HB1311Introduced in the House of Delegates
Higher Education – Student Financial Assistance for Incarcerated Individuals – Alterations
Introduced by Elizabeth Embry, District 43
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to assist incarcerated individuals in accessing certain student financial assistance; and requiring incarcerated individuals who meet eligibility criteria for certain student financial assistance to have access to student financial assistance.
Where it stands
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
April 13, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of DelegatesStage: Third Reading Passed · March 21, 2026
95
Yes
33
No
13
Absent or Not Voting
141 delegates recorded in this House of Delegates vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each delegate voted
| Delegate | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Buckel | 1 | No |
| Terry Baker | 1 | Absent |
| Jim Hinebaugh | 1 | Absent |
| William Wivell | 2 | No |
| William Valentine | 2 | No |
| Matthew Schindler | 2 | Yes |
| Ken Kerr | 3 | Yes |
| Kris Fair | 3 | Absent |
| Karen Simpson | 3 | Yes |
| Barrie Ciliberti | 4 | No |
Bill history
First Reading Appropriations and Government, Labor, and Elections
Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations)
Hearing canceled (Appropriations)
Hearing 3/11 at 1:35 p.m. (Appropriations)
Favorable Report by Appropriations
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
Third Reading Passed (95-33)
Referred Judicial Proceedings Education, Energy, and the Environment
Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. (Judicial Proceedings)
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
Verify the information
- Official page on the Maryland Legislature website
- Vote - House - Committee - Appropriations (supplement)
- Vote - House - Committee - Government, Labor, and Elections (supplement)
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings (supplement)
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the Environment (supplement)
- Introduced (text)
- Engrossed (text)
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