SB0204 — Public Schools - Maryland Civic Excellence Program - Established
Last action — First Reading (Opposite House)
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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.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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23 sponsors
1 primary, 22 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (16 D · 6 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 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
Establishing the Maryland Civic Excellence Program that recognizes the civic readiness and civic engagement of public high school students in the State; requiring that a certain capstone project be included in the Program; authorizing a local school system to participate in the Program to recognize certain students who meet certain criteria; and requiring the State Board, no later than the 2027-2028 school year, to adopt regulations to establish the criteria for awarding a seal of civic excellence to a qualified student.
Bill Text
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Read SB0204 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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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
- Senator Smith · Cosponsor
- Senator Jason C. Gallion · Cosponsor
- Senator Dawn Gile · Cosponsor
- Senator Kevin M. Harris · Cosponsor
- Senator Katie Fry Hester · Cosponsor
- Senator Shelly Hettleman · Cosponsor
- Senator Nancy J. King · Cosponsor
- Senator Karen Lewis Young · Cosponsor
- Senator Sara Love · Cosponsor
- Senator Mike McKay · Cosponsor
- Senator Bryan W. Simonaire · Cosponsor
- Senator Jeff Waldstreicher · Cosponsor
- Senator Alonzo T. Washington · Cosponsor
- Senator Mary Washington · Cosponsor
- Senator Cheryl C. Kagan · Primary
- Senator Justin Ready · Cosponsor
- Senator Dalya Attar · Cosponsor
- Senator Benjamin Brooks · Cosponsor
- Senator Mary Beth Carozza · Cosponsor
- Senator Brian J. Feldman · Cosponsor
- Senator Bill Ferguson · Cosponsor
- Senator Ron Watson · Cosponsor
- Senator Chris West · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 22 co-sponsors · 165 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Senator Cheryl C. Kagan Democrat
Co-sponsors (22)
- Senator Smith
- Senator Jason C. Gallion Republican
- Senator Dawn Gile Democrat
- Senator Kevin M. Harris Democrat
- Senator Katie Fry Hester Democrat
- Senator Shelly Hettleman Democrat
- Senator Nancy J. King Democrat
- Senator Karen Lewis Young Democrat
- Senator Sara Love Democrat
- Senator Mike McKay Republican
- Senator Bryan W. Simonaire Republican
- Senator Jeff Waldstreicher Democrat
- Senator Alonzo T. Washington Democrat
- Senator Mary Washington Democrat
- Senator Justin Ready Republican
- Senator Dalya Attar Democrat
- Senator Benjamin Brooks Democrat
- Senator Mary Beth Carozza Republican
- Senator Brian J. Feldman Democrat
- Senator Bill Ferguson Democrat
- Senator Ron Watson Democrat
- Senator Chris West Republican
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 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 92 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 137 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 43 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 0% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (47)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB0204 do?
- Establishing the Maryland Civic Excellence Program that recognizes the civic readiness and civic engagement of public high school students in the State; requiring that a certain capstone project be included in the Program; authorizing a local school system to participate in the Program to recognize certain students who meet certain criteria; and requiring the State Board, no later than the 2027-2028 school year, to adopt regulations to establish the criteria for awarding a seal of civic excellence to a qualified student.
- Who sponsors SB0204?
- SB0204 is sponsored by Senator Smith, Senator Jason C. Gallion (Republican), Senator Dawn Gile (Democrat), Senator Kevin M. Harris (Democrat), Senator Katie Fry Hester (Democrat), Senator Shelly Hettleman (Democrat), Senator Nancy J. King (Democrat), Senator Karen Lewis Young (Democrat), Senator Sara Love (Democrat), Senator Mike McKay (Republican), Senator Bryan W. Simonaire (Republican), Senator Jeff Waldstreicher (Democrat), Senator Alonzo T. Washington (Democrat), Senator Mary Washington (Democrat), Senator Cheryl C. Kagan (Democrat), Senator Justin Ready (Republican), Senator Dalya Attar (Democrat), Senator Benjamin Brooks (Democrat), Senator Mary Beth Carozza (Republican), Senator Brian J. Feldman (Democrat), Senator Bill Ferguson (Democrat), Senator Ron Watson (Democrat), and Senator Chris West (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB0204?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2026. Enacted.
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