  11. First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment

Sources

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