STATE BILLMD HB 1168ENGROSSED

State Department of Education - Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct Model Response Policy - Requirements

Requiring the State Department of Education to develop a model sexual abuse and sexual misconduct response policy that includes, at minimum, certain components; requiring each local school system to adopt a response policy based on the model policy developed by the Department on or before September 1, 2027, and to post in a conspicuous place on its website a link to a certain centralized statewide resource platform; etc.

Status: Engrossed; Passed its first chamber
Status date: Apr 9, 2026; 217 days ago
Current chamber: Senate
Session: 2026 Regular Session

MD HB 1168 · EngrossedApr 9

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Bill details

Last action: Referred Rules · Apr 10, 2026
Pending committee: Rules

Sponsor

HBHeather BagnallRepresentative · Democrat · HD-033Primary sponsor

Bill history

Newest first.

Apr 10, 2026Referred RulesSenate

Apr 9, 2026Third Reading Passed (132-0)House

Apr 9, 2026Second Reading Passed with AmendmentsHouse

Apr 9, 2026Favorable with Amendments {423620/1 AdoptedHouse

Apr 9, 2026Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and MeansHouse

Feb 16, 2026Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.House

Feb 11, 2026First Reading Ways and MeansHouse

Recorded vote

Third Reading PassedApr 9, 2026 · House · 132 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

Primary and Secondary Education
Children
Archives
Assault
Awareness and Outreach
Child Abuse and Neglect
Communications
Contractors
Crimes and Punishments
Disclosure
Education
Education, State Department of
Electronic Communication
Electronic Documents
Electronic Government
Emergencies
Evaluations and Reviews
Intergovernmental Cooperation
Investigations and Inquiries
Law Enforcement
Local Government Mandates
Mental and Behavioral Health
Notices
Parents and Guardians
Privacy
Public Employees
Public Information
Public Schools
Records
Safety
School Administration
Sexual Offenses
Threats
Time
Violence
Volunteers
Weapons
Standards and Best Practices

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