# Maryland HB 0704: Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program - Establishment Maryland HB 0704, Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program - Establishment, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Julie Palakovich Carr (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-02-11 (Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations) and Hearing canceled (Ways and Means)) (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0704-2026RS - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maryland HB 0704 - State: Maryland - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program - Establishment - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-02 - Last action: 2026-02-11, Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations) and Hearing canceled (Ways and Means) - Sponsor: Julie Palakovich Carr (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 53 - Subjects: Primary and Secondary Education, Appropriations, Budgets -see also- Capital Budgets, Children (4-12), Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc., Data -see also- Census; Demographics, Debt Management, Education, Boards of, Education, State Department of, Electronic Documents, Electronic Government, Federal Aid -see also- CARES Act, Food -see also- Meat, Poultry, & Seafood; Milk; etc., Governor, Open Government, Poverty, Private Schools -see also- Primary Schools; Secondary Sch, Public Information, Public Schools -see also- Primary Schools; Secondary Sch, Reimbursements, Reports, Rural Areas, State Aid -see also- Public Benefits, Students, Urban Areas - 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: Julie Palakovich Carr (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Gabriel Acevero (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nick Allen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Marlon Amprey (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: J. Sandy Bartlett (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Dylan Behler (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Adrian Boafo (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lorig Charkoudian (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Charlotte Crutchfield (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Bonnie Cullison (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Dana Jones (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Eric Ebersole (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kris Fair (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jessica Feldmark (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Linda Foley (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Catherine M. Forbes (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michele Guyton (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Pam Lanman Guzzone (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Terri L. Hill (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jeffrie E. Long (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Anne R. Kaiser (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Aaron M. Kaufman (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kenneth Kerr (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mary A. Lehman (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Robbyn Lewis (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lesley J. Lopez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Aletheia McCaskill (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Gabriel M. Moreno (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cheryl E. Pasteur (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Andrew C. Pruski (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Pam Queen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mike Rogers (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Malcolm P. Ruff (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sheila Ruth (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Emily Shetty (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Karen Simpson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Stephanie Smith (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jared Solomon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ryan Spiegel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Dana Stein (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Vaughn Stewart (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sean A. Stinnett (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Deni Taveras (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jen Terrasa (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Joe Vogel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Melissa Wells (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer White Holland (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nicole A. Williams (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Greg Wims (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sarah Wolek (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Teresa Woorman (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Chao Wu (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Caylin Young (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Natalie Ziegler (Democratic), House ## Actions (5) - 2026-02-11: Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations) and Hearing canceled (Ways and Means) (House) - 2026-02-09: Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations) and Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) (House) - 2026-02-05: Reassigned to Appropriations Ways and Means (House) - 2026-02-04: Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) (House) - 2026-02-02: First Reading Ways and Means and Appropriations (House) ## Bill text - First Reading, 2026-02-02: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0704f.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 - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0704f.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) - [Maryland bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland/bills) - [Maryland state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0704-2026RS (as of 2026-10-12).