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IntroducedFeb 06, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 20, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 13, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Education - Artificial Intelligence - Guidelines, Professional Development, and Collaborative (Artificial Intelligence Ready Schools Act)
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 13, 2026: Passed Enrolled
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 720
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
YES: 129
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crutchfield
- Jacobs
- Pasteur
- Stewart
- Acevero
- Cullison
- Johnson, A.
- Patterson
- Stinnett
- Adams
- Davis
- Johnson, S.
- Phillips
- Taveras
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Jones, D.
- Pippy
- Taylor
- Allen
- Edelson
- Kaiser
- Pruski
- Terrasa
- Alston
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Qi
- Toles
- Amprey
- Fair
- Kerr
- Queen
- Tomlinson
- Anderson
- Feldmark
- Korman
- Reilly
- Turner
- Arentz
- Fennell
- Lehman
- Roberson
- Valderrama
- Bagnall
- Foley
- Lewis
- Roberts
- Valentine
- Barnes
- Forbes
- Long, J.
- Rogers
- Vogel
- Bartlett
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, R.
- Rose
- Watson
- Beauchamp
- Ghrist
- Lopez
- Rosenberg
- Wells
- Behler
- Griffith
- Mangione
- Ross
- White Holland
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Ruff
- Wilkins
- Boafo
- Guzzone
- McCaskill
- Ruth
- Williams
- Boyce
- Harrison
- McComas
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilson
- Buckel
- Hartman
- Metzgar
- Schindler
- Wims
- Cardin
- Healey
- Miller
- Schmidt
- Wivell
- Chang
- Hill
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Hinebaugh
- Moon
- Simmons
- Woods
- Ciliberti
- Holmes
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Woorman
- Clippinger
- Hornberger
- Morgan, M.
- Smith
- Wu
- Coley
- Howard
- Morgan, T.
- Solomon
- Young
- Conaway
- Hutchinson
- Odom
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Crosby
- Ivey
- Palakovich Carr
- Stein
ABSENT: 1
YES: 45
- Mr. President
- Corderman
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Simonaire
- Attar
- Ellis
- Hettleman
- Love
- Smith
- Augustine
- Gallion
- Jackson
- Mautz
- Sydnor
- Bailey
- Gile
- James
- McCray
- Waldstreicher
- Beidle
- Guzzone
- Jennings
- McKay
- Washington, A.
- Benson
- Harris
- Kagan
- Muse
- Washington, M.
- Brooks
- Hayes
- King
- Ready
- Watson
- Carozza
- Henson
- Kramer
- Rosapepe
- West
- Charles
- Hershey
- Lam
- Salling
- Zucker
NO: 0
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Concurs House Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (45-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (129-8)
- Apr 11, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
- Favorable with Amendments {783421/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 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 {983227/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Feb 16, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
- 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 - Education - Artificial Intelligence - Guidelines, Professional Development, and Collaborative (Artificial Intelligence Ready Schools Act)PDF
- Amendments {983227/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Third - Education - Artificial Intelligence - Guidelines, Professional Development, and Collaborative (Artificial Intelligence Ready Schools Act)PDF
- Amendments {783421/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Education - Artificial Intelligence - Guidelines, Professional Development, and Collaborative (Artificial Intelligence Ready Schools 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
- Video: Ways and MeansHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Riley, Denise
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Ferrell, Nathan
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Benson, Kathy (Self)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Nelson, Laura (National Cryptologic Museum Foundation)
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Othman, Ronza (National Federation of the Blind of Maryland)
- EEE Testimony, INFO -- Blackfield, Anne (Maryland Department of Disabilities (MDOD))
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Tao, Betsy (Distraction Free Schools MD, MCCPTA Technology Committee)
- EEE Virtual - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Mosen, Jonathan (National Federation of the Blind)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Jarrett, Beth
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Cano, Christopher (SEIU Local 500)
- EEE Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Nyarko, Kofi
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Fry Hester, Katie (Maryland Senate)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Cratsley, Laurel (Maryland State Department of Education)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Edwards, Donna (Maryland State & District of Columbia AFL-CIO)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Lamb, Lauren (Maryland State Education Association)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Searle, Brad (LaMancha AI)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Searle, Jacob (Student at Calvert High School)
- EEE Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Nelson, Laura (National Cryptologic Museum Foundation)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Cano, Christopher (SEIU Local 500)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Riley, Denise
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Cratsley, Laurel (Maryland State Department of Education)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Searle, Brad (LaMancha AI and Parent Advocate)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Searle, Jacob
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Edwards, Donna (Maryland State & District of Columbia AFL-CIO)
- W&M Testimony, FWA -- Lamb, Lauren (Maryland State Education Association)
- W&M Testimony, FWA -- Othman, Ronza (National Federation of the Blind of Maryland)



