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IntroducedJan 30, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 18, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
Police Training - Autism and Dementia (LEAD Act of 2026)
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Mar 19, 2026: Referred Judicial Proceedings
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 634
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors



- Boycecosponsor
- Edelsoncosponsor
- Fennellcosponsor
- Guzzonecosponsor
- Harrisoncosponsor
- Hillcosponsor
- Hornbergercosponsor
- Lopezcosponsor
- McComascosponsor
- Mireku-Northcosponsor
- Ruthcosponsor
- Simmonscosponsor
- Stewartcosponsor
- Taylorcosponsor
- Terrasacosponsor
- Turnercosponsor
- Vogelcosponsor
- Williamscosponsor
- Wimscosponsor
- Woodscosponsor
- Woormancosponsor
- Youngcosponsor
- Cardincosponsor
- Phillipscosponsor
- Stinnettcosponsor
- Morenocosponsor
- Simpsoncosponsor
- Mooncosponsor
- Conawaycosponsor
Votes
YES: 133
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Conaway
- Jacobs
- Pasteur
- Stewart
- Acevero
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, A.
- Patterson
- Stinnett
- Adams
- Cullison
- Johnson, S.
- Phillips
- Stonko
- Addison
- Davis
- Jones, D.
- Pippy
- Szeliga
- Allen
- Ebersole
- Kaufman
- Pruski
- Taveras
- Alston
- Edelson
- Kerr
- Qi
- Taylor
- Amprey
- Embry
- Kipke
- Queen
- Terrasa
- Anderson
- Fair
- Korman
- Reilly
- Toles
- Arentz
- Feldmark
- Lehman
- Roberson
- Tomlinson
- Arikan
- Fennell
- Lewis
- Roberts
- Turner
- Bagnall
- Fisher
- Long, J.
- Rogers
- Valderrama
- Baker
- Foley
- Long, R.
- Rose
- Valentine
- Barnes
- Forbes
- Lopez
- Rosenberg
- Vogel
- Bartlett
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Mangione
- Ross
- Watson
- Beauchamp
- Grammer
- Martinez
- Ruff
- Wells
- Behler
- Griffith
- McCaskill
- Ruth
- White Holland
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- McComas
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilkins
- Boafo
- Guzzone
- Metzgar
- Schindler
- Williams
- Boyce
- Harrison
- Miller
- Schmidt
- Wims
- Buckel
- Hartman
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Wivell
- Cardin
- Hill
- Moon
- Simmons
- Wolek
- Chang
- Hinebaugh
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Woods
- Charkoudian
- Holmes
- Morgan, M.
- Smith
- Woorman
- Chisholm
- Hornberger
- Morgan, T.
- Solomon
- Wu
- Ciliberti
- Howard
- Nkongolo
- Spiegel
- Young
- Clippinger
- Hutchinson
- Odom
- Stein
- Ziegler
- Coley
- Ivey
- Palakovich Carr
NO: 0
Actions
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Judicial Proceedings
- Mar 18, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (133-0)
- Mar 17, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments {393323/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 16, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- Jan 30, 2026 | House
- First Reading Judiciary
- Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - House - Committee - JudiciaryPDF
- Video: JudiciaryHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Miller Smith, Nora (League of Women Voters Maryland)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Seitz, April
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Bailey, Shari (Laila's Gift)
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Adams, Dorinda (AARP Maryland (volunteer))
- JUD Testimony, FWA -- Rienzi, Rebecca (Pathfinders for Autism)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Brown-Burnett, Gloria (Department of Human Services)
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Lawson, Reginald A.
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Wisniewski, Molly (Maryland Commission on Caregiving)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Hession, Melody (Delaware-Maryland Synod of the ELCA)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Proctor, Karessa (NASW Maryland)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Peters, Megan (Maryland Senior Citizens Action Network (MSCAN))
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Kaufman, Aaron
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Hoefner, Ferd (Takoma Park Presbyterian Church)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Mills, Morgan (Compass Government Relations)
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Alston, Linwood (City of New Carrollton Police Department)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Krone, Christine (MD Chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics)
