# Maryland HB 0438: Adult Prison School Board Model Development Committee

Maryland HB 0438, Adult Prison School Board Model Development Committee, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Cheryl E. Pasteur (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-02-02 (Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m. (Ways and Means)) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0438
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Adult Prison School Board Model Development Committee
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-22
- Last action: 2026-02-02, Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m. (Ways and Means)
- Sponsor: Cheryl E. Pasteur (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 26
- Subjects: Corrections, Public Safety, Education - Miscellaneous, Administrative Agencies, Budget and Management, Department of, Commerce and Business -see also- ElectrComm; ForeignTr; etc., Committees and Commissions, Continuing Education, Correctional Institutions -see also- Patuxent Institution, Education, Boards of, Education -see also- ContEd; DrvEd; HigherEd; etc., Education, State Department of, Higher Education -see also- Comm Colleges; Med Schools; etc., Incarcerated Individuals, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency, Nonprofit Organizations, Reports, Revenue and Taxes -see also- (specific tax), Salaries and Compensation -see also- Overtime; Reimb. Rates, Standards and Best Practices, Sunset, Teachers
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Cheryl E. Pasteur (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jackie Addison (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Marlon Amprey (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Regina T. Boyce (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Frank M. Conaway (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Charlotte Crutchfield (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Eric Ebersole (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Elizabeth Embry (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Terri L. Hill (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Marvin E. Holmes (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jeffrie E. Long (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Robbyn Lewis (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ashanti Martinez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Aletheia McCaskill (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Bernice Mireku-North (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: N. Scott Phillips (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Andrew C. Pruski (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sheila Ruth (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Gary Simmons (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dana Stein (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sean A. Stinnett (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Deni Taveras (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jennifer White Holland (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jheanelle K. Wilkins (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nicole A. Williams (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Greg Wims (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Caylin Young (Democratic), House

## Actions (4)

- 2026-02-02: Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) (House)
- 2026-02-02: Hearing canceled (Ways and Means) (House)
- 2026-01-28: Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) (House)
- 2026-01-22: First Reading Ways and Means and Government, Labor, and Elections (House)

## Bill text

- Racial Equity Impact Note, 2026-02-02: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/Pubs/BudgetFiscal/2026RS-HB0438-REIN.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-01-22: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0438f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Authorization (became law)
- SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishment (became law)
- SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)
- SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) (became law)
- SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits (became law)
- HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)

## Sources
- [Racial Equity Impact Note (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/Pubs/BudgetFiscal/2026RS-HB0438-REIN.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0438f.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - A…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0496-2026RS)
- [SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishm…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0366-2026RS)
- [SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0244-2026RS)
- [SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0148-2026RS)
- [SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0016-2026RS)
- [HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0529-2026RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0438-2026RS (as of 2026-10-12).