HB0534 — Nonpublic Schools - Transcripts - Prohibition on Punitive Measures Related to Student Debt
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable
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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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10 sponsors
1 primary, 9 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (8 D).
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Mixed recorded votes
1 passed, 1 failed in 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
Prohibiting nonpublic schools that participate in State-funded education programs from refusing to provide a current or former student or the student's parent or guardian with a transcript or taking other punitive measures regarding a student's transcript request because the student owes a debt to the nonpublic school.
Bill Text
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Read HB0534 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable
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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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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate Conaway · Cosponsor
- Delegate Stephanie Smith · Primary
- Delegate Gabriel Acevero · Cosponsor
- Delegate Marlon Amprey · Cosponsor
- Delegate Derrick Coley · Cosponsor
- Delegate Debra Davis · Cosponsor
- J. Long · Cosponsor
- Delegate Malcolm P. Ruff · Cosponsor
- Delegate Karen Toles · Cosponsor
- Delegate Caylin Young · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 178 not signed on · 111 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Stephanie Smith Democrat Voted No
Co-sponsors (9)
- Delegate Conaway
- Delegate Gabriel Acevero Democrat Voted No
- Delegate Marlon Amprey Democrat Voted No
- Delegate Derrick Coley Democrat Voted No
- Delegate Debra Davis Democrat Voted No
- Long, J.
- Delegate Malcolm P. Ruff Democrat Voted No
- Delegate Karen Toles Democrat Voted No
- Delegate Caylin Young Democrat
Not signed on (178)
178 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 178 →"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 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 86 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Republican | 2 | 31 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 95 | 36 | 0 | 10 |
| % of votes cast | 67% | 26% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 32 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 0 | 86 | 0 | 7 |
| Total | 39 | 93 | 0 | 9 |
| % of votes cast | 28% | 66% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0534 do?
- Prohibiting nonpublic schools that participate in State-funded education programs from refusing to provide a current or former student or the student's parent or guardian with a transcript or taking other punitive measures regarding a student's transcript request because the student owes a debt to the nonpublic school.
- Who sponsors HB0534?
- HB0534 is sponsored by Delegate Conaway, Delegate Stephanie Smith (Democrat), Delegate Gabriel Acevero (Democrat), Delegate Marlon Amprey (Democrat), Delegate Derrick Coley (Democrat), Delegate Debra Davis (Democrat), Long, J., Delegate Malcolm P. Ruff (Democrat), Delegate Karen Toles (Democrat), and Delegate Caylin Young (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB0534?
- 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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