# Maryland HB 0774: Higher Education - Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program - Alterations

Maryland HB 0774, Higher Education - Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program - Alterations, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Debra Davis (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 323); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0774
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Higher Education - Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program - Alterations
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-29
- Last action: 2025-05-06, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 323
- Sponsor: Debra Davis (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Higher Education, Appropriations, Budgets -see also- Capital Budgets, Classifications and Designations, Community Colleges, Demographics -see also- Census; Data, Food Insecurity, Governor, Grants, Higher Education -see also- Comm Colleges; Med Schools; etc., Higher Education Commission, Private Schools -see also- Primary Schools; Secondary Sch, Public Schools -see also- Primary Schools; Secondary Sch, Reports, Standards and Best Practices, State Universities and Colleges, Students
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (240 yes, 82 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 5

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Students get clearer meal-sharing information: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, public and private four-year colleges with meal-sharing programs must make program information public. They must explain how students donate unused meal-plan credits and how students in need apply to receive them. When applicable, they must also explain how unused donated cr…
- Private colleges can earn hunger-free status: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, private colleges can qualify for Maryland’s Hunger-Free Campus designation. Four-year colleges must meet all program standards, including food access, SNAP help, meal sharing, student surveys, and reporting. Two-year colleges follow the same standards except for SNAP retaile…
- Lower required funding for campus hunger: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law requires the Governor’s budget to include $150,000 annually for Hunger-Free Campus grants. The requirement covers fiscal year 2023 and each year after. For fiscal year 2027 onward, this replaces the separate $225,000 annual requirement, lowering required funding by $…
- Private campuses cannot get hunger grants: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, private two-year and four-year colleges cannot receive Hunger-Free Campus grants. Regional higher education centers run by private nonprofit institutions are also excluded. This funding ban applies even when a campus earns the hunger-free designation.
- Campus grants lose fixed dollar limits: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, eligible public colleges and regional centers still need hunger-free status and must pledge a matching contribution. The law removes the former $25,000 minimum cash or in-kind match. The Maryland Higher Education Commission sets award amounts without the former $25,000 to $1…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Debra Davis (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 102 | 36 | 2 |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 35 | 11 | 1 |
| 2025-03-14 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 103 | 35 | 1 |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-05-06: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 323
- 2025-04-07: Passed Enrolled (House)
- 2025-04-07: Third Reading Passed (102-36) (House)
- 2025-04-07: House Concurs Senate Amendments (House)
- 2025-04-03: Third Reading Passed (35-11) (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Favorable with Amendments {593721/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: Third Reading Passed (103-35) (House)
- 2025-03-14: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2025-03-14: Favorable with Amendments {333428/1 Adopted (House)
- 2025-03-14: Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations (House)
- 2025-02-13: Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-01-29: First Reading Appropriations (House)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-05-06: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_323_hb0774e.pdf)
- Enrolled, 2025-04-07: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0774e.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-03-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0774t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-29: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0774f.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_323_hb0774e.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0774e.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0774t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0774f.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-HB0774-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).