Legislation - HB0003

Title: Higher Education - Nonresident Tuition - Exemption for Dependents of State or Local Public Safety Employees (Maryland Fallen Heroes Tuition Benefits Act)
Sponsored by: Delegates Schindler, Beauchamp, Miller, Pasteur, Ziegler, and Woorman
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Exempting financially dependent children of State or local public safety employees who die as a result of or in the course of performance of duties from paying out-of-state or out-of-county tuition at a public institution of higher education in the State.

Committees

Original:: Appropriations Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Education, Energy, and the Environment

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Details

Cross-filed with: SB0212

Introduced in a prior session as: HB1517 Session: 2025 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 9/04/2025 Legislative Date 9/04/2025 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 - Nonresident Tuition - Exemption for Dependents of State or Local Public Safety Employees (Maryland Fallen Heroes Tuition Benefits Act) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/28/2026 Legislative Date 1/28/2026 Action Hearing 2/03 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 Second Reading Passed Proceedings 19 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Higher Education - Nonresident Tuition - Exemption for Dependents of State or Local Public Safety Employees (Maryland Fallen Heroes Tuition Benefits Act) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/12/2026 Legislative Date 2/12/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (135-0) Proceedings 21 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/13/2026 Legislative Date 2/10/2026 Action Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings 21 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	9/04/2025	9/04/2025	Pre-filed
House	1/14/2026	1/14/2026	First Reading Appropriations
			Text - First - Higher Education - Nonresident Tuition - Exemption for Dependents of State or Local Public Safety Employees (Maryland Fallen Heroes Tuition Benefits Act)
House	1/28/2026	1/28/2026	Hearing 2/03 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	Second Reading Passed	19 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Higher Education - Nonresident Tuition - Exemption for Dependents of State or Local Public Safety Employees (Maryland Fallen Heroes Tuition Benefits Act)
House	2/12/2026	2/12/2026	Third Reading Passed (135-0)	21 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/13/2026	2/10/2026	Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment	21 Click to view Recorded Media

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