HB 1530 — Higher Education - Undocumented Students - Out-of-State Tuition Exemption Eligibility
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-13
Decreasing from 3 years to 2 years the number of years for which an individual or the individual's parent or guardian must file taxes before the academic year for eligibility to receive an out-of-state tuition exemption at a public institution of higher education.
Latest action: — In the House - Returned Passed
Sponsors (5)
- Teresa Woorman (D, MD-16) — sponsor · 2026-02-13
- Gabriel Acevero (D, MD-39) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Aaron M. Kaufman (D, MD-18) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Ashanti Martinez (D, MD-22) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Ryan Spiegel (D, MD-17) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
Action timeline (10)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · senate — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · house — Third Reading — Passed
- · house — Hearing — Appropriations
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
- · senate — Second Reading — Passed
- · senate — Third Reading — Passed
- · senate — Hearing — Education, Energy, and the Environment
- · senate — Committee Report — Favorable
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | Senate education, energy, and the environment | — | 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 | Teresa Woorman (D, state_lower MD-16) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Aaron M. Kaufman (D, state_lower MD-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Ashanti Martinez (D, state_lower MD-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Gabriel Acevero (D, state_lower MD-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Ryan Spiegel (D, state_lower MD-17) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
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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 Senate education, energy, and the environment · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House appropriations · md-leg