HB 455 — Education - Certification of Scholarship Granting Organizations (Opting in on Opportunity Act)
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-01-23
Requiring the State Department of Education to approve and certify a nonprofit organization that meets certain requirements as a scholarship granting organization; requiring the Department, beginning in 2027, to annually provide the Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury a list of scholarship granting organizations; and requiring the Comptroller to make available online guidance that assists taxpayers in claiming a certain tax credit for certain contributions.
Latest action: — In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
Sponsors (26)
- April Miller (R, MD-4) — sponsor · 2026-01-23
- William J. Wivell (R, MD-2) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Christopher T. Adams (R, MD-37) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- H. Kevin Anderson (R, MD-38) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Steven J. Arentz (R, MD-36) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Terry L. Baker (R, MD-1) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Barry Beauchamp (R, MD-38) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Christopher Eric Bouchat (R, MD-5) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Jason C. Buckel (R, MD-1) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Barrie S. Ciliberti (R, MD-4) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Jefferson L. Ghrist (R, MD-36) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Mike Griffith (R, MD-35) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Wayne A. Hartman (R, MD-38) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Jim Hinebaugh (R, MD-1) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Kevin B. Hornberger (R, MD-35) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Seth A. Howard (R, MD-30) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Thomas S. Hutchinson (R, MD-37) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Jay A. Jacobs (R, MD-36) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Nicholaus R. Kipke (R, MD-31) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Nino Mangione (R, MD-42) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- LaToya Nkongolo (R, MD-31) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Jesse T. Pippy (R, MD-4) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Teresa E. Reilly (R, MD-35) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- April Rose (R, MD-5) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Chris Tomlinson (R, MD-5) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- William Valentine (R, MD-2) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
Action timeline (2)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Ways and Means
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referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
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| — | → | 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 | April Miller (R, state_lower MD-4) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | April Rose (R, state_lower MD-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Barrie S. Ciliberti (R, state_lower MD-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Barry Beauchamp (R, state_lower MD-38) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Chris Tomlinson (R, state_lower MD-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Christopher Eric Bouchat (R, state_lower MD-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Christopher T. Adams (R, state_lower MD-37) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | H. Kevin Anderson (R, state_lower MD-38) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Jason C. Buckel (R, state_lower MD-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Jay A. Jacobs (R, state_lower MD-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Jefferson L. Ghrist (R, state_lower MD-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Jesse T. Pippy (R, state_lower MD-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Jim Hinebaugh (R, state_lower MD-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Kevin B. Hornberger (R, state_lower MD-35) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | LaToya Nkongolo (R, state_lower MD-31) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Mike Griffith (R, state_lower MD-35) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Nicholaus R. Kipke (R, state_lower MD-31) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Nino Mangione (R, state_lower MD-42) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Seth A. Howard (R, state_lower MD-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Steven J. Arentz (R, state_lower MD-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 21 | Teresa E. Reilly (R, state_lower MD-35) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 22 | Terry L. Baker (R, state_lower MD-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 23 | Thomas S. Hutchinson (R, state_lower MD-37) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 24 | Wayne A. Hartman (R, state_lower MD-38) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 25 | William J. Wivell (R, state_lower MD-2) | 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 House ways and means · md-leg