---
type: "Bill"
title: "Higher Education - Workforce Pell Grant Program - Implementation"
description: "Higher Education - Workforce Pell Grant Program - Implementation"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 509"
citation: "Maryland SB 509 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Attar", "Hester", "Rosapepe"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8aa0c3ab-2194-4280-849b-a42d845dfe85"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0509?ys=2026RS"
source_hash: "d252b9cb1ddcec9573717cf37df6e7cfc67edcb8d9b70c2a3be75d6a0bb8327a"
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 509 (2026) — Higher Education - Workforce Pell Grant Program - Implementation

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Higher Education - Workforce Pell Grant Program - Implementation** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_724_sb0509e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Higher Education - Workforce Pell Grant Program - Implementation** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0509e.pdf)
3. **First - Higher Education - Workforce Pell Grant Program - Implementation** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0509f.pdf)
4. **Third - Higher Education - Workforce Pell Grant Program - Implementation** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0509t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. — **42–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading (Amend) — **133–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Attar — primary (person)
- Hester — primary (person)
- Rosapepe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-02** First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-10** Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-03-19** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-19** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-19** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-03-20** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-03-21** Referred Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-26** Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-04-07** Favorable Report by Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-07** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-08** Floor Amendment {
- **2026-04-08** Third Reading Passed with Amendments `passage`
- **2026-04-09** Senate Concurs House Amendments
- **2026-04-09** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-09** Passed Enrolled
- **2026-05-26** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 724 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8aa0c3ab-2194-4280-849b-a42d845dfe85`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).