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IntroducedJan 30, 2025
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Passed HouseMar 13, 2025
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Passed SenateApr 03, 2025
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Signed into Law
Task Force to Improve Attendance and Reduce Chronic Absenteeism in Schools
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 05, 2025: Passed Enrolled
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary/Bill Text
Comments on HB 879
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 139
- Speaker
- Crosby
- Ivey
- Palakovich Carr
- Stewart
- Acevero
- Crutchfield
- Jacobs
- Pasteur
- Stinnett
- Adams
- Cullison
- Johnson, A.
- Patterson
- Stonko
- Addison
- Davis
- Johnson, S.
- Pena-Melnyk
- Szeliga
- Allen
- Ebersole
- Jones, D.
- Phillips
- Taveras
- Alston
- Edelson
- Kaiser
- Pippy
- Taylor
- Amprey
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Pruski
- Terrasa
- Arentz
- Fair
- Kerr
- Qi
- Toles
- Arikan
- Feldmark
- Kipke
- Queen
- Tomlinson
- Atterbeary
- Fennell
- Korman
- Reilly
- Turner
- Bagnall
- Fisher
- Lehman
- Roberson
- Valderrama
- Baker
- Foley
- Lewis, J.
- Roberts
- Valentine
- Barnes
- Forbes
- Lewis, R.
- Rogers
- Vogel
- Bartlett
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, J.
- Rose
- Watson
- Beauchamp
- Ghrist
- Lopez
- Rosenberg
- Wells
- Behler
- Griffith
- Mangione
- Ross
- White Holland
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Ruff
- Wilkins
- Boafo
- Guzzone
- McCaskill
- Ruth
- Williams
- Bouchat
- Harris
- McComas
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilson
- Boyce
- Harrison
- Metzgar
- Schindler
- Wims
- Buckel
- Hartman
- Miller
- Schmidt
- Wivell
- Cardin
- Healey
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Wolek
- Chang
- Hill
- Moon
- Simmons
- Woods
- Charkoudian
- Hinebaugh
- Morgan, M.
- Simpson
- Woorman
- Chisholm
- Holmes
- Morgan, T.
- Smith
- Wu
- Ciliberti
- Hornberger
- Nawrocki
- Solomon
- Young
- Clippinger
- Howard
- Nkongolo
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Conaway
- Hutchinson
- Otto
- Stein
NO: 0
YES: 135
- Speaker
- Conaway
- Ivey
- Palakovich Carr
- Stewart
- Acevero
- Crosby
- Jacobs
- Pasteur
- Stinnett
- Adams
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, A.
- Patterson
- Stonko
- Addison
- Davis
- Johnson, S.
- Pena-Melnyk
- Szeliga
- Allen
- Ebersole
- Jones, D.
- Phillips
- Taveras
- Alston
- Edelson
- Kaiser
- Pippy
- Taylor
- Amprey
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Pruski
- Terrasa
- Arentz
- Fair
- Kerr
- Qi
- Toles
- Arikan
- Feldmark
- Kipke
- Reilly
- Tomlinson
- Atterbeary
- Fennell
- Korman
- Roberson
- Turner
- Bagnall
- Fisher
- Lehman
- Roberts
- Valderrama
- Baker
- Foley
- Lewis, J.
- Rogers
- Valentine
- Barnes
- Forbes
- Lewis, R.
- Rose
- Vogel
- Bartlett
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, R.
- Rosenberg
- Watson
- Beauchamp
- Grammer
- Lopez
- Ross
- Wells
- Behler
- Griffith
- Mangione
- Ruff
- White Holland
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Ruth
- Wilkins
- Boafo
- Guzzone
- McComas
- Sample-Hughes
- Williams
- Bouchat
- Harris
- Metzgar
- Schindler
- Wilson
- Boyce
- Harrison
- Miller
- Schmidt
- Wims
- Buckel
- Hartman
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Wivell
- Cardin
- Healey
- Moon
- Simmons
- Wolek
- Chang
- Hill
- Morgan, M.
- Simpson
- Woods
- Charkoudian
- Hinebaugh
- Morgan, T.
- Smith
- Woorman
- Chisholm
- Holmes
- Nawrocki
- Solomon
- Wu
- Ciliberti
- Hornberger
- Nkongolo
- Spiegel
- Young
- Clippinger
- Hutchinson
- Otto
- Stein
- Ziegler
NO: 0
Actions
- Apr 05, 2025 | House
- House Concurs Senate Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (135-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 03, 2025 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- Apr 02, 2025 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Favorable with Amendments {953129/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 18, 2025 | Senate
- Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 14, 2025 | Senate
- Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Mar 13, 2025 | House
- Third Reading Passed (139-0)
- Mar 12, 2025 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
- Favorable with Amendments {943021/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Feb 19, 2025 | House
- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 14, 2025 | House
- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 12, 2025 | House
- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 04, 2025 | House
- Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 30, 2025 | House
- First Reading Ways and Means
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Task Force to Improve Attendance and Reduce Chronic Absenteeism in SchoolsPDF
- Amendments {943021/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Third - Task Force to Improve Attendance and Reduce Chronic Absenteeism in SchoolsPDF
- Amendments {953129/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Task Force to Improve Attendance and Reduce Chronic Absenteeism in SchoolsPDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy NotePDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Ways and MeansPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentPDF
- Video: Ways and MeansHTML
- Video: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Byrd, Tiffany (Baltimore City Public Schools)
- W&M In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Houck, Madeline (Maryland State Department of Education)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Funk, Kenzie (Strong Schools Maryland)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Aragin, Ufuoma (Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland)
- W&M Testimony, FWA -- Proctor, Karessa (National Association of Social Workers)
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Proctor, Karessa (NASW Maryland)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Houck, Madeline (Maryland State Department of Education)
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Howard County, Staff (Board of Education of Howard County)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Funk, Kenzie (Strong Schools Maryland)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Quinn, Kelly (Maryland Coalition to Reform to School Discipline)
- EEE Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All