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IntroducedFeb 06, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 19, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 09, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
State Department of Education - Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct Model Response Policy - Requirements
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 10, 2026: Passed Enrolled
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 685
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 45
- Mr. President
- Ellis
- Hershey
- Lam
- Simonaire
- Attar
- Feldman
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Smith
- Augustine
- Folden
- Hettleman
- Love
- Sydnor
- Bailey
- Gallion
- Jackson
- Mautz
- Waldstreicher
- Beidle
- Gile
- James
- McCray
- Washington, A.
- Brooks
- Guzzone
- Jennings
- McKay
- Washington, M.
- Carozza
- Harris
- Kagan
- Ready
- Watson
- Charles
- Hayes
- King
- Rosapepe
- West
- Corderman
- Henson
- Kramer
- Salling
- Zucker
NO: 0
YES: 133
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crutchfield
- Ivey
- Nkongolo
- Stein
- Acevero
- Cullison
- Jacobs
- Odom
- Stewart
- Adams
- Davis
- Johnson, A.
- Palakovich Carr
- Stinnett
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Johnson, S.
- Pasteur
- Stonko
- Allen
- Edelson
- Jones, D.
- Patterson
- Szeliga
- Amprey
- Embry
- Kaiser
- Phillips
- Taveras
- Anderson
- Fair
- Kaufman
- Pippy
- Taylor
- Arentz
- Feldmark
- Kerr
- Pruski
- Terrasa
- Arikan
- Fennell
- Kipke
- Qi
- Toles
- Bagnall
- Fisher
- Korman
- Queen
- Tomlinson
- Baker
- Foley
- Lehman
- Reilly
- Turner
- Barnes
- Forbes
- Lewis
- Roberson
- Valderrama
- Bartlett
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, J.
- Rogers
- Valentine
- Beauchamp
- Ghrist
- Long, R.
- Rose
- Vogel
- Behler
- Grammer
- Lopez
- Rosenberg
- Watson
- Bhandari
- Griffith
- Mangione
- Ross
- Wells
- Boyce
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Ruff
- White Holland
- Buckel
- Guzzone
- McCaskill
- Ruth
- Wilkins
- Cardin
- Harrison
- McComas
- Sample-Hughes
- Wims
- Chang
- Hartman
- Metzgar
- Schindler
- Wivell
- Charkoudian
- Healey
- Miller
- Schmidt
- Wolek
- Chisholm
- Hill
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Woods
- Ciliberti
- Hinebaugh
- Moon
- Simmons
- Woorman
- Clippinger
- Holmes
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Wu
- Coley
- Hornberger
- Morgan, M.
- Solomon
- Young
- Conaway
- Howard
- Morgan, T.
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Crosby
- Hutchinson
- Nawrocki
NO: 0
YES: 42
- Mr. President
- Folden
- Hettleman
- Lewis Young
- Smith
- Augustine
- Gallion
- Jackson
- Love
- Sydnor
- Beidle
- Gile
- James
- Mautz
- Waldstreicher
- Benson
- Guzzone
- Jennings
- McCray
- Washington, A.
- Brooks
- Harris
- Kagan
- McKay
- Washington, M.
- Carozza
- Hayes
- King
- Ready
- Watson
- Charles
- Henson
- Kramer
- Rosapepe
- West
- Corderman
- Hershey
- Lam
- Salling
- Zucker
- Feldman
- Hester
NO: 0
Actions
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Concurs House Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (42-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
- Favorable with Amendments {673723/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (133-0)
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 20, 2026 | House
- Referred Ways and Means
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (45-0)
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments {793620/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 16, 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 - Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct - Response Policy and After-Action ReviewPDF
- Amendments {793620/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Third - State Department of Education - Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct Model Response Policy - RequirementsPDF
- Amendments {673723/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - State Department of Education - Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct Model Response Policy - RequirementsPDF
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
- Video: Ways and MeansHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Plante, Cecilia (Maryland Legislative Coalition)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Jordan, Lisae C (Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA))
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Wartell, Ashley
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Tibbals, Trudy
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Boosinger, Meghann
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Valentino, Jane
- EEE Testimony, INFO -- Brown-Burnett, Gloria (Department of Human Services)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Gile, Dawn (MD Senate)
- EEE Testimony, INFO -- Cook, Jessica (Maryland State Education Association)
- EEE Testimony, INFO -- Cratsley, Laurel (Maryland State Department of Education)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Orbe, Jr., Carlos (Maryland Latinos Unidos)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Juhasz, Katherine
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
- EEE Testimony, INFO -- Mathias, Sam (Maryland Association of Boards of Education)
- EEE Testimony, INFO -- Fannon, Mary Pat
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Kraft, Jennifer
- EEE Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Buckheit, Kimberly (Maryland Center for School Safety)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Mathias, Sam (Maryland Association of Boards of Education)
- W&M In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Jordan, Lisae C (Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA))
- W&M Testimony, UNF -- Howard County, Staff (Board of Education of Howard County)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Plante, Cecilia (Maryland Legislative Coalition)
- W&M Testimony, FWA -- Fannon, Mary Pat
- W&M Testimony, INFO -- Houck, Madeline (MSDE)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Gile, Dawn (MD Senate)
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