Maryland Senate Bill 581 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on May 27 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-05-27 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 779
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Establishing the Workgroup to Study the Implementation of Universal Access to Prekindergarten for 4-Year-Olds in order to estimate the number of 4-year old children being served by publicly funded kindergarten programs by using the free and reduced price meal eligibility data; requiring the Workgroup to study and make recommendations regarding an implementation plan based on a specified report and to present its findings to the Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education by September 1, 2017; etc.

Workgroup to Study the Implementation of Universal Access to Prekindergarten for 4-Year-Olds

Sen. William Ferguson [D]

Sen. Nancy King [D]

2017-03-28 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (105-34) (Y: 105 N: 34 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2017-03-28 - House - House Floor - Floor Amendment {833020/1 (Delegate Krebs) Rejected (52-86) (Y: 52 N: 86 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2017-03-09 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (41-6) (Y: 41 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-27	Senate	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 779
2017-04-05	Senate	Returned Passed
2017-04-04	House	Third Reading Passed (105-34)
2017-04-04	House	Floor Amendment {833020/1 (Delegate Krebs) Rejected (52-86)
2017-04-03	House	Second Reading Passed
2017-04-03	House	Favorable Report Adopted
2017-04-03	House	Favorable Report by Ways and Means
2017-03-21	House	Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m.
2017-03-10	House	First Reading Ways and Means
2017-03-09	Senate	Third Reading Passed (41-6)
2017-03-07	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2017-03-07	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {909038/1 Report Adopted
2017-03-06	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
2017-03-01	Senate	Hearing 3/01 at 2:30 p.m.
2017-02-24	Senate	Hearing canceled
2017-03-01	Senate	Hearing 3/01 at 1:00 p.m.
2017-02-02	Senate	First Reading Budget and Taxation

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0581?ys=2017rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/bills/sb/sb0581f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/bills/sb/sb0581t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/Chapters_noln/CH_779_sb0581t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/amds/bil_0001/sb0581_90903801.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/amds/bil_0001/sb0581_83302001.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/fnotes/bil_0001/sb0581.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/votes_comm/sb0581_b&t.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/votes_comm/sb0581_w&m.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=sb0581,s-0472&stab=02&ys=2017RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=sb0581,h-1162&stab=02&ys=2017RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=sb0581,h-1163&stab=02&ys=2017RS