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type: "Bill"
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title: "Higher Education - Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Repeal of Termination Date"
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description: "Higher Education - Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Repeal of Termination Date"
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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 720"
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citation: "Maryland HB 720 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["A. Johnson", "Allen", "Arentz", "Behler", "Buckel", "Cardin", "Coley", "Crutchfield", "Griffith", "Harrison", "Hartman", "Hornberger", "Howard", "Ivey", "J. Long", "Kipke", "Lewis", "McComas", "Metzgar", "Miller", "Odom", "Pasteur", "Patterson", "Pruski", "Reilly", "Roberson", "Roberts", "Rose", "Sample-Hughes", "Schmidt", "Simmons", "Solomon", "Spiegel", "Stinnett", "T. Morgan", "Taveras", "Taylor", "Turner", "Wims", "Wolek", "Woods"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 14
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2026-02-02"
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last_action: "2026-04-14"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/32c84397-42aa-4f83-8e02-04b0e53273b0"
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source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0720?ys=2026RS"
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source_hash: "fb4cbb5bc238ff674bbd87538ffaaed63b4536e385423c40731ee97736ce79b0"
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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 720 (2026) — Higher Education - Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Repeal of Termination Date
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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 - Higher Education - Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Repeal of Termination Date** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_58_hb0720t.pdf)
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2. **First - Higher Education - Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Repeal of Termination Date** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0720f.pdf)
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3. **Third - Higher Education - Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Repeal of Termination Date** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0720t.pdf)
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## Votes
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- On Third Reading — **135–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- A. Johnson — primary (person)
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- Allen — primary (person)
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- Arentz — primary (person)
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- Behler — primary (person)
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- Buckel — primary (person)
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- Cardin — primary (person)
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- Coley — primary (person)
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- Crutchfield — primary (person)
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- Griffith — primary (person)
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- Harrison — primary (person)
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- Hartman — primary (person)
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- Hornberger — primary (person)
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- Howard — primary (person)
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- Ivey — primary (person)
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- J. Long — primary (person)
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- Kipke — primary (person)
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- Lewis — primary (person)
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- McComas — primary (person)
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- Metzgar — primary (person)
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- Miller — primary (person)
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- Odom — primary (person)
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- Pasteur — primary (person)
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- Patterson — primary (person)
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- Pruski — primary (person)
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- Reilly — primary (person)
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- Roberson — primary (person)
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- Roberts — primary (person)
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- Rose — primary (person)
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- Sample-Hughes — primary (person)
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- Schmidt — primary (person)
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- Simmons — primary (person)
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- Solomon — primary (person)
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- Spiegel — primary (person)
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- Stinnett — primary (person)
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- T. Morgan — primary (person)
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- Taveras — primary (person)
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- Taylor — primary (person)
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- Turner — primary (person)
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- Wims — primary (person)
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- Wolek — primary (person)
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- Woods — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-02-02** First Reading Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-17** Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.
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- **2026-02-20** Hearing canceled
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- **2026-02-20** Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.
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- **2026-03-10** Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-10** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-10** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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- **2026-03-11** Third Reading Passed `passage`
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- **2026-03-12** Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
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- **2026-04-02** Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-04-03** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-04-08** Third Reading Passed `passage`
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- **2026-04-08** Returned Passed
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- **2026-04-14** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 58 `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/32c84397-42aa-4f83-8e02-04b0e53273b0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).
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