HB1182 — Public and Nonpublic Schools - Student Elopement - Locative Devices
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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1Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House of Delegates
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced February 11, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.
Prognosis
Where this bill stands today.
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Introduced
Current position in the legislative process.
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11 sponsors
1 primary, 10 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (8 D · 2 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 1 recorded vote so far.
Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.
Summary
Requiring certain public and nonpublic schools to develop policies and procedures regarding student wandering or elopement behavior; authorizing certain public and nonpublic schools to coordinate a student's voluntary use of a certain locative device and monitor the student's location using the locative device only for wandering or elopement behavior; establishing certain privacy and data protections for information obtained through a student's voluntary use of a certain locative device; etc.
Bill Text
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Read HB1182 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed with Amendments
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate Aletheia McCaskill · Primary
- Delegate Eric Ebersole · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jessica Feldmark · Cosponsor
- Delegate Mike Griffith · Cosponsor
- Delegate April Miller · Cosponsor
- Delegate Bernice Mireku-North · Cosponsor
- Palakovich Carr · Cosponsor
- Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur · Cosponsor
- Delegate Edith J. Patterson · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins · Cosponsor
- Delegate Greg Wims · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 177 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Aletheia McCaskill Democrat
Co-sponsors (10)
- Delegate Eric Ebersole Democrat
- Delegate Jessica Feldmark Democrat
- Delegate Mike Griffith Republican
- Delegate April Miller Republican
- Delegate Bernice Mireku-North Democrat
- Palakovich Carr
- Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur Democrat
- Delegate Edith J. Patterson Democrat
- Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins Democrat
- Delegate Greg Wims Democrat
Not signed on (177)
177 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 177 →"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 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 89 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 31 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 133 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB1182 do?
- Requiring certain public and nonpublic schools to develop policies and procedures regarding student wandering or elopement behavior; authorizing certain public and nonpublic schools to coordinate a student's voluntary use of a certain locative device and monitor the student's location using the locative device only for wandering or elopement behavior; establishing certain privacy and data protections for information obtained through a student's voluntary use of a certain locative device; etc.
- Who sponsors HB1182?
- HB1182 is sponsored by Delegate Aletheia McCaskill (Democrat), Delegate Eric Ebersole (Democrat), Delegate Jessica Feldmark (Democrat), Delegate Mike Griffith (Republican), Delegate April Miller (Republican), Delegate Bernice Mireku-North (Democrat), Palakovich Carr, Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur (Democrat), Delegate Edith J. Patterson (Democrat), Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins (Democrat), and Delegate Greg Wims (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB1182?
- This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced February 11, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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