HB 704 — Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program - Establishment
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-02
Establishing the Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program in the State Department of Education to provide funding to eligible schools that participate in the federal community eligibility provision of the child nutrition programs; requiring schools that opt out of the Community Eligibility Provision of the Child Nutrition Program to include certain information in a certain report; and requiring the Governor in fiscal year 2028 and succeeding years to include $10,000,000 in the annual budget bill for the Program.
Latest action: — In the House - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations) and Hearing canceled (Ways and Means)
Sponsors (52)
- Julie Palakovich Carr (D, MD-17) — sponsor · 2026-02-02
- Emily Shetty (D, MD-18) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Gabriel Acevero (D, MD-39) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Nick Allen (D, MD-8) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Marlon Amprey (D, MD-40) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- J. Sandy Bartlett (D, MD-32) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Dylan Behler (D, MD-30) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Adrian Boafo (D, MD-23) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Lorig Charkoudian (D, MD-20) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Charlotte Crutchfield (D, MD-19) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Bonnie Cullison (D, MD-19) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Eric Ebersole (D, MD-44) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Kris Fair (D, MD-3) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Jessica Feldmark (D, MD-12) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Linda Foley (D, MD-15) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Catherine M. Forbes (D, MD-43) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Michele Guyton (D, MD-42) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Pam Lanman Guzzone (D, MD-13) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Terri L. Hill (D, MD-12) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Anne R. Kaiser (D, MD-14) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Aaron M. Kaufman (D, MD-18) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Kenneth Kerr (D, MD-3) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Mary A. Lehman (D, MD-21) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Robbyn Lewis (D, MD-46) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Lesley J. Lopez (D, MD-39) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Aletheia McCaskill (D, MD-44) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Gabriel M. Moreno (D, MD-13) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Cheryl E. Pasteur (D, MD-11) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Andrew C. Pruski (D, MD-33) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Pam Queen (D, MD-14) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Mike Rogers (D, MD-32) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Malcolm P. Ruff (D, MD-41) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Sheila Ruth (D, MD-44) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Karen Simpson (D, MD-3) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Stephanie Smith (D, MD-45) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Jared Solomon (D, MD-18) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Ryan Spiegel (D, MD-17) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Dana Stein (D, MD-11) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Vaughn Stewart (D, MD-19) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Sean A. Stinnett (D, MD-41) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Deni Taveras (D, MD-47) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Jen Terrasa (D, MD-13) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Joe Vogel (D, MD-17) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Melissa Wells (D, MD-40) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Jennifer White Holland (D, MD-10) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Nicole A. Williams (D, MD-22) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Greg Wims (D, MD-39) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Sarah Wolek (D, MD-16) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Teresa Woorman (D, MD-16) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Chao Wu (D, MD-9) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Caylin Young (D, MD-45) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Natalie Ziegler (D, MD-9) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
Action timeline (2)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Appropriations
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2 typed relationships in the influence graph — 0 inbound, 2 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | House ways and means | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | House appropriations | — | 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 | Julie Palakovich Carr (D, state_lower MD-17) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Aaron M. Kaufman (D, state_lower MD-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Adrian Boafo (D, state_lower MD-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Aletheia McCaskill (D, state_lower MD-44) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Andrew C. Pruski (D, state_lower MD-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Anne R. Kaiser (D, state_lower MD-14) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Bonnie Cullison (D, state_lower MD-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Catherine M. Forbes (D, state_lower MD-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Caylin Young (D, state_lower MD-45) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Chao Wu (D, state_lower MD-9) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Charlotte Crutchfield (D, state_lower MD-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Cheryl E. Pasteur (D, state_lower MD-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Dana Stein (D, state_lower MD-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Deni Taveras (D, state_lower MD-47) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Dylan Behler (D, state_lower MD-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Emily Shetty (D, state_lower MD-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Eric Ebersole (D, state_lower MD-44) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Gabriel Acevero (D, state_lower MD-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Gabriel M. Moreno (D, state_lower MD-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Greg Wims (D, state_lower MD-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 21 | J. Sandy Bartlett (D, state_lower MD-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 22 | Jared Solomon (D, state_lower MD-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 23 | Jen Terrasa (D, state_lower MD-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 24 | Jennifer White Holland (D, state_lower MD-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 25 | Jessica Feldmark (D, state_lower MD-12) | 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 House ways and means · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House appropriations · md-leg