# Maryland SB 0904: Education - Public Schools - Professional Development

Maryland SB 0904, Education - Public Schools - Professional Development, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Craig J. Zucker (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-04-13 (Senate Requests House Recede) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0904
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Education - Public Schools - Professional Development
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-06
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Senate Requests House Recede
- Sponsor: Craig J. Zucker (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Primary and Secondary Education, Auditors and Audits, Collective Bargaining, Continuing Education, Contractors -see also- Construct; Electricians; etc., Contracts -see also- Procurement, Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc., Education, Boards of, Education -see also- ContEd; DrvEd; HigherEd; etc., Education, State Department of, Goods and Services -see also- Retail Sales; TermnSvc; TrfGds, Health -see also- COVID19; EnvHlth; MedCon; etc., Independent Contractors, Intergovernmental Cooperation -see also- AdmAgn; Cmts; etc., Job Training -see also- Continuing Ed; Vocational Rehab, Local Government Mandates, Nonprofit Organizations, Notices, Open Government, Plans and Proposals, Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index, Privatization, Procurement, Public Employees -see also- State Employees, Public Information, Public Schools -see also- Primary Schools; Secondary Sch, Recruitment and Hiring, Safety -see also- Occupational Safety, Salaries and Compensation -see also- Overtime; Reimb. Rates, Standards and Best Practices, Teachers, Time, Work, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc.
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (145 yes, 35 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Craig J. Zucker (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Benjamin Brooks (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Nancy J. King (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-13 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 102 | 35 | 3 |
| 2026-03-23 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 43 | 0 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2026-04-13: Senate Requests House Recede (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: Third Reading Passed (102-35) (House)
- 2026-04-11: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2026-04-11: Favorable with Amendments {863924/1 Adopted (House)
- 2026-04-11: Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means (House)
- 2026-03-24: Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-03-23: Referred Ways and Means (House)
- 2026-03-23: Third Reading Passed (43-0) (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: Favorable with Amendments {543425/1 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)
- 2026-02-06: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)

## Bill text

- Third Reading, 2026-03-20: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0904t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-02-10: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0904f.pdf)

## Related bills

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- 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
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0904t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0904f.pdf)

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- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0904-2026RS (as of 2026-10-16).