SB0048 — Education - Public School Construction - Alterations
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 Senate
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2026. Enacted.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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3 sponsors
1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Clarifying the type of proposals and plans that require the approval of the State Superintendent of Schools; requiring a county board of education to request and receive approval from the State Superintendent before a county board may proceed with certain actions; repealing the requirement for the Commission to approve 75% of the preliminary school construction allocation by a certain date; requiring the Commission, at least once every 4 years, to review a certain cost threshold amount; etc.
Bill Text
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Read SB0048 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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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 with Amendments
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Budget and Taxation Committee Chair · Primary
- Public School Construction · Cosponsor
- Departmental · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 185 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee
Co-sponsors (2)
- Public School Construction
- Departmental
Not signed on (185)
185 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 185 →"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 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 89 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 134 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 0% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 44 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 0% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (48)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB0048 do?
- Clarifying the type of proposals and plans that require the approval of the State Superintendent of Schools; requiring a county board of education to request and receive approval from the State Superintendent before a county board may proceed with certain actions; repealing the requirement for the Commission to approve 75% of the preliminary school construction allocation by a certain date; requiring the Commission, at least once every 4 years, to review a certain cost threshold amount; etc.
- Who sponsors SB0048?
- SB0048 is sponsored by Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee, Public School Construction, and Departmental.
- What is the current status of SB0048?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2026. Enacted.
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