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IntroducedJan 27, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 23, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
County Boards of Education - Student Electronic Communication Device Use Policy - Establishment (Maryland Phone-Free Schools Act)
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 08, 2026: Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 525
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Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 135
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Conaway
- Ivey
- Nkongolo
- Spiegel
- Acevero
- Crutchfield
- Jacobs
- Odom
- Stein
- Adams
- Cullison
- Johnson, A.
- Palakovich Carr
- Stewart
- Addison
- Davis
- Johnson, S.
- Pasteur
- Stinnett
- Allen
- Ebersole
- Jones, D.
- Patterson
- Stonko
- Alston
- Edelson
- Kaiser
- Phillips
- Szeliga
- Amprey
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Pippy
- Taveras
- Anderson
- Fair
- Kerr
- Pruski
- Taylor
- Arentz
- Feldmark
- Kipke
- Qi
- Terrasa
- Arikan
- Fennell
- Korman
- Queen
- Toles
- Bagnall
- Fisher
- Lehman
- Reilly
- Tomlinson
- Baker
- Foley
- Lewis
- Roberson
- Turner
- Barnes
- Forbes
- Long, J.
- Roberts
- Valderrama
- Bartlett
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, R.
- Rogers
- Valentine
- Beauchamp
- Ghrist
- Lopez
- Rose
- Vogel
- Behler
- Griffith
- Mangione
- Rosenberg
- Watson
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Ross
- Wells
- Boafo
- Guzzone
- McCaskill
- Ruff
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Harrison
- McComas
- Ruth
- Wilson
- Buckel
- Hartman
- Metzgar
- Sample-Hughes
- Wims
- Cardin
- Healey
- Miller
- Schindler
- Wivell
- Chang
- Hill
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Hinebaugh
- Moon
- Shetty
- Woods
- Chisholm
- Holmes
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Woorman
- Ciliberti
- Hornberger
- Morgan, M.
- Simpson
- Wu
- Clippinger
- Howard
- Morgan, T.
- Smith
- Young
- Coley
- Hutchinson
- Nawrocki
- Solomon
- Ziegler
NO: 1
NOT VOTING: 3
Actions
- Apr 08, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (135-1)
- Mar 21, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
- Favorable with Amendments {293220/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Feb 04, 2026 | House
- Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 27, 2026 | House
- First Reading Ways and Means
Bill Texts
- Text - First - County Boards of Education - Student Electronic Communication Device Use Policy - Establishment (Maryland Phone-Free Schools Act)PDF
- Amendments {293220/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Third - County Boards of Education - Student Electronic Communication Device Use Policy - Establishment (Maryland Phone-Free Schools Act)PDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Ways and MeansPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentPDF
- Video: Ways and MeansHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Olateju, Oluwatosin (Maryland Public Health Association (MdPHA))
- W&M Virtual - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Stoddard, Jason (National Council of School Safety Directors (NCSSD))
- W&M Testimony, UNF -- Sterrette, Dawana (Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners)
- W&M Testimony, UNF -- Wilson, Grace (Anne Arundel County Public Schools)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Cline, Lisa
- W&M In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Chandra, Mickie (Maryland Blockchain Association)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Holden, Catherine
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Unger, Lindsay
- W&M Testimony, FWA -- Cross, Dr Cashenna A (Councilwoman At-Large, Glenarden)
- W&M In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Tao, Betsy (Distraction Free Schools MD, MCCPTA Technology Committee)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Weber, Sarah
- W&M Testimony, UNF -- Andrione, William
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Constantine, Heather (Self employed)
- W&M Testimony, UNF -- Fannon, Mary Pat
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Lerner, Alana
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Garratt, Jessica (UP Smartphone Free Childhood group (University Park, MD))
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Jarrett, Beth
- W&M Testimony, FWA -- Garratt, Amanda
- W&M In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Lamb, Lauren (Maryland State Education Association)
- W&M Testimony, UNF -- Goff, Jessica (Maryland Association of Boards of Education)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Davani, Kimya
- W&M In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- McComas, Christine
- W&M Testimony, INFO -- Krone, Christine
- W&M Testimony, INFO -- Kolp, Ande
- W&M Testimony, UNF -- Othman, Ronza (National Federation of the Blind of Maryland)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Mugnier, Monica
- W&M Testimony, UNF -- Ursprung, Patricia (Montgomery County Board of Education)
- W&M Testimony, INFO -- Cratsley, Laurel (Maryland State Department of Education)
- W&M In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Frank, James
- W&M Testimony, INFO -- Barnes, Andrea (Governor's Office for Children)
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