Maryland House Bill 901

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)
Status: Introduced on February 5 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-02-11 - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requiring a school to recognize a student's external diagnosis of autism from certain professionals until the school completes an initial evaluation; requiring a school to initiate an evaluation of a student within 30 days of receiving an external diagnosis of autism and written consent from the student's parent; requiring a school to provide certain supports to a student during the evaluation; and requiring a school to continue to provide supports to a student until the evaluation is complete and a certain determination is made.

Education - Public School Students - Recognition of External Diagnosis of Autism

Del. Denise Roberts [D]	Del. Michael Griffith [R]	Del. Marlon Amprey [D]	Del. Andrea Harrison [D]
Del. Andre Johnson [D]	Del. Edith Patterson [D]	Del. Kent Roberson [D]	Del. Kym Taylor [D]
Del. Jamila Woods [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-11	House	Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-02-05	House	First Reading Ways and Means

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Education	8	404	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0901?ys=2026RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0901f.pdf