---
type: "Bill"
title: "Higher Education - Maryland 529 Program - Reform"
description: "Higher Education - Maryland 529 Program - Reform"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 959"
citation: "Maryland SB 959 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey", "Beidle", "Benson", "Corderman", "Elfreth", "Feldman", "Guzzone", "Hayes", "Hershey", "Hester", "Hettleman", "Jackson", "Jennings", "King", "Klausmeier", "Kramer", "McCray", "McKay", "Muse", "Rosapepe", "Salling", "Zucker"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-26"
last_action: "2023-04-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/288e010a-2cf9-4938-bba3-f00d38c10b5a"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0959?ys=2023RS&search=True"
source_hash: "fdf37a72970e36b0d3021dd2e7a9c1986d8e60aed0ed05ba2e4d6d9d2458e0dc"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
---

# Maryland SB 959 (2023) — Higher Education - Maryland 529 Program - Reform

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chapter - Higher Education - Maryland 529 Program - Reform** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/Chapters_noln/CH_113_sb0959e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Higher Education - Maryland 529 Program - Reform** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0959e.pdf)
3. **First - Higher Education - Maryland 529 Program - Reform** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0959f.pdf)
4. **Third - Higher Education - Maryland 529 Program - Reform** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0959t.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Bailey — primary (person)
- Beidle — primary (person)
- Benson — primary (person)
- Corderman — primary (person)
- Elfreth — primary (person)
- Feldman — primary (person)
- Guzzone — primary (person)
- Hayes — primary (person)
- Hershey — primary (person)
- Hester — primary (person)
- Hettleman — primary (person)
- Jackson — primary (person)
- Jennings — primary (person)
- King — primary (person)
- Klausmeier — primary (person)
- Kramer — primary (person)
- McCray — primary (person)
- McKay — primary (person)
- Muse — primary (person)
- Rosapepe — primary (person)
- Salling — primary (person)
- Zucker — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-02-26** First Reading Senate Rules `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-08** Rereferred to Budget and Taxation and Education, Energy, and the Environment
- **2023-03-09** Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m. (Budget and Taxation)
- **2023-03-14** Hearing canceled (Budget and Taxation)
- **2023-03-14** Hearing 3/15 at 3:00 p.m. (Budget and Taxation)
- **2023-04-07** Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-07** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-07** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2023-04-07** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-08** Referred Rules and Executive Nominations `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-08** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2023-04-08** Hearing 4/10 at 10:30 a.m.
- **2023-04-10** Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-10** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-10** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2023-04-10** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-10** Senate Concurs House Amendments
- **2023-04-10** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-10** Passed Enrolled
- **2023-04-24** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 113 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/288e010a-2cf9-4938-bba3-f00d38c10b5a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).