# Maryland SB 0813: Howard Community College - Board of Trustees, Meetings, and Contracts - Alterations Ho. Co. 1-25 Maryland SB 0813, Howard Community College - Board of Trustees, Meetings, and Contracts - Alterations Ho. Co. 1-25, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 585); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0813-2025RS - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maryland SB 0813 - State: Maryland - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Howard Community College - Board of Trustees, Meetings, and Contracts - Alterations Ho. Co. 1-25 - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-03 - Last action: 2025-05-13, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 585 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Community Colleges - Local Bills, Committees and Commissions, Community Colleges, Communications -see also- ElecComm; Intergov; Telecom; etc., Contracts -see also- Procurement, Education -see also- ContEd; DrvEd; HigherEd; etc., Electronic Government, Ethics, General Assembly -see also- AELR Cmte; LegislativePolCmte, Governor, Higher Education -see also- Comm Colleges; Med Schools; etc., Howard County, Independent Contractors, Internet -see also- Internet Access, Job Training -see also- Continuing Ed; Vocational Rehab, Meetings -see also- Hearings; Open Government, Nonprofit Organizations, Open Government, Privacy, Recordings -see also- Video, Reports, Salaries and Compensation -see also- Overtime; Reimb. Rates, Solicitation, Studies -see also- Commitees & Commissions; Reports, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Unions, Video, Work, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc. - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (187 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - College employees get annual anonymous surveys: benefit, low. Beginning June 1, 2025, Howard Community College’s board must select an independent, nationally recognized employee satisfaction survey each year. The survey must be anonymous, and the board must receive an unedited report of its findings. Before public release, human resources or personnel-related… - Howard college board adds two seats: benefit, low. Beginning June 1, 2025, Howard Community College’s board grows from seven to nine members. The Howard County Senate Delegation appoints members with the Maryland Senate’s advice and consent. At least eight members must live in Howard County when appointed and throughout their terms. The two added m… - Public gains access to college meetings: benefit, low. Beginning June 1, 2025, every Howard Community College board meeting must offer time for public comment. The board must make an audio or video recording of every meeting. Recordings must be available free on the board’s website. When practicable, the board must post each recording within two busine… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - (none) ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-07 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 140 | 0 | | | 2025-03-14 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 47 | 0 | | ## Actions (19) - 2025-05-13: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 585 - 2025-04-07: Returned Passed (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Third Reading Passed (140-0) (House) - 2025-04-02: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House) - 2025-04-02: 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 {383023/1 Adopted (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Hearing canceled (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Hearing 2/19 at 2:00 p.m. (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Hearing canceled (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate) - 2025-02-03: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate) ## Bill text - Enacted, 2025-05-13: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_585_sb0813t.pdf) - Third Reading, 2025-03-13: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0813t.pdf) - First Reading, 2025-02-03: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0813f.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_585_sb0813t.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0813t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0813f.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) - [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-SB0813-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).