# Maryland SB 0780: Prekindergarten - 3-Year-Olds - Private Providers (Parental Choice for Prekindergarten Act)

Maryland SB 0780, Prekindergarten - 3-Year-Olds - Private Providers (Parental Choice for Prekindergarten Act), is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jason C. Gallion (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-03 (Withdrawn by Sponsor) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0780
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Prekindergarten - 3-Year-Olds - Private Providers (Parental Choice for Prekindergarten Act)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-31
- Last action: 2025-03-03, Withdrawn by Sponsor
- Sponsor: Jason C. Gallion (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Education - Miscellaneous, Age -see also- Age of Maj; Children; Elderly; Inf&Tod.; etc, Classifications and Designations, Contracts -see also- Procurement, Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc., Disabilities, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Early Childhood Education, Education, Boards of, Education -see also- ContEd; DrvEd; HigherEd; etc., Education, State Department of, Health -see also- COVID19; EnvHlth; MedCon; etc., Indigent Persons, Infants and Toddlers (0-3), Notices, Poverty, Private Schools -see also- Primary Schools; Secondary Sch, Revenue and Taxes -see also- (specific tax), Social Services -see also- Public Benefits
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jason C. Gallion (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jack Bailey (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mary Beth Carozza (Republican), Senate

## Actions (6)

- 2025-03-03: Withdrawn by Sponsor (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Hearing canceled (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Hearing 2/21 at 9:30 a.m. (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Hearing canceled (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)

## Bill text

- First Reading, 2025-01-31: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0780f.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
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0780f.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-SB0780-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).