# Maryland SB 0062: Task Force on Education Funding and Student Population Growth

Maryland SB 0062, Task Force on Education Funding and Student Population Growth, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Karen Lewis Young (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-03-19 (Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0062
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Task Force on Education Funding and Student Population Growth
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-07-08
- Last action: 2025-03-19, Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- Sponsor: Karen Lewis Young (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Primary and Secondary Education, Committees and Commissions, Education -see also- ContEd; DrvEd; HigherEd; etc., Governor, Reports, Residency -see also- Immigrants and Citizenship, Revenue and Taxes -see also- (specific tax), Students, Sunset
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (41 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: Karen Lewis Young (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Justin Ready (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-10 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 41 | 0 |   |

## Actions (9)

- 2025-03-19: Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-02-11: Referred Appropriations (House)
- 2025-02-10: Third Reading Passed (41-0) (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Favorable Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Hearing 1/15 at 10:30 a.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: First Reading Budget and Taxation (Senate)
- 2024-07-08: Pre-filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- Third Reading, 2025-02-06: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0062t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0062f.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/sb0062t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0062f.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-SB0062-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).