Maryland House Bill 418 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 19 2021 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-03-24 - Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Requiring, on or before December 31, 2021, each county board of education to adopt a policy prohibiting the use or display of a symbol of hate; requiring the policy to prohibit the display of a symbol of hate on clothing, book bags, folders, or similar items and to provide a student who displays a hate symbol the opportunity to remove or cover up the symbol; providing an exception to allow a symbol of hate to be used as an example in a course of study; requiring a county board to distribute educational materials about the policy; etc.

County Boards of Education - Symbols of Hate - Policy

Del. Michele Guyton [D]

2021-03-19 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 121 N: 12 NV: 3 Abs: 5) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-24	Senate	Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
2021-03-22	Senate	Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2021-03-19	House	Third Reading Passed (121-12)
2021-03-18	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2021-03-18	House	Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate M. Fisher) Adopted
2021-03-18	House	Favorable with Amendments {955767/1 Adopted
2021-03-17	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
2021-01-23	House	Hearing 2/05 at 1:30 p.m.
2021-01-13	House	First Reading Ways and Means
2020-07-27	House	Pre-filed

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Education	7	424.4	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0418?ys=2021RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0418f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0418t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/amds/bil_0008/hb0418_95576701.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/House/0626.pdf