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IntroducedSep 29, 2025
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Passed SenateFeb 24, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 10, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
State Superintendent of Schools - Prolonged State of Emergency - Authority to Declare
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 10, 2026: Passed Enrolled
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 218
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Education, Energy, and the Environment Committeeprimary
- Departmentalcosponsor
- Educationcosponsor
Votes
YES: 96
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Cullison
- Johnson, S.
- Pruski
- Stinnett
- Acevero
- Davis
- Jones, D.
- Qi
- Taveras
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Kaiser
- Queen
- Taylor
- Allen
- Edelson
- Kaufman
- Roberson
- Terrasa
- Alston
- Embry
- Kerr
- Roberts
- Toles
- Amprey
- Fair
- Korman
- Rogers
- Turner
- Bagnall
- Feldmark
- Lehman
- Rosenberg
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Fennell
- Lewis
- Ross
- Vogel
- Bartlett
- Foley
- Long, J.
- Ruff
- Watson
- Behler
- Forbes
- Lopez
- Ruth
- Wells
- Boafo
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Martinez
- Schindler
- White Holland
- Boyce
- Guyton
- McCaskill
- Shetty
- Wilkins
- Cardin
- Guzzone
- Mireku-North
- Simmons
- Williams
- Chang
- Harrison
- Moon
- Simpson
- Wims
- Charkoudian
- Healey
- Odom
- Smith
- Wolek
- Clippinger
- Hill
- Palakovich Carr
- Solomon
- Woods
- Coley
- Holmes
- Pasteur
- Spiegel
- Woorman
- Conaway
- Ivey
- Patterson
- Stein
- Wu
- Crosby
- Johnson, A.
- Phillips
- Stewart
- Ziegler
- Crutchfield
NO: 37
NOT VOTING: 5
Actions
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Concurs House Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (34-8)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (96-37)
- Apr 08, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
- Favorable with Amendments {123624/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 25, 2026 | House
- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 3/25 at 1:30 p.m.
- Mar 16, 2026 | House
- Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- Referred Ways and Means
- Feb 24, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (39-6)
- Feb 20, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Favorable with Amendments {553729/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Jan 16, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m.
- Jan 14, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Sep 29, 2025 | Senate
- Pre-filed
Bill Texts
- Text - First - State Superintendent of Schools - Prolonged State of Emergency - Authority to DeclarePDF
- Amendments {553729/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Third - State Superintendent of Schools - Prolonged State of Emergency - Authority to DeclarePDF
- Amendments {123624/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - State Superintendent of Schools - Prolonged State of Emergency - Authority to DeclarePDF
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 -- Buckheit, Kimberly (Maryland Center for School Safety)
- EEE Virtual - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Garrett, Catherine (Love Maryland PAC)
- EEE Testimony, UNF -- Tibbals, Trudy
- EEE Testimony, UNF -- Baines, Alicia (N/A)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Ursprung, Patricia (Montgomery County Board of Education)
- EEE Testimony, UNF -- Hibbert Nelson, Annette
- EEE Testimony, UNF -- MONTGOMERY, MEGAN (Love Maryland PAC)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Cratsley, Laurel (Maryland State Department of Education)
- EEE Testimony, UNF -- Lombardo, Darren (Delmarva Parent Teacher Coalition)
- EEE Testimony, UNF -- Adams, Amy
- EEE Testimony, UNF -- Meyerovich, Mark
- EEE Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- W&M Testimony, UNF -- Greenhawk, Janet (Moms For Liberty Talbot)
- W&M Testimony, UNF -- Meyerovich, Mark
- W&M Testimony, UNF -- Tibbals, Trudy
- W&M Testimony, UNF -- Sharpless, Bradford
- W&M Testimony, UNF -- Lang, Alan
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Cratsley, Laurel (Maryland State Department of Education)
- W&M Testimony, UNF -- MULLICAN, Brigitta (Private)
