HB0014 — County Boards of Education - Bullying, Harassment, or Intimidation - Information Collection and Reporting Requirements
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2026. Enacted.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 4 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Altering the contents of a certain bullying, harassment, or intimidation form to require, if the incident is believed to have been motivated in whole or in substantial part by certain actual or perceived personal characteristics, identification of those personal characteristics, if known; requiring each county board of education to report information about groups with certain characteristics under certain circumstances; requiring the State Department of Education to establish certain standards by July 1, 2027; etc.
Bill Text
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Read HB0014 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed with Amendments
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate Linda Foley · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 187 not signed on · 9 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Linda Foley Democrat
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (187)
187 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 187 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 88 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Republican | 23 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 121 | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| % of votes cast | 86% | 6% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 24 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Republican | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 40 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 85% | 0% | 0% | 15% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 87 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Republican | 26 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 123 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| % of votes cast | 87% | 4% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0014 do?
- Altering the contents of a certain bullying, harassment, or intimidation form to require, if the incident is believed to have been motivated in whole or in substantial part by certain actual or perceived personal characteristics, identification of those personal characteristics, if known; requiring each county board of education to report information about groups with certain characteristics under certain circumstances; requiring the State Department of Education to establish certain standards by July 1, 2027; etc.
- Who sponsors HB0014?
- HB0014 is sponsored by Delegate Linda Foley (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB0014?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2026. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB0014?
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