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IntroducedAug 22, 2025
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Passed HouseMar 21, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 10, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
County Boards of Education - Bullying, Harassment, or Intimidation - Information Collection and Reporting Requirements
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 13, 2026: Passed Enrolled
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 14
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 123
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Davis
- Kaiser
- Pippy
- Stinnett
- Acevero
- Ebersole
- Kaufman
- Pruski
- Stonko
- Adams
- Edelson
- Kerr
- Qi
- Taveras
- Allen
- Embry
- Kipke
- Queen
- Taylor
- Alston
- Feldmark
- Korman
- Reilly
- Terrasa
- Amprey
- Fennell
- Lehman
- Roberson
- Toles
- Anderson
- Foley
- Lewis
- Roberts
- Tomlinson
- Arentz
- Forbes
- Long, R.
- Rogers
- Turner
- Bagnall
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lopez
- Rose
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Ghrist
- Mangione
- Rosenberg
- Valentine
- Bartlett
- Griffith
- Martinez
- Ross
- Vogel
- Beauchamp
- Guyton
- McCaskill
- Ruff
- Watson
- Behler
- Guzzone
- McComas
- Ruth
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Harrison
- Metzgar
- Sample-Hughes
- White Holland
- Boyce
- Hartman
- Miller
- Schindler
- Wilkins
- Buckel
- Healey
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Williams
- Cardin
- Hill
- Moon
- Shetty
- Wims
- Chang
- Holmes
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Wivell
- Charkoudian
- Hornberger
- Morgan, T.
- Simpson
- Wolek
- Ciliberti
- Howard
- Nkongolo
- Smith
- Woods
- Clippinger
- Hutchinson
- Odom
- Solomon
- Woorman
- Coley
- Ivey
- Palakovich Carr
- Spiegel
- Wu
- Conaway
- Jacobs
- Pasteur
- Stein
- Young
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, A.
- Patterson
- Stewart
- Ziegler
- Cullison
- Jones, D.
- Phillips
NOT VOTING: 5
YES: 40
- Mr. President
- Feldman
- Hershey
- Kramer
- Salling
- Augustine
- Folden
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Smith
- Beidle
- Gallion
- Hettleman
- Love
- Sydnor
- Benson
- Gile
- Jackson
- Mautz
- Waldstreicher
- Brooks
- Guzzone
- James
- McCray
- Washington, A.
- Carozza
- Harris
- Jennings
- McKay
- Watson
- Charles
- Hayes
- Kagan
- Ready
- West
- Corderman
- Henson
- King
- Rosapepe
- Zucker
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 4
YES: 121
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crosby
- Ivey
- Odom
- Stein
- Acevero
- Crutchfield
- Jacobs
- Palakovich Carr
- Stewart
- Adams
- Cullison
- Johnson, A.
- Patterson
- Stinnett
- Addison
- Davis
- Johnson, S.
- Phillips
- Stonko
- Allen
- Ebersole
- Jones, D.
- Pippy
- Taveras
- Alston
- Edelson
- Kaiser
- Pruski
- Taylor
- Amprey
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Qi
- Terrasa
- Arentz
- Fair
- Kerr
- Queen
- Toles
- Bagnall
- Feldmark
- Korman
- Reilly
- Tomlinson
- Barnes
- Fennell
- Lehman
- Roberson
- Turner
- Bartlett
- Foley
- Lewis
- Roberts
- Valderrama
- Beauchamp
- Forbes
- Long, J.
- Rogers
- Vogel
- Behler
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, R.
- Rose
- Watson
- Bhandari
- Ghrist
- Lopez
- Rosenberg
- Wells
- Boafo
- Griffith
- Mangione
- Ross
- White Holland
- Boyce
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Ruff
- Wilkins
- Buckel
- Guzzone
- McComas
- Ruth
- Williams
- Cardin
- Hartman
- Metzgar
- Sample-Hughes
- Wims
- Chang
- Healey
- Miller
- Schindler
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Woods
- Chisholm
- Hinebaugh
- Moon
- Simmons
- Woorman
- Ciliberti
- Holmes
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Wu
- Clippinger
- Howard
- Morgan, T.
- Solomon
- Young
- Coley
- Hutchinson
- Nkongolo
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Conaway
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- Conference Committee Report {943325/1 Adopted
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- Senate Refuses Recede
- Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Attar, Brooks and Carozza)
- Conference Committee Report {943325/1 Adopted
- Third Reading Passed (121-9)
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments
- House Requests Senate Recede
- House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Ebersole, Patterson and Miller)
- Senate Refuses Recede
- Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Attar, Brooks and Carozza)
- Apr 11, 2026 | House
- House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments
- House Requests Senate Recede
- House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Ebersole, Patterson and Miller)
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Motion Special Order until Next Session (Senator A. Washington) Adopted
- Third Reading Passed (40-0)
- Apr 09, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Favorable with Amendments {793527/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 24, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Mar 21, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (123-6)
- Mar 20, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
- Favorable with Amendments {503825/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Jan 14, 2026 | House
- First Reading Ways and Means
- Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m.
- Aug 22, 2025 | House
- Pre-filed
Bill Texts
- Text - First - County Boards of Education - Bullying, Harassment, or Intimidation - Information Collection and Reporting RequirementsPDF
- Amendments {503825/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Third - County Boards of Education - Bullying, Harassment, or Intimidation - Information Collection and Reporting RequirementsPDF
- Amendments {793527/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Conference Committee Report {943325/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - County Boards of Education - Bullying, Harassment, or Intimidation - Information Collection and Reporting RequirementsPDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- 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 -- Towne, Ezra
- W&M In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Snyder, Abigail (Baltimore Jewish Council)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Foley, Linda
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Frederick, Jennifer (Maryland Office of the Attorney General)
- W&M Testimony, FWA -- Jasen, Debi
- W&M Testimony, FWA -- Jasen, John
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Latino Caucus, Maryland Legislative
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Salganik, Laura (Jewish Community Relations Council of Howard County)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Littell, Melinda
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Mizrahi, Jennifer (Mizrahi Family Charitable Fund)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Dickerson, Taylor (Maryland Psychological Association)
- W&M Testimony, UNF -- Lang, Alan
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Sunderman, Gail (League of Women Voters Maryland (LWVMD))
- W&M Testimony, UNF -- Tibbals, Trudy
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Carter, Alita-Geri (Qualequity Access)
- W&M Virtual - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Ursprung, Patricia (Montgomery County Board of Education)
- W&M Testimony, FWA -- Ellicott, Abbie (Coalition for LGBTQ+ Students)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Finn, Karen (Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Buckheit, Kimberly (Maryland Center for School Safety)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Duncan Evans, Cristina E (Baltimore Teachers Union)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Albert, David (Howard County Jewish Advocacy Group (HoCoJAG))
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Hoffman, Charlotte (Trans Maryland)
- W&M Testimony, FWA -- Farris, Jaden (USM Student Council)
- W&M Testimony, INFO -- Funk, Kenzie (Strong Schools Maryland)
- W&M Testimony, INFO -- Goff, Jessica (Maryland Association of Boards of Education)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Snyder, Graham
- W&M Testimony, INFO -- Cratsley, Laurel (Maryland State Department of Education)
- W&M Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Cohen, Tali (Anti-Defamation League)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Gandhi, Seva
- W&M Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Fair, Delegate Kris (LBGTQ+ Caucus)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Fair, Kris (LGBTQ+ Caucus)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Qi, Lily (Asian American and Pacific Islander Caucus)
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Stein, Martin (Jewish Community Relations Council)
- EEE Virtual - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Buckheit, Kimberly (Maryland Center for School Safety)
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Towne, Ezra
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Rhyne, Saan
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Snyder, Abigail (Baltimore Jewish Council)
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Mizrahi, Jennifer (Mizrahi Family Charitable Fund)
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Littell, Melinda
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Cohen, Tali (Anti-Defamation League)
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Frederick, Jennifer (Maryland Office of the Attorney General)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Caucus, Womens (Maryland Womens Caucus)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Faby, Dave (Moms For Liberty - Harford County)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Burch, Eboni
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Carter, Alita-Geri (Qualequity Access)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Dove, S. Spencer (Maryland Commission on Civil Rights)
- EEE Testimony, UNF -- Tibbals, Trudy
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Jasen, Debi
- EEE Testimony, UNF -- Lang, Alan
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Grimaldi, Benjamin (ASCBC)
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Jasen, John (One Pasadena)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Foley, Linda
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Finn, Karen (Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Blinder , Lee (Trans Maryland)
- EEE Testimony, INFO -- Tyler, Jr.-CoChair, Rick (Maryland Education Coalition)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Latino Caucus, Maryland Legislative
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Taylor, Ronnie (FreeState Justice)
- EEE Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Elizabeth, Camille (Women's Democratic Club of Montgomery County)
- EEE Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Chivvis, Uma (Women's Democratic Club of Montgomery County)
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Albert, David (Howard County Jewish Advocacy Group (HoCoJAG))
- EEE Testimony, INFO -- Gupta, Riya (Blueprint Coalition)
- EEE Virtual - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Farris, Jaden (Glisten(formerly GLSEN) Maryland)
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Smith, Theresa
- EEE Virtual - Oral Testimony, FWA -- miller, deborah (JCRC of Greater Washington)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Solomon, Jared (Delegate Solomon)
- EEE Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All

