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type: "Bill"
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title: "Public Schools - Student Attendance - Excused or Discretionary Absences for Civic Engagement"
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description: "Public Schools - Student Attendance - Excused or Discretionary Absences for Civic Engagement"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
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legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 575"
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citation: "Maryland HB 575 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Addison", "Coley", "Ebersole", "Feldmark", "Mireku-North", "Palakovich Carr", "Pasteur", "Patterson", "Roberson", "Vogel", "Wilkins", "Wims", "Young"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2026-01-28"
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last_action: "2026-05-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b0728494-c6dd-466f-bf5f-9ceaeeda40a7"
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source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0575?ys=2026RS"
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source_hash: "d0fa84c8eb3c788a68ed65ca2b8d6d0c9877612ee0e0d68740e6d9b269090ba6"
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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 HB 575 (2026) — Public Schools - Student Attendance - Excused or Discretionary Absences for Civic Engagement
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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 - Public Schools - Student Attendance - Excused or Discretionary Absences for Civic Engagement** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_630_hb0575e.pdf)
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2. **Enrolled - Public Schools - Student Attendance - Excused or Discretionary Absences for Civic Engagement** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0575e.pdf)
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3. **First - Public Schools - Student Attendance - Excused Absences for Civic Engagement** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0575f.pdf)
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4. **Third - Public Schools - Student Attendance - Excused Absences for Civic Engagement** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0575t.pdf)
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## Votes
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- On Third Reading — **114–16** (pass) · lower
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- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **114–20** (pass) · lower
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- On Third Reading (Amend) — **43–1** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Addison — primary (person)
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- Coley — primary (person)
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- Ebersole — primary (person)
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- Feldmark — primary (person)
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- Mireku-North — primary (person)
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- Palakovich Carr — primary (person)
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- Pasteur — primary (person)
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- Patterson — primary (person)
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- Roberson — primary (person)
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- Vogel — primary (person)
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- Wilkins — primary (person)
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- Wims — primary (person)
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- Young — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-28** First Reading Ways and Means `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-04** Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
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- **2026-03-19** Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-19** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-19** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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- **2026-03-20** Third Reading Passed `passage`
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- **2026-03-23** Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-26** Hearing 4/07 at 1:00 p.m.
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- **2026-04-13** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-04-13** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-04-13** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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- **2026-04-13** Third Reading Passed `passage`
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- **2026-04-13** House Concurs Senate Amendments
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- **2026-04-13** Third Reading Passed `passage`
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- **2026-04-13** Passed Enrolled
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- **2026-05-26** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 630 `executive-signature`
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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/b0728494-c6dd-466f-bf5f-9ceaeeda40a7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).
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