SB 263 — Education - Dependent Children of Active Service Members - Advance Enrollment Procedures
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-01-19
Requiring a county superintendent of schools to allow a certain dependent child of an active service member to advance enroll in a school in the county in a certain manner; requiring the remote registration process to provide an opportunity for the service member or other parent or guardian of a dependent child with a disability to note whether the child has an individualized education program or a 504 plan in the sending state; and requiring the Secretary of Veterans and Military Families to publish information on advance enrollment.
Latest action: — In the Senate - Returned Passed
Sponsors (10)
- Benjamin Brooks (D, MD-10) — sponsor · 2026-01-19
- Dalya Attar (D, MD-41) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Mary Beth Carozza (R, MD-38) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Brian J. Feldman (D, MD-15) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Jason C. Gallion (R, MD-35) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Kevin M. Harris (D, MD-27) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Katie Fry Hester (D, MD-9) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Cheryl C. Kagan (D, MD-17) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Bryan W. Simonaire (R, MD-31) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Ron Watson (D, MD-23) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
Action timeline (10)
- · senate — First Reading
- · senate — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · senate — Hearing — Education, Energy, and the Environment
- · senate — Third Reading — Passed
- · house — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · senate — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
- · house — Second Reading — Passed
- · house — Third Reading — Passed
- · house — Hearing — Ways and Means
- · house — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | 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 | Benjamin Brooks (D, state_upper MD-10) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Brian J. Feldman (D, state_upper MD-15) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Bryan W. Simonaire (R, state_upper MD-31) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Cheryl C. Kagan (D, state_upper MD-17) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Dalya Attar (D, state_upper MD-41) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Jason C. Gallion (R, state_upper MD-35) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Katie Fry Hester (D, state_upper MD-9) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Kevin M. Harris (D, state_upper MD-27) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Mary Beth Carozza (R, state_upper MD-38) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Ron Watson (D, state_upper 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
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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