MD HB1182 | 2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-2)
Status: Engrossed on March 18 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-03-20 - Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on March 18 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-03-20 - Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
Requiring certain public and nonpublic schools to develop policies and procedures regarding student wandering or elopement behavior; authorizing certain public and nonpublic schools to coordinate a student's voluntary use of a certain locative device and monitor the student's location using the locative device only for wandering or elopement behavior; establishing certain privacy and data protections for information obtained through a student's voluntary use of a certain locative device; etc.
Title
Public and Nonpublic Schools - Student Elopement - Locative Devices
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2026-03-18 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 133 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 5) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | Senate | Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2026-03-19 | Senate | Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment |
| 2026-03-18 | House | Third Reading Passed (133-0) |
| 2026-03-18 | House | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| 2026-03-18 | House | Favorable with Amendments {533329/1 Adopted |
| 2026-03-18 | House | Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means |
| 2026-02-16 | House | Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2026-02-11 | House | First Reading Ways and Means |
Subjects
Blind and Low Vision
Data
Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Disabilities
Education, State Department of
Emergency Services
Individualized Education and 504 Plans
Mobile Devices
Parents and Guardians
Primary and Secondary Education
Primary Schools
Privacy
Private Schools
Public Schools
Recordings
Records
Secondary Schools
Students
Surveillance
Telecommunications
Truancy
Video
Data
Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Disabilities
Education, State Department of
Emergency Services
Individualized Education and 504 Plans
Mobile Devices
Parents and Guardians
Primary and Secondary Education
Primary Schools
Privacy
Private Schools
Public Schools
Recordings
Records
Secondary Schools
Students
Surveillance
Telecommunications
Truancy
Video
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 7 | 11A-01 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Education | 7 | 11A-02 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Education | 7 | 11A-03 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
