HB0505 — Public and Nonpublic Schools - Student School Transfers - Academic Records Documentation
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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1Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House of Delegates
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced January 27, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.
Prognosis
Where this bill stands today.
Odds of enactment
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Introduced
Current position in the legislative process.
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5 sponsors
1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (4 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 1 recorded vote so far.
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Summary
Requiring a public or nonpublic elementary or secondary school receiving transfer of a student to accept certain unofficial documents to satisfy the academic records requirement from the sending school in the event that a dispute between the sending school and the student has caused the sending school to deny the request for the official academic transcript and records of the transferring student.
Bill Text
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Read HB0505 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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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 with Amendments
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate Stephanie Smith · Primary
- Delegate Gabriel Acevero · Cosponsor
- Delegate Debra Davis · Cosponsor
- J. Long · Cosponsor
- Delegate Karen Toles · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 183 not signed on · 9 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Stephanie Smith Democrat
Co-sponsors (4)
- Delegate Gabriel Acevero Democrat
- Delegate Debra Davis Democrat
- Long, J.
- Delegate Karen Toles Democrat
Not signed on (183)
183 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 183 →"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 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 86 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Republican | 25 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 120 | 11 | 0 | 10 |
| % of votes cast | 85% | 8% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0505 do?
- Requiring a public or nonpublic elementary or secondary school receiving transfer of a student to accept certain unofficial documents to satisfy the academic records requirement from the sending school in the event that a dispute between the sending school and the student has caused the sending school to deny the request for the official academic transcript and records of the transferring student.
- Who sponsors HB0505?
- HB0505 is sponsored by Delegate Stephanie Smith (Democrat), Delegate Gabriel Acevero (Democrat), Delegate Debra Davis (Democrat), Long, J., and Delegate Karen Toles (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB0505?
- This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced January 27, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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