# Maryland HB 0920: Institutions of Postsecondary Education - Institutional Debt - Report

Maryland HB 0920, Institutions of Postsecondary Education - Institutional Debt - Report, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Ryan Spiegel (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-04-02 (Hearing 4/02 at 3:00 p.m.) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0920
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Institutions of Postsecondary Education - Institutional Debt - Report
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-31
- Last action: 2025-04-02, Hearing 4/02 at 3:00 p.m.
- Sponsor: Ryan Spiegel (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: Higher Education, Age -see also- Age of Maj; Children; Elderly; Inf&Tod.; etc, Certifications, Debt Collection -see also- Attachments and Garnishments, Debt Management, Demographics -see also- Census; Data, Education -see also- ContEd; DrvEd; HigherEd; etc., Ethnic Affairs, Fines -see also- Penalties and Sentences, Gender -see also- Women, Hearings, Higher Education -see also- Comm Colleges; Med Schools; etc., Higher Education Commission, Local Government Mandates, Notices, Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty, Privacy, Racial Matters -see also- Ethnic Affairs; Minorities, Reports, Residency -see also- Immigrants and Citizenship, Rules and Regulations, Scholarships and Student Financial Aid, Students, Time
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (131 yes, 7 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: Ryan Spiegel (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Aaron M. Kaufman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lesley J. Lopez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jen Terrasa (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-11 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 131 | 7 | 1 |

## Actions (11)

- 2025-04-02: Hearing 4/02 at 3:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Hearing canceled (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Hearing 4/02 at 2:30 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Hearing canceled (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Third Reading Passed (131-7) (House)
- 2025-03-11: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2025-03-10: Favorable Report by Appropriations (House)
- 2025-02-08: Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-01-31: First Reading Appropriations (House)

## Bill text

- Third Reading, 2025-03-11: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0920t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-31: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0920f.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
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0920t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0920f.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-HB0920-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).