SB0263 — Education - Dependent Children of Active Service Members - Advance Enrollment Procedures
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 19, 2026. Enacted.
Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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10 sponsors
1 primary, 9 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (7 D · 3 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Requiring a county superintendent of schools to allow a certain dependent child of an active service member to advance enroll in a school in the county in a certain manner; requiring the remote registration process to provide an opportunity for the service member or other parent or guardian of a dependent child with a disability to note whether the child has an individualized education program or a 504 plan in the sending state; and requiring the Secretary of Veterans and Military Families to publish information on advance enrollment.
Bill Text
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Read SB0263 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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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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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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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Senator Benjamin Brooks · Primary
- Senator Dalya Attar · Cosponsor
- Senator Mary Beth Carozza · Cosponsor
- Senator Brian J. Feldman · Cosponsor
- Senator Jason C. Gallion · Cosponsor
- Senator Kevin M. Harris · Cosponsor
- Senator Katie Fry Hester · Cosponsor
- Senator Cheryl C. Kagan · Cosponsor
- Senator Bryan W. Simonaire · Cosponsor
- Senator Ron Watson · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 178 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Senator Benjamin Brooks Democrat
Co-sponsors (9)
- Senator Dalya Attar Democrat
- Senator Mary Beth Carozza Republican
- Senator Brian J. Feldman Democrat
- Senator Jason C. Gallion Republican
- Senator Kevin M. Harris Democrat
- Senator Katie Fry Hester Democrat
- Senator Cheryl C. Kagan Democrat
- Senator Bryan W. Simonaire Republican
- Senator Ron Watson Democrat
Not signed on (178)
178 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 178 →"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 |
| Democrat | 88 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Republican | 31 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 131 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 0% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 45 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 96% | 0% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (47)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB0263 do?
- Requiring a county superintendent of schools to allow a certain dependent child of an active service member to advance enroll in a school in the county in a certain manner; requiring the remote registration process to provide an opportunity for the service member or other parent or guardian of a dependent child with a disability to note whether the child has an individualized education program or a 504 plan in the sending state; and requiring the Secretary of Veterans and Military Families to publish information on advance enrollment.
- Who sponsors SB0263?
- SB0263 is sponsored by Senator Benjamin Brooks (Democrat), Senator Dalya Attar (Democrat), Senator Mary Beth Carozza (Republican), Senator Brian J. Feldman (Democrat), Senator Jason C. Gallion (Republican), Senator Kevin M. Harris (Democrat), Senator Katie Fry Hester (Democrat), Senator Cheryl C. Kagan (Democrat), Senator Bryan W. Simonaire (Republican), and Senator Ron Watson (Democrat).
- What is the current status of SB0263?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 19, 2026. Enacted.
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