# Maryland SB 0269: Maryland Community College Promise Scholarship Program - Revisions

Maryland SB 0269, Maryland Community College Promise Scholarship Program - Revisions, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by M. Jackson; status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 378); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0269
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Maryland Community College Promise Scholarship Program - Revisions
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-09
- Last action: 2025-05-06, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 378
- Sponsor: M. Jackson
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Higher Education, Apprentices, Certifications, Community Colleges, Education -see also- ContEd; DrvEd; HigherEd; etc., Licenses -see also- AB Lic; Certifications; DrLic; Permits, Scholarships and Student Financial Aid, Time
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (182 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Maryland students face new scholarship rules: mixed, high. Beginning July 1, 2025, Maryland Community College Promise Scholarships have revised time limits and ongoing eligibility rules. Awards end at the earliest applicable limit: three years after first enrolling in qualifying studies, six years after first enrolling part-time for an associate’s degree,…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: M. Jackson

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 138 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025-03-06 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 44 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-05-06: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 378
- 2025-04-07: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Third Reading Passed (138-1) (House)
- 2025-04-07: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2025-04-05: Favorable Report by Appropriations (House)
- 2025-03-19: Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-03-07: Referred Appropriations (House)
- 2025-03-06: Third Reading Passed (44-0) (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Favorable Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Hearing 2/19 at 2:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Hearing canceled (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-09: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-05-06: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_378_sb0269t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-03-04: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0269t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-09: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0269f.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_378_sb0269t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0269t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0269f.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-SB0269-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).