# Maryland HB 0643: Higher Education - Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Eligibility

Maryland HB 0643, Higher Education - Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Eligibility, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Michele Guyton (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 388); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0643
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Higher Education - Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Eligibility
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Last action: 2025-05-06, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 388
- Sponsor: Michele Guyton (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: Higher Education, Animal Shelters and Rescues, Domestic Animals -see also- Birds; Dogs, Goods and Services -see also- Retail Sales; TermnSvc; TrfGds, Grants, Higher Education -see also- Comm Colleges; Med Schools; etc., Loans -see also- Credit; Mortgages; Scholarships&SFA, Procurement, Scholarships and Student Financial Aid, State Employees, Time, Veterinarians, Volunteers, Work, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc.
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (180 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Loan repayment help for high-need counselors: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, Maryland’s Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program covers three types of licensed counselors. These are licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselors, licensed clinical marriage and family therapy counselors, and licensed clinical professional counselors. Their pr…
- Loan repayment help for veterinary workers: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, Maryland’s Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program covers qualifying veterinary practitioners and technicians. Applicants need a degree from an accredited veterinary college or university. They must have provided veterinary services as a Maryland employee for at l…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Michele Guyton (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Linda Foley (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Griffith (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mary A. Lehman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jen Terrasa (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 46 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-03-11 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 134 | 2 | 3 |

## Actions (14)

- 2025-05-06: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 388
- 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)
- 2025-03-12: Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Third Reading Passed (134-2) (House)
- 2025-03-11: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2025-03-11: Favorable with Amendments {873426/1 Adopted (House)
- 2025-03-10: Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations (House)
- 2025-02-08: Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-01-24: Hearing canceled (House)
- 2025-01-24: Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-01-23: First Reading Appropriations (House)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-05-06: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_388_hb0643t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-03-11: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0643t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-23: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0643f.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_388_hb0643t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0643t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0643f.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-HB0643-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).