HB0720 — Higher Education - Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Repeal of Termination Date
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 February 02, 2026. Enacted.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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41 sponsors
1 primary, 40 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (24 D · 12 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Repealing the prohibition on awarding the Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship after June 30, 2030; and repealing the limitation on renewing the Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship if the scholarship recipient received an initial scholarship before June 30, 2030.
Bill Text
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Read HB0720 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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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 (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate Lewis · Cosponsor
- Delegate Schmidt · Cosponsor
- Delegate Edith J. Patterson · Primary
- Delegate Nick Allen · Cosponsor
- Delegate Steven J. Arentz · Cosponsor
- Delegate Dylan Behler · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jason C. Buckel · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jon S. Cardin · Cosponsor
- Delegate Derrick Coley · Cosponsor
- Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield · Cosponsor
- Delegate Mike Griffith · Cosponsor
- Delegate Wayne A. Hartman · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger · Cosponsor
- Delegate Seth A. Howard · Cosponsor
- Delegate Julian Ivey · Cosponsor
- A. Johnson · Cosponsor
- Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke · Cosponsor
- J. Long · Cosponsor
- Delegate Susan K. McComas · Cosponsor
- Delegate April Miller · Cosponsor
- T. Morgan · Cosponsor
- Delegate Darrell Odom · Cosponsor
- Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur · Cosponsor
- Delegate Andrew C. Pruski · Cosponsor
- Delegate Teresa E. Reilly · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kent Roberson · Cosponsor
- Delegate Denise Roberts · Cosponsor
- Delegate April Rose · Cosponsor
- Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes · Cosponsor
- Delegate Gary Simmons · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jared Solomon · Cosponsor
- Delegate Ryan Spiegel · Cosponsor
- Delegate Sean A. Stinnett · Cosponsor
- Delegate Deni Taveras · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kym Taylor · Cosponsor
- Delegate Veronica Turner · Cosponsor
- Delegate Greg Wims · Cosponsor
- Delegate Sarah Wolek · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jamila J. Woods · Cosponsor
- Delegate Andrea Fletcher Harrison · Cosponsor
- Delegate Ric Metzgar · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 40 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Edith J. Patterson Democrat
Co-sponsors (40)
- Delegate Lewis
- Delegate Schmidt
- Delegate Nick Allen Democrat
- Delegate Steven J. Arentz Republican
- Delegate Dylan Behler Democrat
- Delegate Jason C. Buckel Republican
- Delegate Jon S. Cardin Democrat
- Delegate Derrick Coley Democrat
- Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield Democrat
- Delegate Mike Griffith Republican
- Delegate Wayne A. Hartman Republican
- Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger Republican
- Delegate Seth A. Howard Republican
- Delegate Julian Ivey Democrat
- Johnson, A.
- Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke Republican
- Long, J.
- Delegate Susan K. McComas Republican
- Delegate April Miller Republican
- Morgan, T.
- Delegate Darrell Odom Democrat
- Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur Democrat
- Delegate Andrew C. Pruski Democrat
- Delegate Teresa E. Reilly Republican
- Delegate Kent Roberson Democrat
- Delegate Denise Roberts Democrat
- Delegate April Rose Republican
- Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes Democrat
- Delegate Gary Simmons Democrat
- Delegate Jared Solomon Democrat
- Delegate Ryan Spiegel Democrat
- Delegate Sean A. Stinnett Democrat
- Delegate Deni Taveras Democrat
- Delegate Kym Taylor Democrat
- Delegate Veronica Turner Democrat
- Delegate Greg Wims Democrat
- Delegate Sarah Wolek Democrat
- Delegate Jamila J. Woods Democrat
- Delegate Andrea Fletcher Harrison Democrat
- Delegate Ric Metzgar Republican
Not signed on (147)
147 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 147 →"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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| Democrat | 25 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 43 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 0% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 89 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 135 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 96% | 0% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0720 do?
- Repealing the prohibition on awarding the Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship after June 30, 2030; and repealing the limitation on renewing the Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship if the scholarship recipient received an initial scholarship before June 30, 2030.
- Who sponsors HB0720?
- HB0720 is sponsored by Delegate Lewis, Delegate Schmidt, Delegate Edith J. Patterson (Democrat), Delegate Nick Allen (Democrat), Delegate Steven J. Arentz (Republican), Delegate Dylan Behler (Democrat), Delegate Jason C. Buckel (Republican), Delegate Jon S. Cardin (Democrat), Delegate Derrick Coley (Democrat), Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield (Democrat), Delegate Mike Griffith (Republican), Delegate Wayne A. Hartman (Republican), Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger (Republican), Delegate Seth A. Howard (Republican), Delegate Julian Ivey (Democrat), Johnson, A., Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke (Republican), Long, J., Delegate Susan K. McComas (Republican), Delegate April Miller (Republican), Morgan, T., Delegate Darrell Odom (Democrat), Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur (Democrat), Delegate Andrew C. Pruski (Democrat), Delegate Teresa E. Reilly (Republican), Delegate Kent Roberson (Democrat), Delegate Denise Roberts (Democrat), Delegate April Rose (Republican), Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes (Democrat), Delegate Gary Simmons (Democrat), Delegate Jared Solomon (Democrat), Delegate Ryan Spiegel (Democrat), Delegate Sean A. Stinnett (Democrat), Delegate Deni Taveras (Democrat), Delegate Kym Taylor (Democrat), Delegate Veronica Turner (Democrat), Delegate Greg Wims (Democrat), Delegate Sarah Wolek (Democrat), Delegate Jamila J. Woods (Democrat), Delegate Andrea Fletcher Harrison (Democrat), and Delegate Ric Metzgar (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB0720?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 02, 2026. Enacted.
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