SB 204 — Public Schools - Maryland Civic Excellence Program - Established
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-01-14
Establishing the Maryland Civic Excellence Program that recognizes the civic readiness and civic engagement of public high school students in the State; requiring that a certain capstone project be included in the Program; authorizing a local school system to participate in the Program to recognize certain students who meet certain criteria; and requiring the State Board, no later than the 2027-2028 school year, to adopt regulations to establish the criteria for awarding a seal of civic excellence to a qualified student.
Latest action: — In the Senate - Passed Enrolled
Sponsors (21)
- Cheryl C. Kagan (D, MD-17) — sponsor · 2026-01-14
- Justin Ready (R, MD-5) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Dalya Attar (D, MD-41) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Benjamin Brooks (D, MD-10) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Mary Beth Carozza (R, MD-38) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Brian J. Feldman (D, MD-15) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Bill Ferguson (D, MD-46) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Jason C. Gallion (R, MD-35) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Dawn Gile (D, MD-33) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Kevin M. Harris (D, MD-27) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Katie Fry Hester (D, MD-9) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Shelly Hettleman (D, MD-11) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Nancy J. King (D, MD-39) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Karen Lewis Young (D, MD-3) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Sara Love (D, MD-16) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Mike McKay (R, MD-1) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Bryan W. Simonaire (R, MD-31) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- William C. Smith (D, MD-20) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Jeff Waldstreicher (D, MD-18) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Ron Watson (D, MD-23) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Chris West (R, MD-42) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
Action timeline (10)
- · senate — First Reading
- · senate — Hearing — Education, Energy, and the Environment
- · senate — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · senate — Third Reading — Passed
- · senate — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
- · house — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · house — Hearing — Ways and Means
- · house — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · house — Third Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
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Bill text (extracted)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | House ways and means | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | Senate education, energy, and the environment | — | 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 | Cheryl C. Kagan (D, state_upper MD-17) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Benjamin Brooks (D, state_upper MD-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Bill Ferguson (D, state_upper MD-46) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Brian J. Feldman (D, state_upper MD-15) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Bryan W. Simonaire (R, state_upper MD-31) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Chris West (R, state_upper MD-42) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Dalya Attar (D, state_upper MD-41) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Dawn Gile (D, state_upper MD-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Jason C. Gallion (R, state_upper MD-35) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Jeff Waldstreicher (D, state_upper MD-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Justin Ready (R, state_upper MD-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Karen Lewis Young (D, state_upper MD-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Katie Fry Hester (D, state_upper MD-9) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Kevin M. Harris (D, state_upper MD-27) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Mary Beth Carozza (R, state_upper MD-38) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Mike McKay (R, state_upper MD-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Nancy J. King (D, state_upper MD-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Ron Watson (D, state_upper MD-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Sara Love (D, state_upper MD-16) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Shelly Hettleman (D, state_upper MD-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 21 | William C. Smith (D, state_upper MD-20) | 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 House ways and means · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate education, energy, and the environment · md-leg