HB 818 — Higher Education - Foster Care Recipients and Homeless Youth - Tuition Exemption and Associated Benefits
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-04
Requiring public institutions of higher education to provide free of charge room, board, and required books, course materials, supplies, and equipment to certain foster care recipients and homeless youth who qualify for a certain tuition exemption and enroll as students at the institutions; providing that if a foster care recipient or homeless youth receives a scholarship or grant it may be applied to cover all or part of the costs of room and board or required books, course materials, supplies and equipment; etc.
Latest action: — In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.
Sponsors (11)
- Elizabeth Embry (D, MD-43) — sponsor · 2026-02-04
- Marlon Amprey (D, MD-40) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Terri L. Hill (D, MD-12) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Anne R. Kaiser (D, MD-14) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Aaron M. Kaufman (D, MD-18) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Robbyn Lewis (D, MD-46) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Julie Palakovich Carr (D, MD-17) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Cheryl E. Pasteur (D, MD-11) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Stephanie Smith (D, MD-45) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Deni Taveras (D, MD-47) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Jen Terrasa (D, MD-13) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
Action timeline (2)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Appropriations
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referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | 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 | Elizabeth Embry (D, state_lower MD-43) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Aaron M. Kaufman (D, state_lower MD-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Anne R. Kaiser (D, state_lower MD-14) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Cheryl E. Pasteur (D, state_lower MD-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Deni Taveras (D, state_lower MD-47) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Jen Terrasa (D, state_lower MD-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Julie Palakovich Carr (D, state_lower MD-17) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Marlon Amprey (D, state_lower MD-40) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Robbyn Lewis (D, state_lower MD-46) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Stephanie Smith (D, state_lower MD-45) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Terri L. Hill (D, state_lower MD-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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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
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House appropriations · md-leg