# Maryland HB 0649: Advancing Equal Educational Opportunities for All Students in Maryland

Maryland HB 0649, Advancing Equal Educational Opportunities for All Students in Maryland, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-03-27 (Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0649-2026RS
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0649
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Advancing Equal Educational Opportunities for All Students in Maryland
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-30
- Last action: 2026-03-27, Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Human Relations, Education - Miscellaneous, Administrative Hearings, Office of, Age -see also- Age of Maj; Children; Elderly; Inf&Tod.; etc, Appeals -see also- Judicial Review, Circuit Courts, Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims, Civil Rights, Commission on, Civil Rights and Social Equity, Complaints, Comptroller, Contracts -see also- Procurement, Court Orders, Damages, Disabilities, Discipline, Discrimination, Education, Boards of, Education -see also- ContEd; DrvEd; HigherEd; etc., Education, State Board of, Education, State Department of, Ethnic Affairs, Gender -see also- Women, Hearings, Higher Education -see also- Comm Colleges; Med Schools; etc., Higher Education Commission, Individualized Education and 504 Plans, Investigations and Inquiries -see also- Crim Bckgrnd Invest, Jurisdiction, Marriage -see also- Spouses, Mediation -see also- Arbitration, Notices, Parents and Guardians, Pregnancy, Private Schools -see also- Primary Schools; Secondary Sch, Public Schools -see also- Primary Schools; Secondary Sch, Racial Matters -see also- Ethnic Affairs; Minorities, Religion -see also- Places of Worship, Revenue and Taxes -see also- (specific tax), Rules and Regulations, Sexual Orientation, State Universities and Colleges, Students
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (100 yes, 35 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-23 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 100 | 35 | 4 |

## Actions (9)

- 2026-03-27: Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2026-03-27: Hearing canceled (Senate)
- 2026-03-26: Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Third Reading Passed (100-35) (House)
- 2026-03-21: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2026-03-21: Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections (House)
- 2026-02-06: Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-01-30: First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections (House)

## Bill text

- Third Reading, 2026-03-21: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0649t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-01-30: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0649f.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
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0649t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0649f.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-HB0649-2026RS (as of 2026-10-17).