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IntroducedFeb 04, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 13, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
Local School Systems - Educator Screening - Educator Identification Clearinghouse (School Personnel Vetting and Hiring Transparency Act)
Last Action See all actions
House • Mar 13, 2026: Third Reading Passed (131-1)
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 856
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
Actions
- Mar 13, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (131-1)
- Mar 12, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments {763523/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 11, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
- Feb 11, 2026 | House
- Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 04, 2026 | House
- First Reading Ways and Means
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Local School Systems - Educator Screening - Educator Identification Clearinghouse (School Personnel Vetting and Hiring Transparency Act)PDF
- Amendments {763523/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Third - Local School Systems - Educator Screening - Educator Identification Clearinghouse (School Personnel Vetting and Hiring Transparency Act)PDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy NotePDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Ways and MeansPDF
- Video: Ways and MeansHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Adams, Jimmy (NASDTEC)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Proctor, Karessa (NASW Maryland)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Sterrette, Dawana (Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Margolis, Leslie (Disability Rights Maryland)
- W&M Testimony, FWA -- Mathias, Sam (Maryland Association of Boards of Education)
- W&M Testimony, FWA -- Fannon, Mary Pat
- W&M Testimony, FWA -- Redding-Lallinger, Stefan (Maryland State Department of Education)

