---
type: "Bill"
title: "Southern Maryland Early College Teacher Pathway Program Workgroup - Establishment"
description: "Southern Maryland Early College Teacher Pathway Program Workgroup - Establishment"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 529"
citation: "Maryland SB 529 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Harris"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-04"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b8b57e13-7176-4d86-8a13-8bcacb3538c3"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0529?ys=2026RS"
source_hash: "492c1c1e05151ce9925df58de7d7294e337390259b1dd95c51737e38f81ef431"
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 529 (2026) — Southern Maryland Early College Teacher Pathway Program Workgroup - Establishment

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Southern Maryland Early College Teacher Pathway Program Workgroup - Establishment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_766_sb0529e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Southern Maryland Early College Teacher Pathway Program Workgroup - Establishment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0529e.pdf)
3. **First - Southern Maryland Early College Teacher Pathway Program and Program Workgroup - Establishment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0529f.pdf)
4. **Third - Southern Maryland Early College Teacher Pathway Program Workgroup - Establishment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0529t.pdf)

## Votes

- Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading (Amend) — **124–2** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Harris — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-04** First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-10** Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-03-20** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-20** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-20** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-03-23** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-03-23** Referred Ways and Means Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-23** Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means)
- **2026-04-13** Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means `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** Senate Concurs House Amendments
- **2026-04-13** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-13** Passed Enrolled
- **2026-05-26** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 766 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b8b57e13-7176-4d86-8a13-8bcacb3538c3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).