HB 575 — Public Schools - Student Attendance - Excused or Discretionary Absences for Civic Engagement
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-01-28
Requiring the student attendance policy of each county board of education to include a provision allowing an excused or discretionary absence for a public school student participating in civil engagement activities; and clarifying that civic engagement includes testifying virtually or in person at a hearing of a legislative body, meeting with members of the legislative body, contributing to the consideration, development, or implementation of policy issues, or participation in the Maryland General Assembly Page Program.
Latest action: — In the House - Passed Enrolled
Sponsors (13)
- Jheanelle K. Wilkins (D, MD-20) — sponsor · 2026-01-28
- Jackie Addison (D, MD-45) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Derrick Coley (D, MD-24) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Eric Ebersole (D, MD-44) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Jessica Feldmark (D, MD-12) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Bernice Mireku-North (D, MD-14) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Julie Palakovich Carr (D, MD-17) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Cheryl E. Pasteur (D, MD-11) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Edith J. Patterson (D, MD-28) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Kent Roberson (D, MD-25) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Joe Vogel (D, MD-17) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Greg Wims (D, MD-39) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Caylin Young (D, MD-45) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
Action timeline (10)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Ways and Means
- · house — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · senate — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · house — Third Reading — Passed
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
- · senate — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · senate — Third Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · senate — Hearing — Education, Energy, and the Environment
- · senate — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
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Connected on the graph
2 typed relationships in the influence graph — 0 inbound, 2 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | Senate education, energy, and the environment | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | House ways and means | — | md-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jheanelle K. Wilkins (D, state_lower MD-20) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Bernice Mireku-North (D, state_lower MD-14) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Caylin Young (D, state_lower MD-45) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Cheryl E. Pasteur (D, state_lower MD-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Derrick Coley (D, state_lower MD-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Edith J. Patterson (D, state_lower MD-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Eric Ebersole (D, state_lower MD-44) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Greg Wims (D, state_lower MD-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Jackie Addison (D, state_lower MD-45) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Jessica Feldmark (D, state_lower MD-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Joe Vogel (D, state_lower MD-17) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Julie Palakovich Carr (D, state_lower MD-17) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Kent Roberson (D, state_lower MD-25) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Timeline
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate education, energy, and the environment · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House ways and means · md-leg