# Maryland HB 0704: Higher Education - Maryland Graduate and Professional Scholarship Program - Eligible Institutions

Maryland HB 0704, Higher Education - Maryland Graduate and Professional Scholarship Program - Eligible Institutions, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by William J. Wivell (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 382); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0704
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Higher Education - Maryland Graduate and Professional Scholarship Program - Eligible Institutions
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-24
- Last action: 2025-05-06, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 382
- Sponsor: William J. Wivell (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: Higher Education, Education -see also- ContEd; DrvEd; HigherEd; etc., Higher Education -see also- Comm Colleges; Med Schools; etc., Higher Education Commission, Medical Schools, Rules and Regulations, Scholarships and Student Financial Aid
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (182 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Scholarship access expands to Meritus students: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law adds Meritus School of Osteopathic Medicine to Maryland’s Graduate and Professional Scholarship Program. Full-time and part-time students must be Maryland residents and show financial need under the Commission’s criteria. Program awards range from $1,000 to $5,000 pe…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: William J. Wivell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Terry L. Baker (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Matthew J. Schindler (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: William Valentine (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-07 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 47 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-06 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 135 | 0 | 4 |

## Actions (14)

- 2025-05-06: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 382
- 2025-04-07: Returned Passed (House)
- 2025-04-07: Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Favorable Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Motion Special Order until 4/7 (Senator Corderman) Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Favorable (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Third Reading Passed (135-0) (House)
- 2025-03-04: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2025-03-03: Favorable Report by Appropriations (House)
- 2025-01-31: Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-01-24: First Reading Appropriations (House)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-05-06: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_382_hb0704t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-03-04: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0704t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-24: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0704f.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_382_hb0704t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0704t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0704f.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-HB0704-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).