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SB 420

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Public Institutions of Higher Education - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Plan and Reporting

Sponsor: Mary Washington (District 43)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Higher EducationStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 734 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission to collect data regarding the parental status of students from each public institution of higher education; requiring public institutions of higher education to collect and report certain demographic data from students; requiring all public institutions of higher education to adopt a plan for pregnant and parenting students; and requiring the Commission to submit a report, by September 1, 2027, to certain committees of the General Assembly, that summarizes the data collected.

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Testimony (36)

MGA witness list
FAV 17FavorableFWA 11Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4UnfavorableINFO 4Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVKaplowitz, RichardCitizen ActivistWritten (PDF)
FAVHofmann, AnneFrederick Community CollegeWritten (PDF)
FAVMcCarthy, JaimeGreater Washington PartnershipWritten (PDF)
FAVWillis, DariaHoward Community CollegeOral
FAVArias, DianelobbyistMaryland Catholic ConferenceWritten (PDF)
FAVArias, DianelobbyistMaryland Catholic ConferenceWritten (PDF)
FAVRuth, LaureMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolencePosition only
FAVBarlet, TammyStudent Veterans of AmericaOral + Written (PDF)
FAVAnderson, TheresaUrban InstituteWritten (PDF)
FAVAmaya, YoslinWishful DoingOral + Written (PDF)
FAVLozupone, Ja'BetteWishful DoingsOral + Written (PDF)
FAVKaplowitz, Richard KAPYearWritten (PDF)
FAVKrone, ChristinelobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVPocai, JenniferIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Washington, M., Senator Washington, M.legislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Washington, M., Senator Washington, M.legislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Washington, M., Senator Washington, M.legislatorIndividualOral
UNFBogley, LauraMaryland Right to LifeWritten (PDF)
UNFBogley, LauraMaryland Right to LifeOral + Written (PDF)
UNFGraham, LizzyIndividualPosition only
UNFLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
FWAChristenson, DanielleAscend at the Aspen InstituteWritten (PDF)
FWAHofmann, AnneFrederick Community CollegeWritten (PDF)
FWARicketts, MichelleFrederick Community CollegeWritten (PDF)
FWAElakbawy, SalmaInstitute for Women's Policy ResearchWritten (PDF)
FWABaker, StephanieNew AmericaWritten (PDF)
FWABaker, StephanieNew AmericaOral + Written (PDF)
FWALee, JessicaPregnant Scholar at the Center for WorkLife LawWritten (PDF)
FWABarlet, TammyStudent Veterans of AmericaOral + Written (PDF)
FWAAmaya, YoslinWishful DoingWritten (PDF)
FWALozupone, Ja'BetteWishful DoingsOral + Written (PDF)
FWAOwolabi, NinaIndividualWritten (PDF)
INFOBarnshaw, JohnCollege PromiseOral + Written (PDF)
INFOAjinkya, JulieIndividualWritten (PDF)
INFOClark, AndyIndividualWritten (PDF)
INFOClark, AndyIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVArias, DianeMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference
FAVArias, DianeMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference
FAVKrone, ChristineRegistered for: American Coatings Association; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; City of Rockville; Coordinating Center for Home and Community Care, The, LLC (dba The Coordinating Center); Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.; LifeSpan Network