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IntroducedFeb 06, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 20, 2026
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Passed House
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Local School Systems - Educator Screening - Educator Identification Clearinghouse (School Personnel Vetting and Hiring Transparency Act)
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 02, 2026: Favorable Report by Ways and Means
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 648
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 41
- Mr. President
- Gallion
- Hettleman
- Lewis Young
- Smith
- Augustine
- Gile
- Jackson
- Love
- Sydnor
- Bailey
- Guzzone
- James
- Mautz
- Waldstreicher
- Beidle
- Harris
- Jennings
- McCray
- Washington, A.
- Brooks
- Hayes
- Kagan
- McKay
- Washington, M.
- Carozza
- Henson
- King
- Ready
- Watson
- Charles
- Hershey
- Kramer
- Rosapepe
- West
- Corderman
- Hester
- Lam
- Salling
- Zucker
- Feldman
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
Actions
- Apr 02, 2026 | House
- Favorable Report by Ways and Means
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 21, 2026 | House
- Referred Ways and Means
- Mar 20, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (41-0)
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments {203820/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Feb 10, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 06, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Local School Systems - Educator Screening - Educator Identification Clearinghouse (School Personnel Vetting and Hiring Transparency Act)PDF
- Amendments {203820/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Third - Local School Systems - Educator Screening - Educator Identification Clearinghouse (School Personnel Vetting and Hiring Transparency Act)PDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentPDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Ways and MeansPDF
- Video: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Senator Hettleman, Senator Hettleman
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Adams, Jimmy (NASDTEC)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Proctor, Karessa (NASW Maryland)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Margolis, Leslie (Disability Rights Maryland)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Sterrette, Dawana (Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners)
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Mathias, Sam (Maryland Association of Boards of Education)
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Fannon, Mary Pat
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Harper, Yvonne (Maryland State Department of Education)
- EEE Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All

