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---
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type: "Bill"
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title: "University System of Maryland – Textbooks – Availability of Free or Low–Cost Digital Materials (Textbook Transparency Act of 2020)"
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description: "University System of Maryland – Textbooks – Availability of Free or Low–Cost Digital Materials (Textbook Transparency Act of 2020)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
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legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
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session: "2020"
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identifier: "SB 667"
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citation: "Maryland SB 667 (2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ready", "Rosapepe"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 14
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2020-02-03"
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last_action: "2020-05-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6cf422ba-430e-4d2f-a4ee-b73bba928de6"
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source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0667?ys=2020RS&search=True"
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source_hash: "8941fe1d54fcad2082c642aac670fcf42f28ed0716bf9fdaa523779f9f6cfa3a"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
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---
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# Maryland SB 667 (2020) — University System of Maryland – Textbooks – Availability of Free or Low–Cost Digital Materials (Textbook Transparency Act of 2020)
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Chapter - University System of Maryland – Textbooks – Availability of Free or Low–Cost Digital Materials (Textbook Transparency Act of 2020)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/Chapters_noln/CH_166_sb0667t.pdf)
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2. **First - University System of Maryland - Textbooks - Availability of Free Digital Materials (Textbook Transparency Act of 2020)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0667f.pdf)
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3. **Third - University System of Maryland – Textbooks – Availability of Free or Low–Cost Digital Materials (Textbook Transparency Act of 2020)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0667t.pdf)
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## Votes
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- On Third Reading — **47–0** (pass) · upper
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- On Third Reading — **134–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Ready — primary (person)
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- Rosapepe — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-02-03** First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-05** Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
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- **2020-03-06** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2020-03-09** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2020-03-09** Motion Laid Over (Senator Reilly) Adopted
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- **2020-03-10** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2020-03-10** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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- **2020-03-12** Third Reading Passed `passage`
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- **2020-03-12** Referred Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2020-03-16** Favorable Report by Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2020-03-16** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2020-03-17** Third Reading Passed `passage`
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- **2020-03-18** Returned Passed
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- **2020-05-08** Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 166 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6cf422ba-430e-4d2f-a4ee-b73bba928de6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).
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