HB 525 - Maryland House (2026) - County Boards of Education - Student Electronic Communication Device Use Policy - Establishment (Joanne C. Benson Maryland Phone-Free Schools Act) - Bill Sponsor

Maryland House Bill 525

Session 2026

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

Became Law

Signed by Governor on May 26, 2026

Sponsors

First Action

Jan 27, 2026

Latest Action

May 26, 2026

Origin Chamber

House

Type

Bill

Bill Number

525

State

Maryland

Session

2026

Sponsorship by Party

Aaron M. Kaufman

Primary

Primary

Bernice Mireku-North

Primary

Primary

Edith J. Patterson

Primary

Primary

Primary

Primary

Primary

Primary

Kevin B. Hornberger

Primary

Primary

Matthew Schindler

Primary

Primary

Primary

Primary

Wayne A. Hartman

Primary

House Votes (2)

Senate Votes (1)

Motion Text

On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred)

House Roll Call Votes

Republicans

Democrats

Unknowns

Aaron M. Kaufman

Yes

Absent

Adrienne A. Jones

Absent

Aletheia McCaskill

Yes

Andre V. Johnson, Jr.

Yes

Andrea Fletcher Harrison

Yes

Andrew C. Pruski

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Barrie S. Ciliberti

Yes

Barry Beauchamp

Yes

Yes

Bernice Mireku-North

Yes

Bonnie Cullison

Yes

Yes

Brian M. Crosby

Didn't Vote

Absent

Catherine M. Forbes

Yes

Yes

Charlotte Crutchfield

Yes

Cheryl E. Pasteur

Yes

Chris Tomlinson

Yes

Christopher Eric Bouchat

Didn't Vote

Christopher T. Adams

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

David Fraser-Hidalgo

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Diana M. Fennell

Yes

Yes

Edith J. Patterson

Yes

Elizabeth Embry

Yes

Yes

Yes

Frank M. Conaway, Jr.

Yes

Gabriel Acevero

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Guzzone

Yes

Yes

Heather Bagnall

Yes

J. Sandy Bartlett

Yes

Yes

Jamila J. Woods

Absent

Yes

Jason C. Buckel

Yes

Yes

Jefferson L. Ghrist

Yes

Jeffrie E. Long, Jr.

Absent

Yes

Yes

Yes

Jessica Feldmark

Yes

Jheanelle K. Wilkins

Yes

Jim Hinebaugh, Jr.

Didn't Vote

Yes

Yes

Joshua J. Stonko

Yes

Yes

Julie Palakovich Carr

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Didn't Vote

Kevin B. Hornberger

Yes

Yes

Yes

Kriselda Valderrama

Yes

Yes

LaToya Nkongolo

Yes

Yes

Lesley J. Lopez

Yes

Yes

Yes

Lorig Charkoudian

Yes

Luke Clippinger

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Martinez

Yes

Marvin E. Holmes, Jr.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Matthew Schindler

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Miller

Yes

N. Scott Phillips

Yes

Natalie Ziegler

Yes

Nicholaus R. Kipke

Yes

Yes

Nicole A. Williams

Yes

Yes

Yes

Regina T. Boyce

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Robin L. Grammer, Jr.

No

Yes

Yes

Samuel I. Rosenberg

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Sheree Sample-Hughes

Yes

Smith

Yes

Speaker

Yes

Yes

Steven J. Arentz

Yes

Stuart Michael Schmidt, Jr.

Yes

Susan K. McComas

Yes

Teresa E. Reilly

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Tiffany T. Alston

Absent

Yes

Yes

Yes

Veronica Turner

Yes

Watson

Yes

Wayne A. Hartman

Yes

William J. Wivell

Yes

William Valentine

Yes

Young

Yes

Summary

Unavailable

Text (4)

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

http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0525f.pdf

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

http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0525t.pdf

Enrolled - County Boards of Education - Student Electronic Communication Device Use Policy - Establishment (Joanne C. Benson Maryland Phone-Free Schools Act)

http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0525e.pdf

Chapter - County Boards of Education - Student Electronic Communication Device Use Policy - Establishment (Joanne C. Benson Maryland Phone-Free Schools Act)

http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_596_hb0525e.pdf

Documents (1)

Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/fnotes/bil_0005/hb0525.pdf

Actions (15)

Show Only Major Actions

05/26/2026

Office of the Governor

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 596

04/11/2026

House

Passed Enrolled

04/11/2026

House

Third Reading Passed

04/11/2026

House

House Concurs Senate Amendments

04/09/2026

Senate

Third Reading Passed

04/08/2026

Senate

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

04/08/2026

Senate

Favorable with Amendments {

04/08/2026

Senate

Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment

03/23/2026

Senate

Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment

03/23/2026

House

Third Reading Passed

03/21/2026

House

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

03/21/2026

House

Favorable with Amendments {

03/21/2026

House

Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means

02/04/2026

House

Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.

01/27/2026

House

First Reading Ways and Means

Sources

MD Legislature

http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0525?ys=2026RS

Open States

https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB525/

Record Created

Feb 2, 2026 8:33:52 PM

Record Updated

Jun 21, 2026 7:47:54 PM