Maryland / State / 2026 Regular Session
Chapter 798 of 2026 (HB 3, Maryland Fallen Heroes Tuition Benefits Act) Moved Conroy and Cryor scholarship eligibility to the colleges and made awards subject to a budget allocation per college
Rewrote Education section 18-601(f): each college determines eligibility, the Higher Education Commission allocates funds to each college by formula subject to the State budget, colleges award only within their allocation, and continuing recipients have priority. The 15-a-year limit on veterans qualifying at 25% in section 18-601(g)(2) is unchanged. Approved May 26, 2026, effective July 1, 2026.
Progress
Path to law: Bill in a two-chamber legislature
- Introduced Done, House, pre-filed
- In committee Done, House Appropriations, then Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Passed one chamber Done, House, 135-0
- Passed both chambers Done, The Senate passed it amended 38-0 on April 10, 2026 and the House concurred 136-0
- Signed by the governor Done,
- In effect Done,
Sponsors
- Schindler
- Beauchamp
- Miller
- Pasteur
- Ziegler
- Woorman
What it touches
- Md. Code, Educ. § 18-601
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