Maryland 2026 Session Status: Introduced 6 D cosponsors

HB0394 — Counties - Construction of Sidewalks and Crosswalks - Safe Alternative Routes to Public Schools

Last action — Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House of Delegates
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced January 22, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Odds of enactment

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Summary

Requiring a county board of education each year to prepare and post to the county's website a report that identifies pathways that public school students who are ineligible for transportation services may use to travel to school using only safe alternative routes under certain circumstances; requiring the governing body of a county each year to review a certain report and construct any sidewalks and crosswalks necessary to create safe alternative routes for public school students under certain circumstances; etc.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)

  2. First Reading (House of Origin)

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 180 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (180)

180 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

public-safety transportation education
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB0394 do?
Requiring a county board of education each year to prepare and post to the county's website a report that identifies pathways that public school students who are ineligible for transportation services may use to travel to school using only safe alternative routes under certain circumstances; requiring the governing body of a county each year to review a certain report and construct any sidewalks and crosswalks necessary to create safe alternative routes for public school students under certain circumstances; etc.
Who sponsors HB0394?
HB0394 is sponsored by Delegate Jones, D., Delegate Jen Terrasa (Democrat), Delegate Regina T. Boyce (Democrat), Delegate Jessica Feldmark (Democrat), Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman (Democrat), Delegate Mary A. Lehman (Democrat), Delegate Deni Taveras (Democrat), and White Holland.
What is the current status of HB0394?
This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced January 22, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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