# Maryland SB 0789: Higher Education - Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program - Alterations

Maryland SB 0789, Higher Education - Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program - Alterations, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Mary Washington (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 322) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0789
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Higher Education - Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program - Alterations
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-03
- Last action: 2025-05-06, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 322
- Sponsor: Mary Washington (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: Higher Education, Appropriations, Classifications and Designations, Education -see also- ContEd; DrvEd; HigherEd; etc., Food Insecurity, Governor, Higher Education -see also- Comm Colleges; Med Schools; etc., Higher Education Commission, Private Schools -see also- Primary Schools; Secondary Sch
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (153 yes, 33 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Private colleges gain hunger-free campus status: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, qualifying Maryland private colleges and regional centers run by private institutions can earn hunger-free campus status. Campuses must have a hunger task force, help students access SNAP food benefits, and offer a pantry or stigma-free alternative. They must also hold hunge…
- Private colleges lose campus hunger grants: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, private two-year and four-year colleges cannot receive Hunger-Free Campus grants, even with hunger-free status. Regional centers run by private nonprofit colleges are also excluded. Public colleges and eligible regional centers remain eligible only with hunger-free status an…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mary Washington (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dalya Attar (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Malcolm Augustine (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Benjamin Brooks (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 106 | 33 | 2 |
| 2025-03-14 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 47 | 0 |   |

## Actions (17)

- 2025-05-06: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 322
- 2025-04-07: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Third Reading Passed (106-33) (House)
- 2025-04-07: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2025-04-05: Favorable Report by Appropriations (House)
- 2025-03-26: Hearing 3/26 at 2:30 p.m. (House)
- 2025-03-26: Hearing canceled (House)
- 2025-03-19: Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-03-15: Referred Appropriations (House)
- 2025-03-14: Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Favorable with Amendments {343127/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (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)
- 2025-02-03: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-05-06: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_322_sb0789t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-03-13: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0789t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-02-03: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0789f.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
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_322_sb0789t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0789t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0789f.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-SB0789-2025RS (as of 2026-10-19).