# Maryland SB 0008: Education - Maryland Civic Excellence Program - Established

Maryland SB 0008, Education - Maryland Civic Excellence Program - Established, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Cheryl C. Kagan (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-03-05 (Hearing 3/19 at 2:15 p.m.) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0008
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Education - Maryland Civic Excellence Program - Established
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-08-09
- Last action: 2025-03-05, Hearing 3/19 at 2:15 p.m.
- Sponsor: Cheryl C. Kagan (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 26
- Subjects: Primary and Secondary Education, Awards, Medals, and Prizes -see also- Gaming&Gambl; Lottery, Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc., Curriculum, Education, Boards of, Education -see also- ContEd; DrvEd; HigherEd; etc., Education, State Department of, Historical Matters -see also- Archives; Monumts; Museum; etc, Public Schools -see also- Primary Schools; Secondary Sch, Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records, Reports, School Testing, Standards and Best Practices, Students, Volunteers
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (44 yes, 0 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: Cheryl C. Kagan (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Alonzo T. Washington (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dalya Attar (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Malcolm Augustine (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jack Bailey (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Pamela Beidle (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Benjamin Brooks (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Carl Jackson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mary Beth Carozza (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Arthur Ellis (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brian J. Feldman (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bill Ferguson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jason C. Gallion (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Antonio Hayes (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Shaneka Henson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Katie Fry Hester (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Shelly Hettleman (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: J.B. Jennings (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Nancy J. King (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Karen Lewis Young (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sara Love (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: M. Jackson
- Cosponsor: Mary Washington (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Justin Ready (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bryan W. Simonaire (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: William C. Smith (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Charles E. Sydnor (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-13 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 44 | 0 | 2 |

## Actions (21)

- 2025-03-05: Hearing 3/19 at 2:15 p.m. (House)
- 2025-03-05: Hearing canceled (House)
- 2025-03-03: Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-03-03: Hearing canceled (House)
- 2025-03-03: Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-02-14: Referred Ways and Means (House)
- 2025-02-13: Third Reading Passed (44-0) (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Floor Amendment {163829/1 (Senator Jennings) Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Floor Amendment {363924/1 (Senator Kagan) Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Committee Amendment {443520/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Kagan) Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Favorable with Amendments {443520/1 (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Hearing 1/29 at 2:30 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Hearing canceled (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: Hearing 1/29 at 1:30 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: Hearing canceled (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2024-08-09: Pre-filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- Third Reading, 2025-02-11: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0008t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0008f.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/sb/sb0008t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0008f.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-SB0008-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).