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SB 170 — Maryland

Task Force on Education Funding and Student Population Growth

Establishing the Task Force on Education Funding and Student Population Growth to analyze the challenges related to the delay in student enrollment counts and its effect on school funding and the connection between growing student populations and the provision of school funding; requiring the State Department of Education to provide data to support the work of the Task Force; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 15, 2026.

Latest action: Hearing 4/07 at 1:30 p.m. · Apr 7, 2026

Passed one chamberCommittees and CommissionsEducationEducation, State Department ofGovernorPrimary and Secondary EducationPublic SchoolsReportsResidencyRevenue and TaxesStudentsSunset

Synopsis written by the legislature's own staff, as published on the official bill page. Status label is derived from the recorded actions. The full text below is the record.

Committees: Budget and Taxation (Senate); Appropriations (House of Delegates)

Cross-filed with HB 64 — the companion bill in the other chamber, as the legislature links it. Each bill keeps its own votes and status; they are never combined here.

Updated Apr 7, 2026

Timeline

  1. Pre-filed

    Jul 7, 2025 · Senate

  2. First Reading Budget and Taxation

    Jan 14, 2026 · Senate

  3. Hearing 1/21 at 10:00 a.m.

    Jan 15, 2026 · Senate

  4. Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation

    Feb 11, 2026 · Senate

  5. Favorable with Amendments {

    Feb 12, 2026 · Senate

  6. Second Reading Passed with Amendments

    Feb 12, 2026 · Senate

  7. Third Reading Passed

    Feb 17, 2026 · Senate

  8. Referred Appropriations

    Feb 18, 2026 · House of Delegates

  9. Hearing 4/07 at 1:00 p.m.

    Mar 26, 2026 · House of Delegates

  10. Hearing canceled

    Apr 7, 2026 · House of Delegates

  11. Hearing 4/07 at 1:15 p.m.

    Apr 7, 2026 · House of Delegates

  12. Hearing canceled

    Apr 7, 2026 · House of Delegates

  13. Hearing 4/07 at 1:30 p.m.

    Apr 7, 2026 · House of Delegates

Sponsored by Karen Young, Justin Ready

Senate vote — 42–0

On Third Reading · Feb 12, 2026 · result: pass

42 yea · 0 nay · 5 absent, excused, abstain or not voting

Arthur EllisDistrict 28YeaKatie HesterDistrict 9YeaKaren YoungDistrict 3YeaBryan SimonaireDistrict 31YeaDalya AttarDistrict 41YeaBrian FeldmanDistrict 15YeaShelly HettlemanDistrict 11YeaSara LoveDistrict 16YeaWill SmithDistrict 20YeaMalcolm AugustineDistrict 47YeaBill FoldenDistrict 4YeaCarl JacksonDistrict 8YeaJohnny MautzDistrict 37YeaCharles SydnorDistrict 44YeaJack BaileyDistrict 29YeaJason GallionDistrict 35YeaMary-Dulany JamesDistrict 34YeaCory McCrayDistrict 45YeaJeff WaldstreicherDistrict 18YeaPam BeidleDistrict 32YeaDawn GileDistrict 33YeaCheryl KaganDistrict 17YeaMike McKayDistrict 1YeaAlonzo WashingtonDistrict 22YeaBen BrooksDistrict 10YeaGuy GuzzoneDistrict 13YeaNancy KingDistrict 39YeaJustin ReadyDistrict 5YeaRon WatsonDistrict 23YeaMary Beth CarozzaDistrict 38YeaKevin HarrisDistrict 27YeaBen KramerDistrict 19YeaJim RosapepeDistrict 21YeaChris WestDistrict 42YeaNick CharlesDistrict 25YeaShaneka HensonDistrict 30YeaClarence LamDistrict 12YeaJohnny SallingDistrict 6YeaCraig ZuckerDistrict 14YeaPaul CordermanDistrict 2YeaSteve HersheyDistrict 36YeaAntonio HayesDistrict 40Not votingMary WashingtonDistrict 43Not votingJoanne BensonDistrict 24AbsentJ.B. JenningsDistrict 7AbsentAnthony MuseDistrict 26Absent
Mr. Presidentas recorded — not linked to a profileYea
Official record — Maryland General Assembly roll call

How we know this

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Fiscal and Policy Note — official analysis by legislative staff (PDF) Bill text (First reading) — Maryland General Assembly (PDF) Bill text (Third reading) — Maryland General Assembly (PDF) Official record — Maryland General Assembly bill page Report an error on this page

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