# Maryland HB 0840: Public Senior Higher Education Institutions - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Plan Requirements (Pregnant and Parenting Student Support Act)

Maryland HB 0840, Public Senior Higher Education Institutions - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Plan Requirements (Pregnant and Parenting Student Support Act), is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Aletheia McCaskill (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 336) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0840
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Public Senior Higher Education Institutions - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Plan Requirements (Pregnant and Parenting Student Support Act)
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-29
- Last action: 2025-05-06, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 336
- Sponsor: Aletheia McCaskill (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: Higher Education, Adoption - see also- FamLaw; FosterCare; ParentsGuardians, Children (4-12), Discrimination, Education -see also- ContEd; DrvEd; HigherEd; etc., Electronic Communication, Food Stamps, Gender -see also- Women, Health Care Facilities -see also- Clinics; Hospices; etc, Health Insurance -see also- ACA; HMOs; MCOs, Higher Education -see also- Comm Colleges; Med Schools; etc., Internet -see also- Internet Access, Medical Assistance, Parents and Guardians, Public Benefits -see also- FoodStmps; Housing; MedAsst, Public Schools -see also- Primary Schools; Secondary Sch, Scholarships and Student Financial Aid, Students, Studies -see also- Commitees & Commissions; Reports
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (181 yes, 3 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Aletheia McCaskill (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jackie Addison (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Terri L. Hill (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Anne R. Kaiser (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Julie Palakovich Carr (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sheila Ruth (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jamila J. Woods (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 46 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-03-14 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 135 | 3 | 1 |

## Actions (14)

- 2025-05-06: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 336
- 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)
- 2025-03-17: Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: Third Reading Passed (135-3) (House)
- 2025-03-14: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2025-03-14: Favorable with Amendments {153228/1 Adopted (House)
- 2025-03-14: Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations (House)
- 2025-03-05: Hearing 3/05 at 1:30 p.m. (House)
- 2025-03-05: Hearing canceled (House)
- 2025-02-21: Hearing 3/05 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_336_hb0840t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-03-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0840t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-29: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0840f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed)
- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (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_336_hb0840t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0840t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0840f.pdf)

## Related
- [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)
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [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-HB0840-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).