STATE BILLMD HB 14PASSED

County Boards of Education - Bullying, Harassment, or Intimidation - Information Collection and Reporting Requirements

State of Maryland

Altering the contents of a certain bullying, harassment, or intimidation form to require, if the incident is believed to have been motivated in whole or in substantial part by certain actual or perceived personal characteristics, identification of those personal characteristics, if known; requiring each county board of education to report information about groups with certain characteristics under certain circumstances; requiring the State Department of Education to establish certain standards by July 1, 2027; etc.

Status
Passed
Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date
May 26, 2026
170 days ago
Current chamber
House of Delegates
Session
2026 Regular Session
MD HB 14 · PassedMay 26

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Bill details

Last action
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 775 · May 26, 2026

Sponsor

LFLinda FoleyRepresentative · Democrat · HD-015Primary sponsor

Bill history

Newest first.

May 26, 2026Approved by the Governor - Chapter 775House
Apr 13, 2026Passed EnrolledHouse
Apr 13, 2026Third Reading Passed (46-0)Senate
Apr 13, 2026Conference Committee Report {943325/1 AdoptedSenate
Apr 13, 2026Third Reading Passed (121-9)House
Apr 13, 2026Conference Committee Report {943325/1 AdoptedHouse
Apr 13, 2026Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Attar, Brooks and Carozza)House
Apr 13, 2026Senate Refuses RecedeHouse
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Apr 13, 2026Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Attar, Brooks and Carozza)Senate
Apr 13, 2026Senate Refuses RecedeSenate
Apr 13, 2026House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Ebersole, Patterson and Miller)Senate
Apr 13, 2026House Requests Senate RecedeSenate
Apr 13, 2026House Refuses Concur Senate AmendmentsSenate
Apr 11, 2026House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Ebersole, Patterson and Miller)House
Apr 11, 2026House Requests Senate RecedeHouse
Apr 11, 2026House Refuses Concur Senate AmendmentsHouse
Apr 10, 2026Third Reading Passed (40-0)Senate
Apr 10, 2026Motion Special Order until Next Session (Senator A. Washington) AdoptedSenate
Apr 9, 2026Second Reading Passed with AmendmentsSenate
Apr 9, 2026Favorable with Amendments {793527/1 AdoptedSenate
Apr 9, 2026Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSenate
Mar 24, 2026Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.Senate
Mar 23, 2026Referred Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSenate
Mar 21, 2026Third Reading Passed (123-6)House
Mar 20, 2026Second Reading Passed with AmendmentsHouse
Mar 20, 2026Favorable with Amendments {503825/1 AdoptedHouse
Mar 20, 2026Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and MeansHouse
Jan 14, 2026Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m.House
Jan 14, 2026First Reading Ways and MeansHouse
Aug 22, 2025Pre-filedHouse

Recorded votes

Third Reading PassedMar 21, 2026 · House · 123 yea · 6 nayPassed
Third Reading PassedApr 10, 2026 · Senate · 40 yea · 0 nayPassed
Third Reading PassedApr 13, 2026 · House · 121 yea · 9 nayPassed
Third Reading PassedApr 13, 2026 · Senate · 46 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

  • Primary and Secondary Education
  • Baltimore City
  • Committees and Commissions
  • Counties
  • Data
  • Discrimination
  • Education, Boards of
  • Education, State Department of
  • Electronic Communication
  • Forms
  • Harassment
  • Reports
  • Disabilities
  • Ethnic Affairs
  • Gender
  • Privacy
  • Racial Matters
  • Religion
  • Sexual Orientation
  • Electronic Government
  • Public Information
  • Standards and Best Practices

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