Legislation

Title: Higher Education - Admissions Process - Criminal History (Maryland Fair Access to Education Act of 2017)
Sponsored by: Delegates McIntosh and Barron
Status: Became law per Maryland Constitution, Chapter 2 of 2018
Analysis

Synopsis

Prohibiting specified institutions of higher education from using information about the criminal history of applicants on specified admissions applications; allowing an institution of higher education to use a third-party admissions application that contains questions about the criminal history of the applicant under specified conditions; prohibiting an institution of higher education from automatically or unreasonably restricting a student's admission based on that student's criminal history; etc.

Committees

Original:: Appropriations Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0543

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): December 1, 2017

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/01/2017 Legislative Date 2/01/2017 Action First Reading Appropriations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Higher Education - Admissions Process - Criminal History (Maryland Fair Access to Education Act of 2017) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/01/2017 Legislative Date 2/01/2017 Action Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Appropriations Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2017 Legislative Date 3/17/2017 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2017 Legislative Date 3/14/2017 Action Favorable with Amendments {704962/1 Adopted Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2017 Legislative Date 3/14/2017 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Higher Education - Admissions Process - Criminal History (Maryland Fair Access to Education Act of 2017) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2017 Legislative Date 3/15/2017 Action Third Reading Passed (94-45) Proceedings 49 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/20/2017 Legislative Date 3/17/2017 Action Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings 46AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/05/2017 Legislative Date 4/05/2017 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/06/2017 Legislative Date 3/31/2017 Action Favorable with Amendments {954738/1 Adopted Proceedings 60 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/06/2017 Legislative Date 3/31/2017 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 60 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/10/2017 Legislative Date 4/02/2017 Action Third Reading Passed (37-9) Proceedings 62 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/10/2017 Legislative Date 4/03/2017 Action House Concurs Senate Amendments Proceedings 68 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/10/2017 Legislative Date 4/03/2017 Action Third Reading Passed (93-45) Proceedings 68 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/10/2017 Legislative Date 4/03/2017 Action Passed Enrolled Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Enrolled - Higher Education - Admissions Process - Criminal History (Maryland Fair Access to Education Act of 2017) Proceedings
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/26/2017 Legislative Date 5/26/2017 Action Vetoed by the Governor (Policy) Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Governor's Veto Letter Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/10/2018 Legislative Date 1/10/2018 Action Motion Special Order vote on veto until 1/11 (Delegate Frick) Adopted Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/11/2018 Legislative Date 1/11/2018 Action Veto overridden (90-50) Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/12/2018 Legislative Date 1/12/2018 Action Veto overridden (32-15) Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/12/2018 Legislative Date 1/12/2018 Action Motion Special Order vote on veto until 1/15 (Senator Reilly) Rejected Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/12/2018 Legislative Date 1/12/2018 Action Motion Special Order vote on veto until later today (Senator Hershey) Adopted Proceedings
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 1/12/2018 Legislative Date 1/12/2018 Action Became Law per Maryland Constitution, Chapter 2 of 2018 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Higher Education - Admissions Process - Criminal History (Maryland Fair Access to Education Act of 2017) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/01/2017	2/01/2017	First Reading Appropriations
			Text - First - Higher Education - Admissions Process - Criminal History (Maryland Fair Access to Education Act of 2017)
House	2/01/2017	2/01/2017	Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Appropriations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2017	3/17/2017	Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
House	3/17/2017	3/14/2017	Favorable with Amendments {704962/1 Adopted	48 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2017	3/14/2017	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	48 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Higher Education - Admissions Process - Criminal History (Maryland Fair Access to Education Act of 2017)
House	3/18/2017	3/15/2017	Third Reading Passed (94-45)	49 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/20/2017	3/17/2017	Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	46AClick to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/05/2017	4/05/2017	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Senate	4/06/2017	3/31/2017	Favorable with Amendments {954738/1 Adopted	60 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/06/2017	3/31/2017	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	60 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/10/2017	4/02/2017	Third Reading Passed (37-9)	62 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/10/2017	4/03/2017	House Concurs Senate Amendments	68 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/10/2017	4/03/2017	Third Reading Passed (93-45)	68 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/10/2017	4/03/2017	Passed Enrolled
			Text - Enrolled - Higher Education - Admissions Process - Criminal History (Maryland Fair Access to Education Act of 2017)
Post Passage	5/26/2017	5/26/2017	Vetoed by the Governor (Policy)
			Governor's Veto Letter	Click to view Recorded Media
House	1/10/2018	1/10/2018	Motion Special Order vote on veto until 1/11 (Delegate Frick) Adopted
House	1/11/2018	1/11/2018	Veto overridden (90-50)
Senate	1/12/2018	1/12/2018	Veto overridden (32-15)
Senate	1/12/2018	1/12/2018	Motion Special Order vote on veto until 1/15 (Senator Reilly) Rejected
Senate	1/12/2018	1/12/2018	Motion Special Order vote on veto until later today (Senator Hershey) Adopted
Post Passage	1/12/2018	1/12/2018	Became Law per Maryland Constitution, Chapter 2 of 2018
			Text - Chapter - Higher Education - Admissions Process - Criminal History (Maryland Fair Access to Education Act of 2017)

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