HB 14

Enacted

County Boards of Education - Bullying, Harassment, or Intimidation - Information Collection and Reporting Requirements

Sponsor: Linda Foley (District 15)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 775 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the contents of a certain bullying, harassment, or intimidation form to require, if the incident is believed to have been motivated in whole or in substantial part by certain actual or perceived personal characteristics, identification of those personal characteristics, if known; requiring each county board of education to report information about groups with certain characteristics under certain circumstances; requiring the State Department of Education to establish certain standards by July 1, 2027; etc.

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Testimony (72)

MGA witness list

FAV 40FavorableFWA 23Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4UnfavorableINFO 5Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Grimaldi, Benjamin	ASCBC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cohen, Tali	Anti-Defamation League	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Qi, Lily	Asian American and Pacific Islander Caucus	Written (PDF)
FAV	Snyder, Abigaillobbyist	Baltimore Jewish Council	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Duncan Evans, Cristina E	Baltimore Teachers Union	Written (PDF)
FAV	Solomon, Jared	Delegate Solomon	Written (PDF)
FAV	Taylor, Ronnie	FreeState Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Albert, David	Howard County Jewish Advocacy Group (HoCoJAG)	Written (PDF)
FAV	miller, deborahlobbyist	JCRC of Greater Washington	Oral
FAV	Salganik, Laura	Jewish Community Relations Council of Howard County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fair, Delegate Kris	LBGTQ+ Caucus	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fair, Kris	LGBTQ+ Caucus	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sunderman, Gail	League of Women Voters Maryland (LWVMD)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Buckheit, Kimberly	Maryland Center for School Safety	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dove, S. Spencer	Maryland Commission on Civil Rights	Written (PDF)
FAV	Frederick, Jennifer	Maryland Office of the Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dickerson, Taylor	Maryland Psychological Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Caucus, Womens	Maryland Womens Caucus	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mizrahi, Jennifer	Mizrahi Family Charitable Fund	Written (PDF)
FAV	Faby, Dave	Moms For Liberty - Harford County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Finn, Karen	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carter, Alita-Geri	Qualequity Access	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hoffman, Charlotte	Trans Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Chivvis, Uma	Women's Democratic Club of Montgomery County	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Elizabeth, Camille	Women's Democratic Club of Montgomery County	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Burch, Eboni	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Foley, Delegate Foleylegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Foley, Delegate Foleylegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Foley, Linda	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Foley, Linda	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gandhi, Seva	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Grubb, Laura	Individual	Position only
FAV	Latino Caucus, Maryland Legislative	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Latino Caucus, Maryland Legislative	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Littell, Melinda	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rhyne, Saan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Snyder, Graham	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Towne, Ezra	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lang, Alan	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lang, Alan	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Cohen, Tali	Anti-Defamation League	Written (PDF)
FWA	Snyder, Abigaillobbyist	Baltimore Jewish Council	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Ellicott, Abbie	Coalition for LGBTQ+ Students	Written (PDF)
FWA	Farris, Jaden	Glisten(formerly GLSEN) Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Albert, David	Howard County Jewish Advocacy Group (HoCoJAG)	Written (PDF)
FWA	miller, deborahlobbyist	JCRC of Greater Washington	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Stein, Martin	Jewish Community Relations Council	Written (PDF)
FWA	Buckheit, Kimberly	Maryland Center for School Safety	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Frederick, Jennifer	Maryland Office of the Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FWA	Mizrahi, Jennifer	Mizrahi Family Charitable Fund	Written (PDF)
FWA	Ursprung, Patricia	Montgomery County Board of Education	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Finn, Karen	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FWA	Jasen, John	One Pasadena	Oral
FWA	Jasen, John	One Pasadena	Written (PDF)
FWA	Carter, Alita-Geri	Qualequity Access	Written (PDF)
FWA	Blinder , Lee	Trans Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)

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Organizations on record

Anti-Defamation LeagueFAV 1FWA 1

ASCBCFAV 1

Asian American and Pacific Islander CaucusFAV 1

Baltimore Jewish CouncilFAV 1FWA 1

Baltimore Teachers UnionFAV 1

Blueprint CoalitionINFO 1

Coalition for LGBTQ+ StudentsFWA 1

Delegate SolomonFAV 1

FreeState JusticeFAV 1

Glisten(formerly GLSEN) MarylandFWA 1

Howard County Jewish Advocacy Group (HoCoJAG)FAV 1FWA 1

JCRC of Greater WashingtonFAV 1FWA 1

Jewish Community Relations CouncilFWA 1

Jewish Community Relations Council of Howard CountyFAV 1

LBGTQ+ CaucusFAV 1

League of Women Voters Maryland (LWVMD)FAV 1

LGBTQ+ CaucusFAV 1

Maryland Association of Boards of EducationINFO 1

Maryland Center for School SafetyFAV 1FWA 1

Maryland Commission on Civil RightsFAV 1

Maryland Education CoalitionINFO 1

Maryland Office of the Attorney GeneralFAV 1FWA 1

Maryland Psychological AssociationFAV 1

Maryland State Department of EducationINFO 1

Maryland Womens CaucusFAV 1

Mizrahi Family Charitable FundFAV 1FWA 1

Moms For Liberty - Harford CountyFAV 1

Montgomery County Board of EducationFWA 1

Montgomery County Women's Democratic ClubFAV 1FWA 1

One PasadenaFWA 2

Qualequity AccessFAV 1FWA 1

Strong Schools MarylandINFO 1

Trans MarylandFAV 1FWA 1

USM Student CouncilFWA 1

Women's Democratic Club of Montgomery CountyFAV 2

YearFAV 2

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVSnyder, AbigailBaltimore Jewish CouncilRegistered for: Baltimore Jewish Council

FAVmiller, deborahJCRC of Greater WashingtonRegistered for: Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington

FWASnyder, AbigailBaltimore Jewish CouncilRegistered for: Baltimore Jewish Council

FWAmiller, deborahJCRC of Greater WashingtonRegistered for: Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington

INFOGupta, RiyaBlueprint CoalitionRegistered for: Strong Schools Maryland, care of The Fund for Educational Excellence

INFOGoff, JessicaMaryland Association of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education

Journey

Jan 14First reading in the HouseAssigned to Ways and Means
Jan 29Ways and Means hearingThu, Jan 29, 1:00 PM
Mar 20Committee report: Favorable with Amendments
Mar 7Second reading (House): Passed with Amendments
Mar 9Third reading (House): Passed
Mar 7First reading in the SenateAssigned to Education, Energy, and the Environment
Apr 1Education, Energy, and the Environment hearing (Senate)Wed, Apr 1, 1:00 PM
Apr 9Committee report (Senate): Favorable with Amendments
Mar 22Second reading (Senate): Passed with Amendments
Mar 24Third reading (Senate): Passed with Amendments
Mar 24Conference Committee Appointed
Mar 24Enacted as Chapter 775Signing date is not in the MGA feed

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