# Maryland SB 0529: Southern Maryland Early College Teacher Pathway Program Workgroup - Establishment Maryland SB 0529, Southern Maryland Early College Teacher Pathway Program Workgroup - Establishment, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Kevin M. Harris (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 766); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-11). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0529-2026RS - As of: 2026-10-11 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maryland SB 0529 - State: Maryland - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Southern Maryland Early College Teacher Pathway Program Workgroup - Establishment - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-04 - Last action: 2026-05-26, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 766 - Sponsor: Kevin M. Harris (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Primary and Secondary Education, Higher Education, Appropriations, Calvert County, Charles County, Committees and Commissions, Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc., Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Education, Boards of, Education, State Department of, Governor, Higher Education -see also- Comm Colleges; Med Schools; etc., Higher Education Commission, Intergovernmental Cooperation -see also- AdmAgn; Cmts; etc., Job Training -see also- Continuing Ed; Vocational Rehab, Local Government Mandates, Public Schools -see also- Primary Schools; Secondary Sch, Recruitment and Hiring, Reports, Rules and Regulations, Rural Areas, Secondary Schools -see also- Private Schools; Public Sch, State Universities and Colleges, St. Mary's County, Students, Sunset, Teachers, Work, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc. - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (214 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Workgroup to design early teacher pathway in Southern Maryland: benefit, low. The law creates the Southern Maryland Early College Teacher Pathway Program and a workgroup. The University System of Maryland must convene the group and write recommendations, in consultation with the Maryland Department of Education and the Higher Education Commission. The plan builds a credit‑be… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Kevin M. Harris (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-13 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 124 | 2 | 14 | | 2026-04-13 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 46 | 0 | 1 | | 2026-03-23 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 44 | 0 | | ## Actions (16) - 2026-05-26: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 766 - 2026-04-13: Passed Enrolled (Senate) - 2026-04-13: Third Reading Passed (46-0) (Senate) - 2026-04-13: Senate Concurs House Amendments (Senate) - 2026-04-13: Third Reading Passed (124-2) (House) - 2026-04-13: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House) - 2026-04-13: Favorable with Amendments {843021/1 Adopted (House) - 2026-04-13: Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means (House) - 2026-03-23: Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) (House) - 2026-03-23: Referred Ways and Means Appropriations (House) - 2026-03-23: Third Reading Passed (44-0) (Senate) - 2026-03-20: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-20: Favorable with Amendments {893122/1 Adopted (Senate) - 2026-03-20: Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate) - 2026-02-04: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate) ## Bill text - Enacted, 2026-05-26: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_766_sb0529e.pdf) - Enrolled, 2026-04-13: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0529e.pdf) - Third Reading, 2026-03-20: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0529t.pdf) - First Reading, 2026-02-04: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0529f.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Authorization (became law) - SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishment (became law) - SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law) - SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) (became law) - SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits (became law) - HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law) ## Sources - [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_766_sb0529e.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0529e.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0529t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0529f.pdf) ## Related - [SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - A…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0496-2026RS) - [SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishm…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0366-2026RS) - [SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0244-2026RS) - [SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0148-2026RS) - [SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0016-2026RS) - [HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0529-2026RS) - [Maryland bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland/bills) - [Maryland state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0529-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).