House clears consent calendar, adopts AI partnership amendment and Southern Maryland teacher-pathway bill
April 11, 2026 | Appropriations Committee, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Committees, Legislative, Maryland
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The House moved and approved a consent calendar covering several measures and then proceeded to consider individual amendments and concurrence motions.
Chair opened the session and moved the consent calendar for House Bills 1020 through 597; members were asked to indicate assent. The chair then pulled House Bill 597 off the consent calendar so that House Bills 1020 and 654 could be approved on consent, which members passed unanimously.
A committee member explained that "Senate bill7 establishes the Maryland artificial intelligence um partnership in the University System of Maryland," and described an amendment that clarifies language on policy guidance by the Department of Information Technology and the AI lab's relationship to state agencies. The committee moved the clarification amendment; it was adopted and the bill was moved as amended and passed unanimously.
Members then took up a prior-off project bill (1007). An amendment changing prior authorization projects — adding and deleting specific projects — was moved and seconded, adopted, and the bill was subsequently moved as amended and passed.
On a separate agenda item, members considered Delegate Patterson's bill to "establish[] the Southern Maryland Early College Teacher Pathway Program." A speaker identified as Laura summarized the changes in the adopted amendments: they add program criteria and additional individuals to the work group, clarify the nomination process and reporting requirements, and reduce the bill's appropriation. The amendments were adopted and the bill passed unanimously.
Finally, the House moved to concur on concurrence measure 1076; the motion noted an amendment described as a "workout with city schools." The concurrence motion was seconded, members voted in favor, and the House recorded concurrence.
All recorded votes in this transcript segment were indicated verbally and recorded as passing without roll-call tallies in the text. The transcript ends after the concurrence vote; no further procedural steps or referral actions are recorded here.
Chair opened the session and moved the consent calendar for House Bills 1020 through 597; members were asked to indicate assent. The chair then pulled House Bill 597 off the consent calendar so that House Bills 1020 and 654 could be approved on consent, which members passed unanimously.
A committee member explained that "Senate bill7 establishes the Maryland artificial intelligence um partnership in the University System of Maryland," and described an amendment that clarifies language on policy guidance by the Department of Information Technology and the AI lab's relationship to state agencies. The committee moved the clarification amendment; it was adopted and the bill was moved as amended and passed unanimously.
Members then took up a prior-off project bill (1007). An amendment changing prior authorization projects — adding and deleting specific projects — was moved and seconded, adopted, and the bill was subsequently moved as amended and passed.
On a separate agenda item, members considered Delegate Patterson's bill to "establish[] the Southern Maryland Early College Teacher Pathway Program." A speaker identified as Laura summarized the changes in the adopted amendments: they add program criteria and additional individuals to the work group, clarify the nomination process and reporting requirements, and reduce the bill's appropriation. The amendments were adopted and the bill passed unanimously.
Finally, the House moved to concur on concurrence measure 1076; the motion noted an amendment described as a "workout with city schools." The concurrence motion was seconded, members voted in favor, and the House recorded concurrence.
All recorded votes in this transcript segment were indicated verbally and recorded as passing without roll-call tallies in the text. The transcript ends after the concurrence vote; no further procedural steps or referral actions are recorded here.
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