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IntroducedFeb 13, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 23, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 13, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Education - School Bus - Fire Safety Standards
Summary
Comments on SB 968
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 41
- Mr. President
- Ellis
- Hershey
- Love
- Simonaire
- Attar
- Feldman
- Hettleman
- Mautz
- Smith
- Augustine
- Gallion
- Jackson
- McCray
- Sydnor
- Bailey
- Gile
- Jennings
- McKay
- Waldstreicher
- Beidle
- Guzzone
- Kagan
- Muse
- Washington, M.
- Brooks
- Harris
- Kramer
- Ready
- Watson
- Carozza
- Hayes
- Lam
- Rosapepe
- West
- Charles
- Henson
- Lewis Young
- Salling
- Zucker
- Corderman
NO: 0
ABSENT: 4
YES: 134
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Cullison
- Jacobs
- Palakovich Carr
- Stewart
- Adams
- Davis
- Johnson, A.
- Pasteur
- Stinnett
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Johnson, S.
- Patterson
- Stonko
- Allen
- Edelson
- Jones, D.
- Phillips
- Szeliga
- Alston
- Embry
- Kaiser
- Pippy
- Taveras
- Amprey
- Fair
- Kaufman
- Pruski
- Taylor
- Anderson
- Feldmark
- Kerr
- Qi
- Terrasa
- Arentz
- Fennell
- Kipke
- Queen
- Toles
- Arikan
- Fisher
- Korman
- Reilly
- Tomlinson
- Bagnall
- Foley
- Lehman
- Roberson
- Turner
- Baker
- Forbes
- Lewis
- Roberts
- Valderrama
- Bartlett
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, J.
- Rogers
- Valentine
- Beauchamp
- Ghrist
- Long, R.
- Rose
- Vogel
- Behler
- Grammer
- Lopez
- Rosenberg
- Watson
- Bhandari
- Griffith
- Mangione
- Ross
- Wells
- Boafo
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Ruff
- White Holland
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- McComas
- Ruth
- Wilkins
- Buckel
- Harrison
- Metzgar
- Sample-Hughes
- Williams
- Cardin
- Hartman
- Miller
- Schindler
- Wims
- Chang
- Healey
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Wivell
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Moon
- Shetty
- Wolek
- Chisholm
- Hinebaugh
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Woods
- Ciliberti
- Holmes
- Morgan, M.
- Simpson
- Woorman
- Clippinger
- Hornberger
- Morgan, T.
- Smith
- Wu
- Coley
- Howard
- Nawrocki
- Solomon
- Young
- Conaway
- Hutchinson
- Nkongolo
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Crutchfield
- Ivey
- Odom
- Stein
NO: 0
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- Returned Passed
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (134-0)
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation
- Mar 25, 2026 | House
- Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation)
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Referred Environment and Transportation Ways and Means
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (41-0)
- Mar 20, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Favorable with Amendments {223529/1
- Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Feldman) Adopted
- Favorable with Amendments {223529/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 06, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 04, 2026 | Senate
- Rereferred to Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Feb 13, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Senate Rules
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentPDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Environment and TransportationPDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Ways and MeansPDF
- Video: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentHTML
- Video: Environment and TransportationHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- EEE Testimony, UNF -- Jordan Jones, Nicole (Maryland State Police)
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Lostrom, Marty (Maryland School Bus Contractors Association)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
- EEE Testimony, UNF -- Cratsley, Laurel (Maryland State Department of Education)
- EEE Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Lostrom, Marty (Maryland School Bus Contractors Association)
- ENT Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Groff, Michael (Baltimore County Public Schools)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Sullivan, Daniel (International Motors)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
- ENT Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All

