Maryland 2017 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 1 D cosponsors

SB 581 — Workgroup to Study the Implementation of Universal Access to Prekindergarten for 4-Year-Olds

Last action — Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 779

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House of Delegates
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2017 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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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Action History

  1. Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 779

  2. Returned Passed

  3. Third Reading Passed (105-34)

  4. Floor Amendment {833020/1 (Delegate Krebs) Rejected (52-86)

  5. Second Reading Passed

  6. Favorable Report Adopted

  7. Favorable Report by Ways and Means

  8. Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m.

  9. First Reading Ways and Means

  10. Third Reading Passed (41-6)

  11. Second Reading Passed with Amendments

  12. Favorable with Amendments {909038/1 Report Adopted

  13. Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation

  14. Hearing 3/01 at 2:30 p.m.

  15. Hearing canceled

  16. Hearing 3/01 at 1:00 p.m.

  17. First Reading Budget and Taxation

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 187 not signed on · 52 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (187)

187 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Votes

Failed 52 Yea · 86 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 265102
Republican 22301
Democrat 43200
Total 528603
% of votes cast 37%61%0%2%
How each member voted (141)
Member Party Vote
Cluster — Yea
Kittleman — Yea
Cassilly — Yea
Speaker Busch — Nay
Ali — Nay
Sophocleus — Nay
Luedtke — Nay
Malone — Yea
McConkey — Yea
McDonough — Yea
McIntosh — Yea
McMillan — Nay
Miele — Yea
Otto — Yea
Parrott — Yea
Rey — Yea
Saab — Yea
Sanchez — Nay
Shoemaker — Yea
Sydnor — Nay
Vogt — Yea
Kelly — Nay
Proctor — Nay
Lewis, R. — Nay
Robinson — Nay
Young, P. — Nay
Lierman — Nay
Lisanti — Nay
Morales — Nay
Morhaim — Nay
Mosby — Nay
Pendergrass — Nay
Platt — Nay
Reznik — Nay
Tarlau — Nay
Valentino-Smith — Nay
Vallario — Nay
Walker — Nay
Afzali — Not Voting
Anderton — Yea
Angel — Nay
Atterbeary — Nay
Aumann — Yea
Barkley — Nay
Barron — Nay
Barve — Nay
Beitzel — Yea
Branch — Nay
Bromwell — Nay
Carey — Nay
Carr — Nay
Clark — Yea
Conaway — Nay
Dumais — Nay
Flanagan — Yea
Frick — Nay
Frush — Nay
Gaines — Nay
Gibson — Nay
Gilchrist — Nay
Glass — Yea
Glenn — Nay
Grammer — Yea
Gutierrez — Nay
Haynes — Yea
Hixson — Nay
Holmes — Nay
Impallaria — Yea
Jalisi — Nay
Jameson — Nay
Knotts — Nay
Krebs — Yea
Krimm — Nay
Lafferty — Nay
Jackson, M. — Not Voting
Jones, A. — Nay
Lewis, J. — Nay
Long, R. — Yea
Morgan, M. — Yea
Delegate Anne Healey Democrat Nay
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser Democrat Nay
Delegate Ben Barnes Democrat Nay
Delegate Ben Barnes Democrat Nay
Delegate Bonnie Cullison Democrat Nay
Delegate C. T. Wilson Democrat Yea
Delegate C. T. Wilson Democrat Nay
Delegate Dana Stein Democrat Nay
Delegate David Fraser-Hidalgo Democrat Nay
Delegate David Moon Democrat Nay
Delegate Debra Davis Democrat Nay
Delegate Diana M. Fennell Democrat Nay
Delegate Edith J. Patterson Democrat Nay
Delegate Eric Ebersole Democrat Nay
Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins Democrat Nay
Delegate Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk Democrat Nay
Delegate Kriselda Valderrama Democrat Nay
Delegate Luke Clippinger Democrat Nay
Delegate Marc Korman Democrat Nay
Delegate Mark S. Chang Democrat Nay
Delegate Pam Queen Democrat Nay
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg Democrat Nay
Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes Democrat Yea
Delegate Terri L. Hill Democrat Yea
Delegate Veronica Turner Democrat Nay
Senator Alonzo T. Washington Democrat Nay
Senator Antonio Hayes Democrat Nay
Senator Benjamin Brooks Democrat Nay
Senator Benjamin F. Kramer Democrat Nay
Senator Clarence K. Lam Democrat Nay
Senator Cory V. McCray Democrat Nay
Senator Jeff Waldstreicher Democrat Nay
Senator Karen Lewis Young Democrat Nay
Senator Mary Washington Democrat Nay
Senator Pamela Beidle Democrat Yea
Senator Shelly Hettleman Democrat Nay
Delegate April Miller Republican Yea
Delegate April Miller Republican Nay
Delegate April Rose Republican Yea
Delegate Barrie S. Ciliberti Republican Yea
Delegate Christopher T. Adams Republican Yea
Delegate H. Kevin Anderson Republican Nay
Delegate Jason C. Buckel Republican Yea
Delegate Jay A. Jacobs Republican Yea
Delegate Jefferson L. Ghrist Republican Yea
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 Nay
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 Not Voting

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Third Reading

Passed 105 Yea · 34 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 591901
Republican 101501
Democrat 36000
Total 1053402
% of votes cast 74%24%0%1%
How each member voted (141)
Member Party Vote
Speaker Busch — Yea
Ali — Yea
Sophocleus — Yea
Kelly — Yea
Luedtke — Yea
McDonough — Yea
McIntosh — Yea
Morales — Yea
Morhaim — Yea
Mosby — Yea
Otto — Yea
Sanchez — Yea
Sydnor — Yea
Tarlau — Yea
Valentino-Smith — Yea
Proctor — Yea
Lewis, R. — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Young, P. — Yea
Kittleman — Nay
Cassilly — Nay
Lierman — Yea
Lisanti — Yea
Malone — Nay
McConkey — Nay
Miele — Nay
Parrott — Nay
Pendergrass — Yea
Platt — Yea
Reznik — Yea
Saab — Nay
Shoemaker — Nay
Vallario — Yea
Vogt — Nay
Walker — Yea
Cluster — Nay
McMillan — Nay
Rey — Nay
Afzali — Nay
Anderton — Yea
Angel — Yea
Atterbeary — Yea
Aumann — Nay
Barkley — Yea
Barron — Yea
Barve — Yea
Beitzel — Yea
Branch — Yea
Bromwell — Yea
Carey — Yea
Carr — Yea
Clark — Nay
Conaway — Yea
Dumais — Yea
Flanagan — Yea
Frick — Yea
Frush — Yea
Gaines — Yea
Gibson — Yea
Gilchrist — Yea
Glass — Yea
Glenn — Yea
Grammer — Nay
Gutierrez — Yea
Haynes — Yea
Hixson — Yea
Holmes — Yea
Impallaria — Nay
Jalisi — Yea
Jameson — Yea
Knotts — Yea
Krebs — Nay
Krimm — Yea
Lafferty — Yea
Jackson, M. — Not Voting
Jones, A. — Yea
Lewis, J. — Yea
Long, R. — Yea
Morgan, M. — Nay
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 Yea
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 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 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 Nay
Delegate April Rose Republican Nay
Delegate Barrie S. Ciliberti Republican Nay
Delegate Christopher T. Adams Republican Yea
Delegate H. Kevin Anderson Republican Yea
Delegate Jason C. Buckel Republican Yea
Delegate Jay A. Jacobs Republican Nay
Delegate Jefferson L. Ghrist Republican Nay
Delegate Kathy Szeliga Republican Yea
Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger Republican Yea
Delegate Mark N. Fisher Republican Nay
Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke Republican Nay
Delegate Ric Metzgar Republican Nay
Delegate Seth A. Howard Republican Yea
Delegate Seth A. Howard Republican Nay
Delegate Steven J. Arentz Republican Nay
Delegate Susan K. McComas Republican Nay
Delegate Teresa E. Reilly Republican Nay
Delegate William J. Wivell Republican Nay
Senator Bryan W. Simonaire Republican Yea
Senator Chris West Republican Nay
Senator Johnny Mautz Republican Yea
Senator Mary Beth Carozza Republican Yea
Senator Mike McKay Republican Nay
Senator William G. Folden Republican Not Voting

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Third Reading

Passed 41 Yea · 6 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 28400
Republican 3200
Democrat 10000
Total 41600
% of votes cast 87%13%0%0%
How each member voted (47)
Member Party Vote
Waugh — Nay
Mr. President — Yea
Oaks — Yea
Conway — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Young — Yea
Norman — Yea
Cassilly — Nay
Madaleno — Yea
Manno — Yea
Mathias — Yea
McFadden — Yea
Middleton — Yea
Nathan-Pulliam — Yea
Peters — Yea
Pinsky — Yea
Ramirez — Yea
Serafini — Yea
Zirkin — Yea
Astle — Yea
Bates — Nay
Brochin — Yea
Currie — Yea
DeGrange — Yea
Eckardt — Yea
Edwards — Yea
Hershey — Yea
Hough — Nay
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 Nay
Senator Justin Ready Republican Nay

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 581?
SB 581 is sponsored by Senator Nancy J. King (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 581?
This bill died with 2017 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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.
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