SB 537 — Higher Education - Tuition Rates - Exemptions
Last action — Vetoed by the Governor (Policy)
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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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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2019 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
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Read SB 537 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Vetoed by the Governor (Policy)
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Returned Passed
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Third Reading Passed (92-38)
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Second Reading Passed
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Favorable Report Adopted
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Favorable Report by Appropriations
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Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m.
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First Reading Appropriations
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Third Reading Passed (32-15)
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Second Reading Passed
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Favorable Report Adopted
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Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
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Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
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First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Sponsors
- Senator Joanne C. Benson · Cosponsor
- Senator Arthur Ellis · Cosponsor
- Senator Brian J. Feldman · Cosponsor
- Senator Antonio Hayes · Cosponsor
- Senator Nancy J. King · Cosponsor
- Kelley · Cosponsor
- Senator Clarence K. Lam · Primary
- Lee · Cosponsor
- Senator Cory V. McCray · Cosponsor
- Nathan-Pulliam · Cosponsor
- Peters · Cosponsor
- Pinsky · Cosponsor
- Senator Jim Rosapepe · Cosponsor
- Senator Malcolm Augustine · Cosponsor
- Carter · Cosponsor
- Griffith · Cosponsor
- Patterson · Cosponsor
- Smith · Cosponsor
- Washington · Cosponsor
- Senator Pamela Beidle · Cosponsor
- Senator Bill Ferguson · Cosponsor
- Senator Guy Guzzone · Cosponsor
- Senator Cheryl C. Kagan · Cosponsor
- Senator Jeff Waldstreicher · Cosponsor
- Senator Craig J. Zucker · Cosponsor
- Senator Karen Lewis Young · Cosponsor
- Senator Benjamin F. Kramer · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 26 co-sponsors · 161 not signed on · 31 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Senator Clarence K. Lam Democrat
Co-sponsors (26)
- Senator Joanne C. Benson Democrat
- Senator Arthur Ellis Democrat
- Senator Brian J. Feldman Democrat
- Senator Antonio Hayes Democrat
- Senator Nancy J. King Democrat
- Kelley
- Lee
- Senator Cory V. McCray Democrat
- Nathan-Pulliam
- Peters
- Pinsky
- Senator Jim Rosapepe Democrat
- Senator Malcolm Augustine Democrat
- Carter
- Griffith
- Patterson
- Smith
- Washington
- Senator Pamela Beidle Democrat
- Senator Bill Ferguson Democrat
- Senator Guy Guzzone Democrat
- Senator Cheryl C. Kagan Democrat
- Senator Jeff Waldstreicher Democrat
- Senator Craig J. Zucker Democrat
- Senator Karen Lewis Young Democrat
- Senator Benjamin F. Kramer Democrat
Not signed on (161)
161 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 161 →"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 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 2 | 22 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 37 | 16 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 92 | 38 | 0 | 11 |
| % of votes cast | 65% | 27% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (141)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Anderton | — | Nay |
| Atterbeary | — | Yea |
| Barron | — | Yea |
| Barve | — | Yea |
| Beitzel | — | Nay |
| Branch | — | Yea |
| Bridges | — | Yea |
| Bromwell | — | Not Voting |
| Cain | — | Yea |
| Carey | — | Yea |
| Carr | — | Yea |
| Clark | — | Nay |
| Conaway | — | Yea |
| Cox | — | Nay |
| Dumais | — | Yea |
| Gaines | — | Yea |
| Gilchrist | — | Yea |
| Glenn | — | Yea |
| Grammer | — | Nay |
| Haynes | — | Yea |
| Holmes | — | Yea |
| Impallaria | — | Nay |
| Jalisi | — | Not Voting |
| Krebs | — | Nay |
| Krimm | — | Yea |
| Lafferty | — | Yea |
| Lierman | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Kelly | — | Yea |
| Proctor | — | Yea |
| Watson, C. | — | Yea |
| Lisanti | — | Yea |
| Luedtke | — | Yea |
| McIntosh | — | Yea |
| Mosby | — | Yea |
| Pendergrass | — | Yea |
| Reznik | — | Yea |
| Sydnor | — | Yea |
| Valentino-Smith | — | Yea |
| Walker | — | Yea |
| Lewis, R. | — | Yea |
| Young, P. | — | Yea |
| Kittleman | — | Nay |
| Boteler | — | Nay |
| Cassilly | — | Nay |
| Washington | — | Not Voting |
| Malone | — | Nay |
| Mangione | — | Nay |
| Otto | — | Nay |
| Parrott | — | Nay |
| Saab | — | Not Voting |
| Shoemaker | — | Nay |
| Jackson, M. | — | Not Voting |
| Johnson, S. | — | Yea |
| Jones, A. | — | Yea |
| Lewis, J. | — | Yea |
| Long, R. | — | Not Voting |
| Morgan, M. | — | Nay |
| Palakovich Carr | — | Yea |
| Delegate Andrea Fletcher Harrison | Democrat | 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 Brian M. Crosby | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Delegate C. T. Wilson | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Dana Stein | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate David Fraser-Hidalgo | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Delegate David Moon | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Debra Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Debra Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Diana M. Fennell | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Edith J. Patterson | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Emily Shetty | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Eric Ebersole | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Gabriel Acevero | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Harry Bhandari | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Heather Bagnall | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate J. Sandy Bartlett | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Jared Solomon | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Jen Terrasa | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Jessica Feldmark | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Jon S. Cardin | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Julian Ivey | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Kenneth Kerr | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Kriselda Valderrama | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Lesley J. Lopez | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Lily Qi | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Lorig Charkoudian | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Luke Clippinger | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Marc Korman | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Mark S. Chang | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Mary A. Lehman | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Melissa Wells | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Michele Guyton | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Mike Rogers | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Pam Queen | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Regina T. Boyce | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Stephanie Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Terri L. Hill | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Vaughn Stewart | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Veronica Turner | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Benjamin Brooks | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Dalya Attar | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Karen Lewis Young | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Nick Charles | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Ron Watson | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Sara Love | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Shelly Hettleman | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate April Miller | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate April Rose | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Barrie S. Ciliberti | Republican | Not Voting |
| Delegate Brian Chisholm | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Christopher T. Adams | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate H. Kevin Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Jason C. Buckel | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Jay A. Jacobs | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Jefferson L. Ghrist | Republican | Not Voting |
| Delegate Jesse T. Pippy | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Kathy Szeliga | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Lauren Arikan | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Mark N. Fisher | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Mark N. Fisher | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Ric Metzgar | Republican | Nay |
| 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 Wayne A. Hartman | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate William J. Wivell | Republican | Nay |
| Senator Johnny Mautz | Republican | Nay |
| Senator Mike McKay | Republican | Nay |
| Senator Paul D. Corderman | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 32 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 68% | 32% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (47)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Eckardt | — | Nay |
| Edwards | — | Nay |
| Elfreth | — | Yea |
| Hershey | — | Nay |
| Hough | — | Nay |
| Kelley | — | Yea |
| Klausmeier | — | Yea |
| Lee | — | Yea |
| Cassilly | — | Nay |
| Serafini | — | Nay |
| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Washington | — | Yea |
| Young | — | Yea |
| Carter | — | Yea |
| Nathan-Pulliam | — | Yea |
| Peters | — | Yea |
| Pinsky | — | Yea |
| Zirkin | — | Yea |
| Delegate Edith J. Patterson | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Stephanie Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Antonio Hayes | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Arthur Ellis | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Benjamin F. Kramer | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Bill Ferguson | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Brian J. Feldman | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Cheryl C. Kagan | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Clarence K. Lam | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Cory V. McCray | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Craig J. Zucker | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Guy Guzzone | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Jeff Waldstreicher | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Jim Rosapepe | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Joanne C. Benson | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Katie Fry Hester | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Malcolm Augustine | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Nancy J. King | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Pamela Beidle | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Mike Griffith | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Teresa E. Reilly | Republican | Nay |
| Senator Bryan W. Simonaire | Republican | Nay |
| Senator Chris West | Republican | Nay |
| Senator J.B. Jennings | Republican | Nay |
| Senator Jack Bailey | Republican | Nay |
| Senator Jason C. Gallion | Republican | Nay |
| Senator Johnny Ray Salling | Republican | Nay |
| Senator Justin Ready | Republican | Nay |
| Senator Mary Beth Carozza | Republican | Nay |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 537?
- SB 537 is sponsored by Senator Joanne C. Benson (Democrat), Senator Arthur Ellis (Democrat), Senator Brian J. Feldman (Democrat), Senator Antonio Hayes (Democrat), Senator Nancy J. King (Democrat), Kelley, Senator Clarence K. Lam (Democrat), Lee, Senator Cory V. McCray (Democrat), Nathan-Pulliam, Peters, Pinsky, Senator Jim Rosapepe (Democrat), Senator Malcolm Augustine (Democrat), Carter, Griffith, Patterson, Smith, Washington, Senator Pamela Beidle (Democrat), Senator Bill Ferguson (Democrat), Senator Guy Guzzone (Democrat), Senator Cheryl C. Kagan (Democrat), Senator Jeff Waldstreicher (Democrat), Senator Craig J. Zucker (Democrat), Senator Karen Lewis Young (Democrat), and Senator Benjamin F. Kramer (Democrat).
- What is the current status of SB 537?
- This bill died with 2019 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 SB 537?
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