STATE BILLMD SB 720PASSED

Education - Artificial Intelligence - Guidelines, Professional Development, and Collaborative (Artificial Intelligence Ready Schools Act)

Requiring the State Department of Education to provide certain guidance on artificial intelligence to local school systems, educators, parents, and students through an online platform; requiring the Department to develop certain guidelines, best practices, and evaluative tools to assist local school systems in the evaluation of artificial intelligence tools selected for use by local school systems; establishing the Maryland AI Education Collaborative on Artificial Intelligence in K-12 Education; etc.

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: May 26, 2026; 170 days ago
Current chamber: Senate
Session: 2026 Regular Session

MD SB 720 · PassedMay 26

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Bill details

Last action: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 634 · May 26, 2026

Bill history

Newest first.

May 26, 2026Approved by the Governor - Chapter 634Senate

Apr 13, 2026Passed EnrolledSenate

Apr 13, 2026Third Reading Passed (45-0)Senate

Apr 13, 2026Senate Concurs House AmendmentsSenate

Apr 13, 2026Third Reading Passed (129-8)House

Apr 11, 2026Second Reading Passed with AmendmentsHouse

Apr 11, 2026Favorable with Amendments {783421/1 AdoptedHouse

Apr 11, 2026Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and MeansHouse

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Mar 23, 2026Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.House

Mar 21, 2026Referred Ways and MeansHouse

Mar 20, 2026Third Reading Passed (41-0)Senate

Mar 19, 2026Second Reading Passed with AmendmentsSenate

Mar 19, 2026Favorable with Amendments {983227/1 AdoptedSenate

Mar 18, 2026Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSenate

Feb 16, 2026Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.Senate

Feb 16, 2026Hearing canceledSenate

Feb 10, 2026Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.Senate

Feb 6, 2026First Reading Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSenate

Recorded votes

Third Reading PassedMar 20, 2026 · Senate · 41 yea · 0 nayPassed

Third Reading PassedApr 13, 2026 · Senate · 45 yea · 0 nayPassed

Third Reading PassedApr 13, 2026 · House · 129 yea · 8 nayPassed

Subjects

Primary and Secondary Education
Information Technology - Generally
Artificial Intelligence
Certifications
Committees and Commissions
Continuing Education
Counties
Curriculum
Disabilities
Education, Boards of
Education
Education, State Department of
Electronic Communication
Electronic Government
Ethics
Evaluations and Reviews
Information Technology
Intergovernmental Cooperation
Job Training
Language
Literacy
Local Government Mandates
Primary Schools
Procurement
Publications
Public Information
Reports
Secondary Schools
Standards and Best Practices
State Universities and Colleges
Students
studies
Teachers
Time
Work, Labor, and Employment
Accessibility - see also- Blind; Deaf; Disabilities; etc
Higher Education
Parents and Guardians
Privacy
Safety
School Administration
Sunset
Licenses

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