HB 982 — Higher Education - Tuition Exemption for Foster Care Recipients - Eligibility
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-06
Altering the definition of a "foster care recipient" to mean an individual who resided in an out-of-home placement on or after the individual's 8th birthday rather than 13th birthday for purposes of determining eligibility for a certain tuition exemption.
Latest action: — In the Senate - Rereferred to Education, Energy, and the Environment
Sponsors (4)
- Bernice Mireku-North (D, MD-14) — sponsor · 2026-02-06
- Malcolm P. Ruff (D, MD-41) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Stephanie Smith (D, MD-45) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Jheanelle K. Wilkins (D, MD-20) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
Action timeline (6)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Appropriations
- · house — Second Reading — Passed
- · senate — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · house — Third Reading — Passed
- · house — 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 | Bernice Mireku-North (D, state_lower MD-14) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Jheanelle K. Wilkins (D, state_lower MD-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Malcolm P. Ruff (D, state_lower MD-41) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Stephanie Smith (D, state_lower MD-45) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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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