MD SB 928

died on adjournment

County Boards of Education - Student Electronic Communication Device Use Policy - Establishment (Maryland Phone-Free Schools Act)

Maryland · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did MD SB 928 pass?

No. MD SB 928 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.

What is MD SB 928 about?

MD SB 928 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “County Boards of Education - Student Electronic Communication Device Use Policy - Establishment (Maryland Phone-Free Schools Act)”.

Who sponsors MD SB 928?

Salling, Ready, Love and 14 others are the primary sponsors of MD SB 928.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-03-23 — Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-23
Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-03-21
Referred Ways and Means
referral-committee
2026-03-20
Third Reading Passed
passage
2026-03-19
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2026-03-19
Floor Amendment {
2026-03-19
Favorable with Amendments {
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-19
Motion Laid Over (Senator West) Adopted
2026-03-19
Favorable with Amendments {
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-19
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-10
Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-02-06
First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
referral-committee

Versions

Third - County Boards of Education - Student Electronic Communication Device Use Policy - Establishment (Maryland Phone-Free Schools Act)Compare
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Documents

Votes

On Third Reading
2026-03-05 · pass · 40-0
Member-level votes (47)
- Mr. President: yes
- Feldman: yes
- Hester: yes
- Lewis Young: yes
- Smith: yes
- Augustine: yes
- Gallion: yes
- Hettleman: yes
- Love: yes
- Sydnor: yes
- Bailey: yes
- Gile: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Mautz: yes
- Waldstreicher: yes
- Beidle: yes
- Guzzone: yes
- James: yes
- McCray: yes
- Washington, A.: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Harris: yes
- Jennings: yes
- McKay: yes
- Washington, M.: yes
- Carozza: yes
- Hayes: yes
- Kagan: yes
- Ready: yes
- Watson: yes
- Charles: yes
- Henson: yes
- Kramer: yes
- Rosapepe: yes
- West: yes
- Corderman: yes
- Hershey: yes
- Lam: yes
- Salling: yes
- Zucker: yes
- Ellis: not voting
- Attar: absent
- Folden: absent
- King: absent
- Muse: absent
- Simonaire: absent
- Benson: absent

Related bills

Prior session: SB 368not in this corpus
Companion bill: HB 525

Official source

http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0928?ys=2026RS

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