Excellence in Maryland Public Schools Act
What it does: On the version voted Apr 7, 2025: Reduces state funding for the Coordinated Community Supports Partnership Fund and the per-pupil foundation amount for school aid, delays required teacher collaborative time, creates teacher development and recruitment grant programs, changes community school rules and otherwise revises the Blueprint for Maryland's Future. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)
Question before the chamber: Special Orders · Favorable with amendments adp - ON 2ND RDG · FLA Del. Nkongolo /793326/1
The tally
Yes 40 · No 95 · Not voting 6
Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.
| Party | Yes | No | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 1 | 94 | 6 |
| Republicans | 39 | 1 | 0 |
Most Democrats voted no; most Republicans voted yes. 2 members voted against their party’s majority.
Voted against their party’s majority
- Sheree Sample-HughesD37AYes
- Former memberRNo
The full roll (141)
Yes 40
- April MillerR4
- April RoseR5
- Barrie CilibertiR4
- Barry BeauchampR38B
- Bob LongR6
- Brian ChisholmR31
- Chris AdamsR37B
- Chris TomlinsonR5
- Christopher BouchatR5
- Jason BuckelR1B
- Jay JacobsR36
- Jeff GhristR36
- Jesse PippyR4
- Jim HinebaughR1A
- Josh StonkoR42C
- Kathy SzeligaR7A
- Kevin HornbergerR35B
- LaToya NkongoloR31
- Lauren ArikanR7B
- Mark FisherR27C
- Matt MorganR29A
- Mike GriffithR35A
- Nic KipkeR31
- Ric MetzgarR6
- Robin GrammerR6
- Ryan NawrockiR7A
- Seth HowardR30B
- Sheree Sample-HughesD37A
- Steve ArentzR36
- Stuart SchmidtR33B
- Susan McComasR34B
- Teresa ReillyR35A
- Terry BakerR1C
- Todd MorganR29C
- Tom HutchinsonR37B
- Wayne HartmanR38C
- William ValentineR2A
- William WivellR2A
- Former memberR
- Former memberR
No 95
- Aaron KaufmanD18
- Adrian BoafoD23
- Aletheia McCaskillD44B
- Andre JohnsonD34A
- Andrea HarrisonD24
- Andrew PruskiD33A
- Anne HealeyD22
- Anne KaiserD14
- Ashanti MartínezD22
- Ben BarnesD21
- Bernice Mireku-NorthD14
- Bonnie CullisonD19
- C.T. WilsonD28
- Cathi ForbesD43B
- Caylin YoungD45
- Chao WuD9A
- Charlotte CrutchfieldD19
- Cheryl PasteurD11A
- Courtney WatsonD9B
- Dana JonesD30A
- Dana SteinD11B
- David Fraser-HidalgoD15
- David MoonD20
- Debra DavisD28
- Deni TaverasD47B
- Denise RobertsD25
- Dylan BehlerD30A
- Edith PattersonD28
- Elizabeth EmbryD43A
- Emily ShettyD18
- Frank ConawayD40
- Gabriel AceveroD39
- Gary SimmonsD12B
- Greg WimsD39
- Harry BhandariD8
- Heather Bagnall TudballD33C
- Jackie AddisonD45
- Jamila WoodsD26
- Jared SolomonD18
- Jen TerrasaD13
- Jennifer White HollandD10
- Jessica FeldmarkD12A
- Jheanelle WilkinsD20
- Joe VogelD17
- Jon CardinD11B
- Joseline Peña-MelnykD21
- Julian IveyD47A
- Julie Palakovich CarrD17
- Karen SimpsonD3
- Karen TolesD25
- Ken KerrD3
- Kent RobersonD25
- Kim RossD8
- Kris FairD3
- Kris ValderramaD26
- Kym TaylorD23
- Lesley LopezD39
- Lily QiD15
- Linda FoleyD15
- Lorig CharkoudianD20
- Luke ClippingerD46
- Malcolm RuffD41
- Marc KormanD16
- Mark ChangD32
- Mark EdelsonD46
- Marlon AmpreyD40
- Marvin HolmesD23
- Matthew SchindlerD2B
- Melissa WellsD40
- Michele GuytonD42B
- Mike RogersD32
- Natalie ZieglerD9A
- Nick AllenD8
- Nicole WilliamsD22
- Pam GuzzoneD13
- Pam QueenD14
- Regina BoyceD43A
- Robbyn LewisD46
- Ryan SpiegelD17
- Sandy BartlettD32
- Sandy RosenbergD41
- Sarah WolekD16
- Scott PhillipsD10
- Sean StinnettD41
- Sheila RuthD44B
- Stephanie SmithD45
- Steve JohnsonD34A
- Teresa WoormanD16
- Terri HillD12A
- Tiffany AlstonD24
- Vaughn StewartD19
- Veronica TurnerD26
- Former memberD
- Former memberR
- Former memberD
Not voting 6
- Adrienne JonesD10
- Brian CrosbyD29B
- Diana FennellD47A
- Eric EbersoleD44A
- Jeff LongD27B
- Mary LehmanD21
“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.