2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB694: Public Schools - Individuals With Disabilities - Accessibility and Emergency Planning

Legislative Summary

Requiring each local school system to identify in its regular safety evaluation issues of accessibility for individuals with disabilities; and requiring local school systems to include in a certain annual report instances in which a public school facility became inaccessible for a student with a disability in a manner that could impede evacuations or emergency response.

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Bill History

1/24/2025
First Reading Ways and Means
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Hearing canceled
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/10/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Favorable with Amendments {703920/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
House of Delegates
3/12/2025
Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 703920/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 703920/1 Adopted

3/11/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
3/11/2025
138
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/11/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Education, Energy, and the Environment(Senate)

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text3/11/2025119.1 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/24/202590.6 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197039.1 KB