{"id":265,"date":"2026-03-26T15:09:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T15:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/umbc50\/?page_id=265"},"modified":"2026-05-14T18:28:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T18:28:14","slug":"legislation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/home\/themes\/founding-umbc\/legislation\/","title":{"rendered":"Legislation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several bills were introduced into the Maryland Senate and the House of Delegates in the 1950s and early 1960s, and each approached the need for changes to public higher education from a different direction. Senate Bill No. 73, introduced by Senator James Pine, a Democrat from Baltimore County, specifically mentioned having a UM branch in Baltimore County. Passage of the legislation in 1963 allowed the University of Maryland Board of Regents to begin the process of expansion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/live-umbc-wpms-test.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-005a-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"789\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/live-umbc-wpms-test.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-005a-789x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Blue legislative document\" class=\"wp-image-9\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-005a-789x1024.jpg 789w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-005a-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-005a-768x996.jpg 768w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-005a-1184x1536.jpg 1184w, 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height=\"1024\" data-id=\"7\" src=\"https:\/\/live-umbc-wpms-test.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-003a-783x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Blue legislative document\" class=\"wp-image-7\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-003a-783x1024.jpg 783w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-003a-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-003a-768x1004.jpg 768w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-003a-1175x1536.jpg 1175w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-003a-1566x2048.jpg 1566w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-003a-1200x1569.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-003a-1980x2589.jpg 1980w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-003a-scaled.jpg 1958w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">House of Delegates bill no. 482, 50UMBC-003a<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/live-umbc-wpms-test.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-002a-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"6\" src=\"https:\/\/live-umbc-wpms-test.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-002a-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"White legislative document\" class=\"wp-image-6\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-002a-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-002a-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-002a-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-002a-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-002a-1200x1600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-002a-1980x2639.jpg 1980w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-002a-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Senate Bill No. 211, 50UMBC-002a<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/live-umbc-wpms-test.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-001-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"797\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"5\" 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