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HOUSE BILL 134

CHAPTER NUMBER: 294
File Code: Higher Education
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 108

Sponsored By:
The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Busch, Conway, Barkley, Barnes, Bohanan, Branch, Cardin, Frush, Griffith, Haynes, Heller, Hixson, Howard, James, Jones, Kaiser, N. King, Proctor, Ramirez, Ross, and F. Turner

Entitled:
Higher Education - Tuition Affordability Act of 2007

Synopsis:

Prohibiting the Board of Regents of the University System of Maryland and the Board of Regents of Morgan State University from increasing tuition for resident undergraduate students at the institutions in the years 2006 and 2007.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date

House Action
1/24
First Reading Appropriations
1/26
Hearing 2/6 at 1:00 p.m.
3/24
Favorable Report by Appropriations
3/21
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/22
Third Reading Passed (126-11)
3/28
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/24
First Reading Budget and Taxation
3/30
Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation
3/28
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/29
Third Reading Passed (41-6)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/8
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 294

Sponsored by:

Speaker, The
Administration
Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
Delegate Ben Barnes, District 21
Delegate John L. Bohanan, Jr., District 29B
Delegate Talmadge Branch, District 45
Delegate Michael E. Busch, District 30
Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38B
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Melony G. Griffith, District 25
Delegate Keith E. Haynes, District 44
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34A
Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39
Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A
Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

State Universities and Colleges
Students
Tuition

Bill affects the following Statute:

Education
( 15-106.5 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 22, 2007: Third Reading Passed (126-11)
Senate
March 29, 2007: Third Reading Passed (41-6)



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