HB0852 — Higher Education - Scholarships for Correctional Officers
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 04, 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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6 sponsors
1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (6 D).
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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
Altering the eligibility criteria for the Maryland Police Officers and Probation Agents Scholarship Program to include correctional officers.
Bill Text
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Read HB0852 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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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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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes · Primary
- Delegate Derrick Coley · Cosponsor
- Delegate Bernice Mireku-North · Cosponsor
- Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kent Roberson · Cosponsor
- Delegate Chao Wu · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes Democrat
Co-sponsors (5)
- Delegate Derrick Coley Democrat
- Delegate Bernice Mireku-North Democrat
- Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur Democrat
- Delegate Kent Roberson Democrat
- Delegate Chao Wu Democrat
Not signed on (182)
182 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 182 →"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 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 132 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 1% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0852 do?
- Altering the eligibility criteria for the Maryland Police Officers and Probation Agents Scholarship Program to include correctional officers.
- Who sponsors HB0852?
- HB0852 is sponsored by Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes (Democrat), Delegate Derrick Coley (Democrat), Delegate Bernice Mireku-North (Democrat), Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur (Democrat), Delegate Kent Roberson (Democrat), and Delegate Chao Wu (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB0852?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 04, 2026. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB0852?
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