Legislation - HB0028

Title: Higher Education - Private Career Schools - Advertising
Sponsored by: Delegates Fair, Miller, Pasteur, Patterson, Schindler, Stinnett, and Wu
Status: In the House - Second Reading Passed
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Authorizing the Secretary of Higher Education to allow certain private career schools to advertise certain information and collect contact information from potential new students before receiving a certificate of approval from the Maryland Higher Education Commission to operate a private career school in the State under certain circumstances; requiring an approved private career school to advertise only information relating to the opening of the private career school and include a certain disclosure; etc.

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Cross-filed with: SB0383

Introduced in a prior session as: HB1138 Session: 2025 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 9/19/2025 Legislative Date 9/19/2025 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/14/2026 Legislative Date 1/14/2026 Action First Reading Appropriations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Higher Education - Private Career Schools - Advertising Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/16/2026 Legislative Date 1/16/2026 Action Hearing 1/27 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 2/09/2026 Legislative Date 2/09/2026 Action Favorable Report by Appropriations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/10/2026 Legislative Date 2/10/2026 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 19 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/10/2026 Legislative Date 2/10/2026 Action Motion Special Order until 2/11 (Delegate Smith) Adopted Proceedings 19 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/12/2026 Legislative Date 2/12/2026 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 21 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Higher Education - Private Career Schools - Advertising Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	9/19/2025	9/19/2025	Pre-filed
House	1/14/2026	1/14/2026	First Reading Appropriations
			Text - First - Higher Education - Private Career Schools - Advertising
House	1/16/2026	1/16/2026	Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Appropriations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/09/2026	2/09/2026	Favorable Report by Appropriations
House	2/10/2026	2/10/2026	Favorable Adopted	19 Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/10/2026	2/10/2026	Motion Special Order until 2/11 (Delegate Smith) Adopted	19 Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/12/2026	2/12/2026	Second Reading Passed	21 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Higher Education - Private Career Schools - Advertising

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