# Maryland HB 0402: Anne Arundel County Board of Education - Student Member Scholarship - Increase

Maryland HB 0402, Anne Arundel County Board of Education - Student Member Scholarship - Increase, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Andrew C. Pruski (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-04-08 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 7); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0402
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Anne Arundel County Board of Education - Student Member Scholarship - Increase
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-16
- Last action: 2025-04-08, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 7
- Sponsor: Andrew C. Pruski (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Education - Local Bills, Anne Arundel County, Education, Boards of, Education -see also- ContEd; DrvEd; HigherEd; etc., Local Government Mandates, Scholarships and Student Financial Aid, Students
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (173 yes, 11 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Anne Arundel student board scholarship increases: benefit, high. The law raises the Anne Arundel County Board of Education student member’s scholarship from $8,000 to $15,000. The increase takes effect June 1, 2025. The student must complete a full term, and the scholarship must pay for higher education costs.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Andrew C. Pruski (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 46 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-03-17 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 127 | 11 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2025-04-08: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 7
- 2025-04-04: Returned Passed (House)
- 2025-04-03: Third Reading Passed (46-0) (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Third Reading Passed (127-11) (House)
- 2025-03-14: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2025-03-14: Favorable Report by Ways and Means (House)
- 2025-01-22: Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-01-16: First Reading Ways and Means (House)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-04-08: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_7_hb0402t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-03-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0402t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-16: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0402f.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed)
- SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization (became law)
- HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard (signed)

## Sources
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_7_hb0402t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0402t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0402f.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0227-2025RS)
- [HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0482-2025RS)
- [SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0157-2025RS)
- [HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1294-2025RS)
- [HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0228-2025RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0402-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).