HB0634 — Police Training - Autism and Dementia (LEAD Act of 2026)
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 30, 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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32 sponsors
1 primary, 31 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (29 D · 2 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to require entrance-level and in-service police training to include certain training regarding individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, dementia, and autism.
Bill Text
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Read HB0634 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 Conaway · Cosponsor
- Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman · Primary
- Delegate Marlon Amprey · Cosponsor
- Delegate Adrian Boafo · Cosponsor
- Delegate Regina T. Boyce · Cosponsor
- Delegate Mark Edelson · Cosponsor
- Delegate Diana M. Fennell · Cosponsor
- Delegate Pam Lanman Guzzone · Cosponsor
- Delegate Andrea Fletcher Harrison · Cosponsor
- Delegate Terri L. Hill · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger · Cosponsor
- Delegate Lesley J. Lopez · Cosponsor
- Delegate Susan K. McComas · Cosponsor
- Delegate Bernice Mireku-North · Cosponsor
- Delegate Sheila Ruth · Cosponsor
- Delegate Gary Simmons · Cosponsor
- Delegate Vaughn Stewart · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kym Taylor · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jen Terrasa · Cosponsor
- Delegate Veronica Turner · Cosponsor
- Delegate Joe Vogel · Cosponsor
- Delegate Nicole A. Williams · Cosponsor
- Delegate Greg Wims · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jamila J. Woods · Cosponsor
- Delegate Teresa Woorman · Cosponsor
- Delegate Caylin Young · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jon S. Cardin · Cosponsor
- Delegate N. Scott Phillips · Cosponsor
- Delegate Sean A. Stinnett · Cosponsor
- Delegate Gabriel M. Moreno · Cosponsor
- Delegate Karen Simpson · Cosponsor
- Delegate David Moon · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 31 co-sponsors · 156 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman Democrat
Co-sponsors (31)
- Delegate Conaway
- Delegate Marlon Amprey Democrat
- Delegate Adrian Boafo Democrat
- Delegate Regina T. Boyce Democrat
- Delegate Mark Edelson Democrat
- Delegate Diana M. Fennell Democrat
- Delegate Pam Lanman Guzzone Democrat
- Delegate Andrea Fletcher Harrison Democrat
- Delegate Terri L. Hill Democrat
- Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger Republican
- Delegate Lesley J. Lopez Democrat
- Delegate Susan K. McComas Republican
- Delegate Bernice Mireku-North Democrat
- Delegate Sheila Ruth Democrat
- Delegate Gary Simmons Democrat
- Delegate Vaughn Stewart Democrat
- Delegate Kym Taylor Democrat
- Delegate Jen Terrasa Democrat
- Delegate Veronica Turner Democrat
- Delegate Joe Vogel Democrat
- Delegate Nicole A. Williams Democrat
- Delegate Greg Wims Democrat
- Delegate Jamila J. Woods Democrat
- Delegate Teresa Woorman Democrat
- Delegate Caylin Young Democrat
- Delegate Jon S. Cardin Democrat
- Delegate N. Scott Phillips Democrat
- Delegate Sean A. Stinnett Democrat
- Delegate Gabriel M. Moreno Democrat
- Delegate Karen Simpson Democrat
- Delegate David Moon Democrat
Not signed on (156)
156 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 156 →"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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 45 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 96% | 0% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 31 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 89 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 133 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0634 do?
- Requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to require entrance-level and in-service police training to include certain training regarding individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, dementia, and autism.
- Who sponsors HB0634?
- HB0634 is sponsored by Delegate Conaway, Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman (Democrat), Delegate Marlon Amprey (Democrat), Delegate Adrian Boafo (Democrat), Delegate Regina T. Boyce (Democrat), Delegate Mark Edelson (Democrat), Delegate Diana M. Fennell (Democrat), Delegate Pam Lanman Guzzone (Democrat), Delegate Andrea Fletcher Harrison (Democrat), Delegate Terri L. Hill (Democrat), Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger (Republican), Delegate Lesley J. Lopez (Democrat), Delegate Susan K. McComas (Republican), Delegate Bernice Mireku-North (Democrat), Delegate Sheila Ruth (Democrat), Delegate Gary Simmons (Democrat), Delegate Vaughn Stewart (Democrat), Delegate Kym Taylor (Democrat), Delegate Jen Terrasa (Democrat), Delegate Veronica Turner (Democrat), Delegate Joe Vogel (Democrat), Delegate Nicole A. Williams (Democrat), Delegate Greg Wims (Democrat), Delegate Jamila J. Woods (Democrat), Delegate Teresa Woorman (Democrat), Delegate Caylin Young (Democrat), Delegate Jon S. Cardin (Democrat), Delegate N. Scott Phillips (Democrat), Delegate Sean A. Stinnett (Democrat), Delegate Gabriel M. Moreno (Democrat), Delegate Karen Simpson (Democrat), and Delegate David Moon (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB0634?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 30, 2026. Enacted.
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