Education - Accountability Program - Assessments (More Learning, Less Testing Act of 2017)
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HB 461 — Education - Accountability Program - Assessments (More Learning, Less Testing Act of 2017)
Last action — Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
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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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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2017 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
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Read HB 461 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
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Passed Enrolled
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Third Reading Passed (140-0)
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House Concur - Senate Amendments
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Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0)
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Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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Favorable with Amendments {784631/1 Report Adopted
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Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
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First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
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Third Reading Passed (139-0)
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Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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Favorable with Amendments {545869/1 Report Adopted
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Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
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Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.
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First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsors
- Carey · Cosponsor
- Delegate Eric Ebersole · Cosponsor
- Gaines · Cosponsor
- Gutierrez · Cosponsor
- Senator Shelly Hettleman · Cosponsor
- Hixson · Cosponsor
- Luedtke · Primary
- Atterbeary · Cosponsor
- Barkley · Cosponsor
- Robinson · Cosponsor
- M. Washington · Cosponsor
- Knotts · Cosponsor
- Delegate Marc Korman · Cosponsor
- Senator Clarence K. Lam · Cosponsor
- Morales · Cosponsor
- Delegate Pam Queen · Cosponsor
- Reznik · Cosponsor
- Tarlau · Cosponsor
- Senator Jeff Waldstreicher · Cosponsor
- Senator Pamela Beidle · Cosponsor
- Delegate Bonnie Cullison · Cosponsor
- Delegate Ben Barnes · Cosponsor
- Delegate Edith J. Patterson · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 22 co-sponsors · 165 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Luedtke
Co-sponsors (22)
- Carey
- Delegate Eric Ebersole Democrat
- Gaines
- Gutierrez
- Senator Shelly Hettleman Democrat
- Hixson
- Atterbeary
- Barkley
- Robinson
- M. Washington
- Knotts
- Delegate Marc Korman Democrat
- Senator Clarence K. Lam Democrat
- Morales
- Delegate Pam Queen Democrat
- Reznik
- Tarlau
- Senator Jeff Waldstreicher Democrat
- Senator Pamela Beidle Democrat
- Delegate Bonnie Cullison Democrat
- Delegate Ben Barnes Democrat
- Delegate Edith J. Patterson Democrat
Not signed on (165)
165 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 165 →"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 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (47)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Cassilly | — | Yea |
| Robinson | — | Yea |
| Conway | — | Yea |
| Young | — | Yea |
| Norman | — | Yea |
| Madaleno | — | Yea |
| Manno | — | Yea |
| Mathias | — | Yea |
| McFadden | — | Yea |
| Middleton | — | Yea |
| Nathan-Pulliam | — | Yea |
| Peters | — | Yea |
| Pinsky | — | Yea |
| Ramirez | — | Yea |
| Serafini | — | Yea |
| Waugh | — | Yea |
| Zirkin | — | Yea |
| Oaks | — | Not Voting |
| Astle | — | Yea |
| Bates | — | Yea |
| Brochin | — | Yea |
| Currie | — | Yea |
| DeGrange | — | Yea |
| Eckardt | — | Yea |
| Edwards | — | Yea |
| Hershey | — | Yea |
| Hough | — | Yea |
| Kasemeyer | — | Yea |
| Kelley | — | Yea |
| Klausmeier | — | Yea |
| Lee | — | Yea |
| Delegate Stephanie Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Bill Ferguson | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Brian J. Feldman | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator C. Anthony Muse | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Cheryl C. Kagan | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Craig J. Zucker | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Guy Guzzone | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Jim Rosapepe | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Joanne C. Benson | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Nancy J. King | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Teresa E. Reilly | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Bryan W. Simonaire | Republican | Yea |
| Senator J.B. Jennings | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Johnny Ray Salling | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Justin Ready | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 139 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 99% | 0% | 0% | 1% |
How each member voted (141)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Speaker Busch | — | Yea |
| Cluster | — | Yea |
| Ali | — | Yea |
| Sophocleus | — | Yea |
| Kelly | — | Yea |
| Kittleman | — | Yea |
| McConkey | — | Yea |
| McDonough | — | Yea |
| McIntosh | — | Yea |
| McMillan | — | Yea |
| Miele | — | Yea |
| Morales | — | Yea |
| Saab | — | Yea |
| Sanchez | — | Yea |
| Shoemaker | — | Yea |
| Sydnor | — | Yea |
| Tarlau | — | Yea |
| Proctor | — | Yea |
| Cassilly | — | Yea |
| Robinson | — | Yea |
| Young, P. | — | Yea |
| Lierman | — | Yea |
| Lisanti | — | Yea |
| Luedtke | — | Yea |
| Malone | — | Yea |
| Morhaim | — | Yea |
| Mosby | — | Yea |
| Otto | — | Yea |
| Parrott | — | Yea |
| Pendergrass | — | Yea |
| Platt | — | Yea |
| Rey | — | Yea |
| Reznik | — | Yea |
| Valentino-Smith | — | Yea |
| Vallario | — | Yea |
| Vogt | — | Yea |
| Walker | — | Yea |
| Afzali | — | Yea |
| Anderton | — | Yea |
| Angel | — | Yea |
| Atterbeary | — | Yea |
| Aumann | — | Yea |
| Barkley | — | Yea |
| Barron | — | Yea |
| Barve | — | Yea |
| Beitzel | — | Yea |
| Branch | — | Yea |
| Bromwell | — | Yea |
| Carey | — | Yea |
| Carr | — | Yea |
| Clark | — | Yea |
| Conaway | — | Yea |
| Dumais | — | Yea |
| Flanagan | — | Yea |
| Frick | — | Yea |
| Frush | — | Yea |
| Gaines | — | Yea |
| Gibson | — | Yea |
| Gilchrist | — | Yea |
| Glass | — | Yea |
| Glenn | — | Yea |
| Grammer | — | Yea |
| Gutierrez | — | Yea |
| Haynes | — | Yea |
| Hixson | — | Yea |
| Holmes | — | Yea |
| Impallaria | — | Yea |
| Jalisi | — | Yea |
| Jameson | — | Yea |
| Knotts | — | Yea |
| Krebs | — | Yea |
| Krimm | — | Yea |
| Lafferty | — | Yea |
| Jones, A. | — | Yea |
| Long, R. | — | Yea |
| Morgan, M. | — | Yea |
| Delegate Anne Healey | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Anne R. Kaiser | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Ben Barnes | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Ben Barnes | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Bonnie Cullison | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate C. T. Wilson | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate C. T. Wilson | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Dana Stein | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate David Fraser-Hidalgo | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate David Moon | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Debra Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Diana M. Fennell | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Edith J. Patterson | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Eric Ebersole | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Delegate Kriselda Valderrama | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Luke Clippinger | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Marc Korman | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Mark S. Chang | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Pam Queen | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Robbyn Lewis | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Robbyn Lewis | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Terri L. Hill | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Veronica Turner | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Alonzo T. Washington | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Antonio Hayes | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Benjamin Brooks | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Benjamin F. Kramer | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Carl Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Clarence K. Lam | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Cory V. McCray | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Jeff Waldstreicher | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Karen Lewis Young | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Mary Washington | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Pamela Beidle | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Shelly Hettleman | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate April Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate April Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate April Rose | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Barrie S. Ciliberti | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Christopher T. Adams | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate H. Kevin Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Jason C. Buckel | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Jay A. Jacobs | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Jefferson L. Ghrist | Republican | Not Voting |
| Delegate Kathy Szeliga | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Mark N. Fisher | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Ric Metzgar | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Seth A. Howard | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Seth A. Howard | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Steven J. Arentz | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Susan K. McComas | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Teresa E. Reilly | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate William J. Wivell | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Bryan W. Simonaire | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Chris West | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Johnny Mautz | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Mary Beth Carozza | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Mike McKay | Republican | Yea |
| Senator William G. Folden | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 461?
- HB 461 is sponsored by Carey, Delegate Eric Ebersole (Democrat), Gaines, Gutierrez, Senator Shelly Hettleman (Democrat), Hixson, Luedtke, Atterbeary, Barkley, Robinson, M. Washington, Knotts, Delegate Marc Korman (Democrat), Senator Clarence K. Lam (Democrat), Morales, Delegate Pam Queen (Democrat), Reznik, Tarlau, Senator Jeff Waldstreicher (Democrat), Senator Pamela Beidle (Democrat), Delegate Bonnie Cullison (Democrat), Delegate Ben Barnes (Democrat), and Delegate Edith J. Patterson (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB 461?
- This bill died with 2017 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track HB 461?
- Track HB 461 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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