Legislation - HB0782

Requiring the Maryland Center for School Safety to study how best to detect deadly weapons in public middle and high schools and how best to rapidly report the detection of weapons to a law enforcement agency; and requiring the Center to issue an interim report by December 1, 2025, and a final report on the findings of the study by December 1, 2026, in a manner that does not jeopardize school safety, to the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, and certain committees of the General Assembly.

Committees

Original:: Ways and Means Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Education, Energy, and the Environment

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Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): June 1, 2025

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/29/2025 Legislative Date 1/29/2025 Action First Reading Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Study on Detecting Deadly Weapons in Public Middle and High Schools Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/04/2025 Legislative Date 2/04/2025 Action Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/12/2025 Legislative Date 2/12/2025 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/12/2025 Legislative Date 2/12/2025 Action Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2025 Legislative Date 3/14/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2025 Legislative Date 3/04/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments {723727/1 Adopted Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2025 Legislative Date 3/04/2025 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Study on Detecting Deadly Weapons in Public Middle and High Schools Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2025 Legislative Date 3/07/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (136-0) Proceedings 47 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2025 Legislative Date 3/01/2025 Action Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings 49 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2025 Legislative Date 3/18/2025 Action Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/29/2025	1/29/2025	First Reading Ways and Means
			Text - First - Study on Detecting Deadly Weapons in Public Middle and High Schools
House	2/04/2025	2/04/2025	Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
House	2/12/2025	2/12/2025	Hearing canceled
House	2/12/2025	2/12/2025	Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/14/2025	3/14/2025	Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
House	3/14/2025	3/04/2025	Favorable with Amendments {723727/1 Adopted	44 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/14/2025	3/04/2025	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	44 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Study on Detecting Deadly Weapons in Public Middle and High Schools
House	3/17/2025	3/07/2025	Third Reading Passed (136-0)	47 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/17/2025	3/01/2025	Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment	49 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/18/2025	3/18/2025	Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.

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