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House Ways and Means advances multiple bills on school safety, education policy and tax matters
Summary
The House Ways and Means Committee in its 10th voting session advanced a package of bills — including an anonymous school-safety reporting system, limits on student device use, and extensions to a theatrical tax credit — voting each favorable (many with amendments). Chair Janelle Wilkins presided and said the panel may reconvene briefly the next day to finish remaining votes.
Chair Janelle Wilkins convened the House Ways and Means Committee for its 10th voting session and oversaw a succession of motions that the committee approved to move a set of bills forward, many with sponsor amendments.
Delegate Ebersole opened debate on House Bill 326, telling the committee the bill “requires the Maryland Center for School Safety to develop and administer an anonymous reporting system that first coordinates a receipt of information relating to school or student safety concern in a manner that maintains full confidentiality and provides a mechanism for any reported information before it to school or other appropriate officials.” The committee moved the bill and approved it favorable.
Delegate Ebersole also presented House Bill 525 as amended, which would require each local board of education to adopt a policy by the 2027–2028 school year limiting the use of electronic communication devices during the academic…
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