---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Institutions of Higher Education - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Plan and Reporting"
description: "Public Institutions of Higher Education - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Plan and Reporting"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 6"
citation: "Maryland HB 6 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kerr"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-10-29"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cb3d8d74-e699-4098-955f-6e8fb6129729"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0006?ys=2026RS"
source_hash: "bd9692e5559b4d1effbf60553f79e66c5d8f40e114c35a50092cdc82f6962810"
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 HB 6 (2026) — Public Institutions of Higher Education - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Plan and Reporting

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Public Institutions of Higher Education - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Plan and Reporting** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_735_hb0006e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Public Institutions of Higher Education - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Plan and Reporting** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0006e.pdf)
3. **First - Public Institutions of Higher Education - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Plan and Reporting** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0006f.pdf)
4. **Third - Public Institutions of Higher Education - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Plan and Reporting** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0006t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **101–35** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading (Amend) — **41–1** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **90–33** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kerr — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-10-29** Pre-filed `introduction`
- **2026-01-14** First Reading Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-16** Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-02-23** Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-24** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-24** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-02-26** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-02-27** Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-13** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-13** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-13** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-04-13** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-13** House Concurs Senate Amendments
- **2026-04-13** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-13** Passed Enrolled
- **2026-05-26** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 735 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cb3d8d74-e699-4098-955f-6e8fb6129729`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).