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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Adult Education - High School Diploma Pathways - MDiplomaWorks Pathway"
description: "Adult Education - High School Diploma Pathways - MDiplomaWorks Pathway"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 70"
citation: "Maryland SB 70 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 21
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-09-16"
last_action: "2026-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/72563926-bfde-427a-b162-4eb3b2e53795"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0070?ys=2026RS"
source_hash: "fe076ab5f444cf9e93b8de99e4a2a587f2486b41d03a3021da86539d490549ac"
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 70 (2026) — Adult Education - High School Diploma Pathways - MDiplomaWorks Pathway
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Chapter - Adult Education - High School Diploma Pathways - MDiplomaWorks Pathway** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_168_sb0070e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Adult Education - High School Diploma Pathways - MDiplomaWorks Pathway** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0070e.pdf)
3. **First - Adult Education - High School Diploma Pathways - GED Option Pilot Program and MDiplomaWorks Pathway** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0070f.pdf)
4. **Third - Adult Education - High School Diploma Pathways - MDiplomaWorks Pathway** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0070t.pdf)
## Votes
- Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. — **410** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading (Amend) — **1277** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading — **440** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee — primary (organization)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-09-16** Pre-filed `introduction`
- **2026-01-14** First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-16** Hearing 1/28 at 11:00 a.m.
- **2026-01-21** Hearing canceled
- **2026-01-21** Hearing 1/28 at 10:00 a.m.
- **2026-02-09** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-10** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-10** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-02-12** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-02-13** Referred Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-16** Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-03-25** Hearing canceled
- **2026-03-25** Hearing 3/25 at 1:30 p.m.
- **2026-04-08** Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-08** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-08** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-04-10** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-10** Senate Concurs House Amendments
- **2026-04-10** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-10** Passed Enrolled
- **2026-04-28** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 168 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/72563926-bfde-427a-b162-4eb3b2e53795`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).