HB0003 — Higher Education - Student Financial Assistance - Dependents of State or Local Public Safety Employees (Maryland Fallen Heroes Tuition Benefits Act)
Last action — Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2026. Enacted.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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6 sponsors
1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (4 D · 2 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Exempting spouses and financially dependent children of State or local public safety employees who die as a result of or in the course of performance of duties from paying out-of-state or out-of-county tuition at a public institution of higher education in the State; and altering the method for allocating funds for the Edward T. and Mary A. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program and the Jean B. Cryor Memorial Scholarship Program.
Bill Text
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Read HB0003 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate Matthew J. Schindler · Primary
- Delegate Barry Beauchamp · Cosponsor
- Delegate April Miller · Cosponsor
- Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur · Cosponsor
- Delegate Natalie Ziegler · Cosponsor
- Delegate Teresa Woorman · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Matthew J. Schindler Democrat
Co-sponsors (5)
- Delegate Barry Beauchamp Republican
- Delegate April Miller Republican
- Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur Democrat
- Delegate Natalie Ziegler Democrat
- Delegate Teresa Woorman Democrat
Not signed on (182)
182 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 182 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 92 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 31 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 136 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 96% | 0% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 23 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 38 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| % of votes cast | 81% | 0% | 0% | 19% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 89 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 135 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 96% | 0% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0003 do?
- Exempting spouses and financially dependent children of State or local public safety employees who die as a result of or in the course of performance of duties from paying out-of-state or out-of-county tuition at a public institution of higher education in the State; and altering the method for allocating funds for the Edward T. and Mary A. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program and the Jean B. Cryor Memorial Scholarship Program.
- Who sponsors HB0003?
- HB0003 is sponsored by Delegate Matthew J. Schindler (Democrat), Delegate Barry Beauchamp (Republican), Delegate April Miller (Republican), Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur (Democrat), Delegate Natalie Ziegler (Democrat), and Delegate Teresa Woorman (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB0003?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2026. Enacted.
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