HB0575 — Public Schools - Student Attendance - Excused or Discretionary Absences for Civic Engagement
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 28, 2026. Enacted.
Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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13 sponsors
1 primary, 12 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (12 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Requiring the student attendance policy of each county board of education to include a provision allowing an excused or discretionary absence for a public school student participating in civil engagement activities; and clarifying that civic engagement includes testifying virtually or in person at a hearing of a legislative body, meeting with members of the legislative body, contributing to the consideration, development, or implementation of policy issues, or participation in the Maryland General Assembly Page Program.
Bill Text
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Read HB0575 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 Jheanelle K. Wilkins · Primary
- Delegate Jackie Addison · Cosponsor
- Delegate Derrick Coley · Cosponsor
- Delegate Eric Ebersole · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jessica Feldmark · Cosponsor
- Delegate Bernice Mireku-North · Cosponsor
- Palakovich Carr · Cosponsor
- Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur · Cosponsor
- Delegate Edith J. Patterson · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kent Roberson · Cosponsor
- Delegate Joe Vogel · Cosponsor
- Delegate Greg Wims · Cosponsor
- Delegate Caylin Young · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 12 co-sponsors · 175 not signed on · 20 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins Democrat
Co-sponsors (12)
- Delegate Jackie Addison Democrat
- Delegate Derrick Coley Democrat
- Delegate Eric Ebersole Democrat
- Delegate Jessica Feldmark Democrat
- Delegate Bernice Mireku-North Democrat
- Palakovich Carr
- Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur Democrat
- Delegate Edith J. Patterson Democrat
- Delegate Kent Roberson Democrat
- Delegate Joe Vogel Democrat
- Delegate Greg Wims Democrat
- Delegate Caylin Young Democrat
Not signed on (175)
175 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 175 →"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 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 89 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 15 | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 114 | 20 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 81% | 14% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 43 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 2% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 88 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Republican | 18 | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 114 | 16 | 0 | 11 |
| % of votes cast | 81% | 11% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0575 do?
- Requiring the student attendance policy of each county board of education to include a provision allowing an excused or discretionary absence for a public school student participating in civil engagement activities; and clarifying that civic engagement includes testifying virtually or in person at a hearing of a legislative body, meeting with members of the legislative body, contributing to the consideration, development, or implementation of policy issues, or participation in the Maryland General Assembly Page Program.
- Who sponsors HB0575?
- HB0575 is sponsored by Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins (Democrat), Delegate Jackie Addison (Democrat), Delegate Derrick Coley (Democrat), Delegate Eric Ebersole (Democrat), Delegate Jessica Feldmark (Democrat), Delegate Bernice Mireku-North (Democrat), Palakovich Carr, Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur (Democrat), Delegate Edith J. Patterson (Democrat), Delegate Kent Roberson (Democrat), Delegate Joe Vogel (Democrat), Delegate Greg Wims (Democrat), and Delegate Caylin Young (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB0575?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 28, 2026. Enacted.
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