Study on Detecting Deadly Weapons in Public Middle and High Schools
Sponsor: Delegate AtterbearyCommittee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 244 (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the Maryland Center for School Safety to study how best to detect deadly weapons in public middle and high schools and how best to rapidly report the detection of weapons to a law enforcement agency; requiring the Center to request any available assessment technologies evaluated under the Act; and requiring the Center to issue an interim report by December 1, 2025, and a final report on the findings of the study, in a manner that does not jeopardize school safety, by December 1, 2026.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 13FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Halleman, Julien | CRASC | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Buckheit, Kimberly | Maryland Center for School Safety | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Houck, Madeline | Maryland State Department of Education | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Houck, Madeline | Maryland State Department of Education | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cagle, Anna Kate | University of Maryland Law School | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cagle, Anna Kate | University of Maryland Law School | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sokolowski, Dmitry | Volt.AI | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wright, Vennard | Wave Welcome | Oral |
| FAV | Zektick, Barbaralobbyist | Z & C LLC | Oral |
| FAV | Link, Mia | ZeroEyes | Oral |
| FAV | Link, Mia | ZeroEyes | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Atterbeary, Delegate Atterbearylegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Atterbeary, Delegate Atterbearylegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Edwards, Richard | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Hart, Kit | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Howard County, Staff | Board of Education of Howard County | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Buckheit, Kimberly | Maryland Center for School Safety | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
CRASCFAV 1
Maryland Center for School SafetyFAV 1FWA 1
Volt.AIFAV 1
Wave WelcomeFAV 1
Z & C LLCFAV 1
ZeroEyesFAV 2
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVZektick, BarbaraZ & C LLCRegistered for: Citizens Coordinating Committee on Friendship Heights; Covista; Maryland Coalition of Families; Soteria LLC; Oracle America, Inc.; Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.…