HB 623 - Maryland House (2026) - Education - Purple Star Schools Program and Purple Star Colleges Program

Origin Chamber

House

Type

Bill

Bill Number

623

State

Maryland

Session

2026

Sponsorship by Party

Aaron M. Kaufman

Primary

Adrian Boafo

Primary

Adrienne A. Jones

Primary

Andre V. Johnson, Jr.

Primary

Andrew C. Pruski

Primary

Anne Healey

Primary

April Rose

Primary

Charlotte Crutchfield

Primary

Primary

Primary

Primary

Primary

Primary

Primary

Primary

Primary

Primary

Primary

Primary

Primary

Primary

Primary

Primary

Primary

Primary

Primary

Primary

Marvin E. Holmes, Jr.

Primary

Mike Griffith

Primary

Mike Rogers

Primary

Miller

Primary

Primary

Primary

Primary

Primary

Primary

Primary

Primary

Primary

Primary

Stuart Michael Schmidt, Jr.

Primary

Primary

Primary

Primary

Primary

Primary

House Votes (1)

checkPassed on February 20, 2026

Motion Text

On Third Reading

House Roll Call Votes

Republicans

Democrats

Unknowns

Yes

Yes

Absent

Yes

Andre V. Johnson, Jr.

Yes

Andrea Fletcher Harrison

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Absent

Absent

Yes

Yes

Charlotte Crutchfield

Yes

Cheryl E. Pasteur

Yes

Chris Tomlinson

Yes

Christopher Eric Bouchat

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Frank M. Conaway, Jr.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Guzzone

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Julie Palakovich Carr

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Absent

Yes

Yes

Yes

Martinez

Yes

Marvin E. Holmes, Jr.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Miller

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Robin L. Grammer, Jr.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Smith

Yes

Speaker

Yes

Steve Johnson

Yes

Steven J. Arentz

Absent

Stuart Michael Schmidt, Jr.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Watson

Yes

Wayne A. Hartman

Yes

William J. Wivell

Yes

William Valentine

Yes

Young

Yes

Summary

Unavailable

Text (2)

First - Education - Purple Star Schools Program and Purple Star Colleges Program

http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0623f.pdf

Third - Education - Purple Star Schools Program and Purple Star Colleges Program

http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0623t.pdf

Documents (1)

Fiscal and Policy Note

http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/fnotes/bil_0003/hb0623.pdf

Actions (11)

Show Only Major Actions

04/08/2026

House

Returned Passed

04/08/2026

Senate

Third Reading Passed

04/03/2026

Senate

Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed

04/02/2026

Senate

Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment

02/27/2026

Senate

Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment

02/26/2026

House

Third Reading Passed

02/24/2026

House

Second Reading Passed

02/24/2026

House

Favorable Adopted

02/23/2026

House

Favorable Report by Appropriations

02/02/2026

House

Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.

01/30/2026

House

First Reading Appropriations

Sources

MD Legislature

http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0623?ys=2026RS

Open States

https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB623/

Record Created

Feb 2, 2026 8:35:38 PM

Record Updated

May 5, 2026 11:41:50 PM