HB0721 — Uniformed Services Spouses Act
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable
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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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45 sponsors
1 primary, 44 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (30 D · 9 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 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
Applying certain provisions of law regarding priority registration at public institutions of higher education, resources and support at community colleges, senatorial and Delegate scholarships, and preferences in hiring by the Public Service Commission to the spouses of active service members and veterans; etc.
Bill Text
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Read HB0721 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable
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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
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate Lewis · Cosponsor
- Delegate Schmidt · Cosponsor
- Delegate Mike Griffith · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger · Cosponsor
- Delegate Seth A. Howard · Cosponsor
- Delegate Julian Ivey · Cosponsor
- A. Johnson · Cosponsor
- S. Johnson · Cosponsor
- Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman · 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 Pam Queen · Cosponsor
- Delegate Edith J. Patterson · Primary
- Delegate Gabriel Acevero · Cosponsor
- Delegate Nick Allen · Cosponsor
- Delegate Steven J. Arentz · Cosponsor
- Delegate Heather Bagnall · Cosponsor
- Delegate Dylan Behler · Cosponsor
- Delegate Adrian Boafo · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jason C. Buckel · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jon S. Cardin · Cosponsor
- Delegate Derrick Coley · Cosponsor
- Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kris Fair · Cosponsor
- Delegate Diana M. Fennell · Cosponsor
- Delegate Teresa E. Reilly · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kent Roberson · Cosponsor
- Delegate Denise Roberts · Cosponsor
- Delegate Mike Rogers · Cosponsor
- Delegate April Rose · Cosponsor
- Delegate Gary Simmons · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jared Solomon · Cosponsor
- Delegate Ryan Spiegel · Cosponsor
- Delegate Sean A. Stinnett · Cosponsor
- Delegate Deni Taveras · Cosponsor
- Delegate Karen Toles · Cosponsor
- Delegate Veronica Turner · Cosponsor
- Delegate Greg Wims · Cosponsor
- Delegate Sarah Wolek · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jamila J. Woods · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 44 co-sponsors · 143 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Edith J. Patterson Democrat
Co-sponsors (44)
- Delegate Lewis
- Delegate Schmidt
- Delegate Mike Griffith Republican
- Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger Republican
- Delegate Seth A. Howard Republican
- Delegate Julian Ivey Democrat
- Johnson, A.
- Johnson, S.
- Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman Democrat
- 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 Pam Queen Democrat
- Delegate Gabriel Acevero Democrat
- Delegate Nick Allen Democrat
- Delegate Steven J. Arentz Republican
- Delegate Heather Bagnall Democrat
- Delegate Dylan Behler Democrat
- Delegate Adrian Boafo Democrat
- Delegate Jason C. Buckel Republican
- Delegate Jon S. Cardin Democrat
- Delegate Derrick Coley Democrat
- Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield Democrat
- Delegate Kris Fair Democrat
- Delegate Diana M. Fennell Democrat
- Delegate Teresa E. Reilly Republican
- Delegate Kent Roberson Democrat
- Delegate Denise Roberts Democrat
- Delegate Mike Rogers Democrat
- Delegate April Rose Republican
- Delegate Gary Simmons Democrat
- Delegate Jared Solomon Democrat
- Delegate Ryan Spiegel Democrat
- Delegate Sean A. Stinnett Democrat
- Delegate Deni Taveras Democrat
- Delegate Karen Toles Democrat
- Delegate Veronica Turner Democrat
- Delegate Greg Wims Democrat
- Delegate Sarah Wolek Democrat
- Delegate Jamila J. Woods Democrat
Not signed on (143)
143 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 143 →"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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 19 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Republican | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 33 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| % of votes cast | 69% | 0% | 0% | 31% |
How each member voted (48)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 87 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Republican | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 133 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0721 do?
- Applying certain provisions of law regarding priority registration at public institutions of higher education, resources and support at community colleges, senatorial and Delegate scholarships, and preferences in hiring by the Public Service Commission to the spouses of active service members and veterans; etc.
- Who sponsors HB0721?
- HB0721 is sponsored by Delegate Lewis, Delegate Schmidt, Delegate Mike Griffith (Republican), Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger (Republican), Delegate Seth A. Howard (Republican), Delegate Julian Ivey (Democrat), Johnson, A., Johnson, S., Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman (Democrat), 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 Pam Queen (Democrat), Delegate Edith J. Patterson (Democrat), Delegate Gabriel Acevero (Democrat), Delegate Nick Allen (Democrat), Delegate Steven J. Arentz (Republican), Delegate Heather Bagnall (Democrat), Delegate Dylan Behler (Democrat), Delegate Adrian Boafo (Democrat), Delegate Jason C. Buckel (Republican), Delegate Jon S. Cardin (Democrat), Delegate Derrick Coley (Democrat), Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield (Democrat), Delegate Kris Fair (Democrat), Delegate Diana M. Fennell (Democrat), Delegate Teresa E. Reilly (Republican), Delegate Kent Roberson (Democrat), Delegate Denise Roberts (Democrat), Delegate Mike Rogers (Democrat), Delegate April Rose (Republican), Delegate Gary Simmons (Democrat), Delegate Jared Solomon (Democrat), Delegate Ryan Spiegel (Democrat), Delegate Sean A. Stinnett (Democrat), Delegate Deni Taveras (Democrat), Delegate Karen Toles (Democrat), Delegate Veronica Turner (Democrat), Delegate Greg Wims (Democrat), Delegate Sarah Wolek (Democrat), and Delegate Jamila J. Woods (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB0721?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 02, 2026. Enacted.
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