---
type: "Bill"
title: "Early Childhood Education - Prekindergarten Programs - Montessori Schools and Programs"
description: "Early Childhood Education - Prekindergarten Programs - Montessori Schools and Programs"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 206"
citation: "Maryland HB 206 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ivey"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-20"
last_action: "2023-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8b4393c5-bce4-49a6-b71f-9ebb4c6b0195"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0206?ys=2023RS&search=True"
source_hash: "86a5aa0b1f7e4f66cf8408433a95b88d83b67e748baafc34edb39654e7bf777e"
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 206 (2023) — Early Childhood Education - Prekindergarten Programs - Montessori Schools and Programs

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Early Childhood Education - Prekindergarten Programs - Montessori Schools and Programs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/Chapters_noln/CH_670_hb0206e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Early Childhood Education - Prekindergarten Programs - Montessori Schools and Programs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/hb/hb0206e.pdf)
3. **First - Early Childhood Education - Prekindergarten Programs - Montessori Schools and Programs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/hb/hb0206f.pdf)
4. **Third - Early Childhood Education - Prekindergarten Programs - Montessori Schools and Programs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/hb/hb0206t.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Ivey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-20** First Reading Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-25** Hearing 2/08 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2023-03-06** Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-07** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-07** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2023-03-09** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-03-10** Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-16** Hearing 3/22 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2023-04-07** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-07** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-07** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2023-04-10** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-10** House Concurs Senate Amendments
- **2023-04-10** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-10** Passed Enrolled
- **2023-05-16** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 670 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8b4393c5-bce4-49a6-b71f-9ebb4c6b0195`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).