Maryland 2026 Session Status: Introduced 49 D cosponsors

HB0704 — Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program - Establishment

Last action — Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House of Delegates
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced February 02, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Summary

Establishing the Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program in the State Department of Education to provide funding to eligible schools that participate in the federal community eligibility provision of the child nutrition programs; requiring schools that opt out of the Community Eligibility Provision of the Child Nutrition Program to include certain information in a certain report; and requiring the Governor in fiscal year 2028 and succeeding years to include $10,000,000 in the annual budget bill for the Program.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)

  2. First Reading (House of Origin)

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 53 co-sponsors · 134 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (53)

Not signed on (134)

134 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB0704 do?
Establishing the Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program in the State Department of Education to provide funding to eligible schools that participate in the federal community eligibility provision of the child nutrition programs; requiring schools that opt out of the Community Eligibility Provision of the Child Nutrition Program to include certain information in a certain report; and requiring the Governor in fiscal year 2028 and succeeding years to include $10,000,000 in the annual budget bill for the Program.
Who sponsors HB0704?
HB0704 is sponsored by Palakovich Carr, Delegate Emily Shetty (Democrat), Delegate Gabriel Acevero (Democrat), Delegate Nick Allen (Democrat), Delegate Marlon Amprey (Democrat), Delegate J. Sandy Bartlett (Democrat), Delegate Dylan Behler (Democrat), Delegate Adrian Boafo (Democrat), Delegate Lorig Charkoudian (Democrat), Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield (Democrat), Delegate Bonnie Cullison (Democrat), Delegate Eric Ebersole (Democrat), Delegate Kris Fair (Democrat), Delegate Jessica Feldmark (Democrat), Delegate Linda Foley (Democrat), Delegate Jones, D., Delegate Lewis, Delegate Catherine M. Forbes (Democrat), Delegate Michele Guyton (Democrat), Delegate Pam Lanman Guzzone (Democrat), Delegate Terri L. Hill (Democrat), Delegate Anne R. Kaiser (Democrat), Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman (Democrat), Delegate Kenneth Kerr (Democrat), Delegate Mary A. Lehman (Democrat), Long, J., Delegate Lesley J. Lopez (Democrat), Delegate Aletheia McCaskill (Democrat), Delegate Gabriel M. Moreno (Democrat), Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur (Democrat), Delegate Andrew C. Pruski (Democrat), Delegate Pam Queen (Democrat), Delegate Mike Rogers (Democrat), Delegate Malcolm P. Ruff (Democrat), Delegate Sheila Ruth (Democrat), Delegate Karen Simpson (Democrat), Delegate Stephanie Smith (Democrat), Delegate Jared Solomon (Democrat), Delegate Ryan Spiegel (Democrat), Delegate Dana Stein (Democrat), Delegate Vaughn Stewart (Democrat), Delegate Sean A. Stinnett (Democrat), Delegate Deni Taveras (Democrat), Delegate Jen Terrasa (Democrat), Delegate Joe Vogel (Democrat), Delegate Melissa Wells (Democrat), White Holland, Delegate Nicole A. Williams (Democrat), Delegate Greg Wims (Democrat), Delegate Sarah Wolek (Democrat), Delegate Teresa Woorman (Democrat), Delegate Chao Wu (Democrat), Delegate Caylin Young (Democrat), and Delegate Natalie Ziegler (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB0704?
This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced February 02, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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