HB0546 — Primary and Secondary Education - Educator Professional Development - Course on Well-Being and Flourishing
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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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 27, 2026. Enacted.
Odds of enactment
High chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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3 sponsors
1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Requiring the State Department of Education to make available a professional development course on educator well-being and flourishing to school personnel and administrators on or before July 1, 2027; and requiring the Department to make the course available only if it can be provided at no cost or at a cost comparable to that which the Department pays for providing a commensurate course.
Bill Text
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Read HB0546 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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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed with Amendments
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate Sarah Wolek · Primary
- Delegate Bernice Mireku-North · Cosponsor
- Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 185 not signed on · 6 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Sarah Wolek Democrat
Co-sponsors (2)
- Delegate Bernice Mireku-North Democrat
- Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur Democrat
Not signed on (185)
185 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 185 →"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 |
| Democrat | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 127 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 90% | 5% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 89 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 27 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 128 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 3% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0546 do?
- Requiring the State Department of Education to make available a professional development course on educator well-being and flourishing to school personnel and administrators on or before July 1, 2027; and requiring the Department to make the course available only if it can be provided at no cost or at a cost comparable to that which the Department pays for providing a commensurate course.
- Who sponsors HB0546?
- HB0546 is sponsored by Delegate Sarah Wolek (Democrat), Delegate Bernice Mireku-North (Democrat), and Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB0546?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 27, 2026. Enacted.
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