HB 623 — Education - Purple Star Schools Program and Purple Star Colleges Program
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-01-30
Altering the definition of "military-connected student" under the Purple Star Schools Program to conform with certain terms defined under State law; and establishing the Purple Star Colleges Program to recognize certain colleges that provide strong services and support for military-connected students.
Latest action: — In the House - Returned Passed
Sponsors (41)
- Edith J. Patterson (D, MD-28) — sponsor · 2026-01-30
- Nick Allen (D, MD-8) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Steven J. Arentz (R, MD-36) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Heather Bagnall (D, MD-33) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Dylan Behler (D, MD-30) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Adrian Boafo (D, MD-23) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Jason C. Buckel (R, MD-1) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Derrick Coley (D, MD-24) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Charlotte Crutchfield (D, MD-19) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Kris Fair (D, MD-3) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Jessica Feldmark (D, MD-12) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Mike Griffith (R, MD-35) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Wayne A. Hartman (R, MD-38) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Anne Healey (D, MD-22) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Marvin E. Holmes (D, MD-23) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Kevin B. Hornberger (R, MD-35) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Seth A. Howard (R, MD-30) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Julian Ivey (D, MD-47) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Aaron M. Kaufman (D, MD-18) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Susan K. McComas (R, MD-34) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- April Miller (R, MD-4) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Darrell Odom (D, MD-27) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Cheryl E. Pasteur (D, MD-11) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Andrew C. Pruski (D, MD-33) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Pam Queen (D, MD-14) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Teresa E. Reilly (R, MD-35) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Denise Roberts (D, MD-25) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Mike Rogers (D, MD-32) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- April Rose (R, MD-5) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Sheree Sample-Hughes (D, MD-37) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Stuart Michael Schmidt (R, MD-33) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Gary Simmons (D, MD-12) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Karen Simpson (D, MD-3) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Ryan Spiegel (D, MD-17) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Sean A. Stinnett (D, MD-41) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Deni Taveras (D, MD-47) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Kym Taylor (D, MD-23) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Veronica Turner (D, MD-26) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Greg Wims (D, MD-39) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Sarah Wolek (D, MD-16) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Jamila J. Woods (D, MD-26) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
Action timeline (9)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Appropriations
- · house — Second Reading — Passed
- · senate — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · house — Third Reading — Passed
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable
- · senate — Second Reading — Passed
- · senate — Third Reading — Passed
- · senate — Committee Report — Favorable
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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 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 | Edith J. Patterson (D, state_lower MD-28) | 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 | Andrew C. Pruski (D, state_lower MD-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Anne Healey (D, state_lower MD-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | April Miller (R, state_lower MD-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | April Rose (R, state_lower MD-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Charlotte Crutchfield (D, state_lower MD-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Cheryl E. Pasteur (D, state_lower MD-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Darrell Odom (D, state_lower MD-27) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Deni Taveras (D, state_lower MD-47) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Denise Roberts (D, state_lower MD-25) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Derrick Coley (D, state_lower MD-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Dylan Behler (D, state_lower MD-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Gary Simmons (D, state_lower MD-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Greg Wims (D, state_lower MD-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Heather Bagnall (D, state_lower MD-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Jamila J. Woods (D, state_lower MD-26) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Jason C. Buckel (R, state_lower MD-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Jessica Feldmark (D, state_lower MD-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 21 | Julian Ivey (D, state_lower MD-47) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 22 | Karen Simpson (D, state_lower MD-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 23 | Kevin B. Hornberger (R, state_lower MD-35) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 24 | Kris Fair (D, state_lower MD-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 25 | Kym Taylor (D, state_lower MD-23) | 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 appropriations · md-leg