HB0531 — State Department of Education - Public Schools STEM and Robotics Program - Study
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.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Introduced
Current position in the legislative process.
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20 sponsors
1 primary, 19 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (16 D · 2 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 1 recorded vote 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
Requiring the State Department of Education to study existing STEM and robotics programs in public schools in the State to determine the feasibility of establishing competitive extracurricular STEM and robotics programs throughout the State; and requiring the Department to report the results of the study and recommendations to the General Assembly by January 1, 2027.
Bill Text
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Read HB0531 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 Chao Wu · Primary
- Delegate Eric Ebersole · Cosponsor
- Delegate Catherine M. Forbes · Cosponsor
- Delegate Terri L. Hill · Cosponsor
- Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman · Cosponsor
- J. Long · Cosponsor
- Delegate Gabriel M. Moreno · Cosponsor
- Palakovich Carr · Cosponsor
- Delegate Edith J. Patterson · Cosponsor
- Delegate Matthew J. Schindler · Cosponsor
- Delegate Gary Simmons · Cosponsor
- Delegate Ryan Spiegel · Cosponsor
- Delegate Sean A. Stinnett · Cosponsor
- Delegate Greg Wims · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jessica Feldmark · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger · Cosponsor
- Delegate April Miller · Cosponsor
- Delegate Bernice Mireku-North · Cosponsor
- Delegate Joe Vogel · Cosponsor
- Delegate Caylin Young · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 19 co-sponsors · 168 not signed on · 6 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Chao Wu Democrat
Co-sponsors (19)
- Delegate Eric Ebersole Democrat
- Delegate Catherine M. Forbes Democrat
- Delegate Terri L. Hill Democrat
- Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman Democrat
- Long, J.
- Delegate Gabriel M. Moreno Democrat
- Palakovich Carr
- Delegate Edith J. Patterson Democrat
- Delegate Matthew J. Schindler Democrat
- Delegate Gary Simmons Democrat
- Delegate Ryan Spiegel Democrat
- Delegate Sean A. Stinnett Democrat
- Delegate Greg Wims Democrat
- Delegate Jessica Feldmark Democrat
- Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger Republican
- Delegate April Miller Republican
- Delegate Bernice Mireku-North Democrat
- Delegate Joe Vogel Democrat
- Delegate Caylin Young Democrat
Not signed on (168)
168 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 168 →"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 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 88 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 125 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 5% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0531 do?
- Requiring the State Department of Education to study existing STEM and robotics programs in public schools in the State to determine the feasibility of establishing competitive extracurricular STEM and robotics programs throughout the State; and requiring the Department to report the results of the study and recommendations to the General Assembly by January 1, 2027.
- Who sponsors HB0531?
- HB0531 is sponsored by Delegate Chao Wu (Democrat), Delegate Eric Ebersole (Democrat), Delegate Catherine M. Forbes (Democrat), Delegate Terri L. Hill (Democrat), Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman (Democrat), Long, J., Delegate Gabriel M. Moreno (Democrat), Palakovich Carr, Delegate Edith J. Patterson (Democrat), Delegate Matthew J. Schindler (Democrat), Delegate Gary Simmons (Democrat), Delegate Ryan Spiegel (Democrat), Delegate Sean A. Stinnett (Democrat), Delegate Greg Wims (Democrat), Delegate Jessica Feldmark (Democrat), Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger (Republican), Delegate April Miller (Republican), Delegate Bernice Mireku-North (Democrat), Delegate Joe Vogel (Democrat), and Delegate Caylin Young (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB0531?
- 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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