2026 Regular Session
SB720
Education - Artificial Intelligence - Guidelines, Professional Development, and Collaborative (Artificial Intelligence Ready Schools Act)
Requiring the State Department of Education to provide certain guidance on artificial intelligence to local school systems, educators, parents, and students through an online platform; requiring the Department to develop certain guidelines, best practices, and evaluative tools to assist local school systems in the evaluation of artificial intelligence tools selected for use by local school systems; establishing the Maryland AI Education Collaborative on Artificial Intelligence in K-12 Education; etc.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
3 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 20, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
41 yea–0 nay · 1 not voting · 5 absent
April 13, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
45 yea–0 nay · 2 not voting
April 13, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
129 yea–8 nay · 3 not voting · 1 absent
Committee referrals
March 21, 2026 · House
Ways and Means
February 6, 2026 · Senate
Education, Energy, and the Environment
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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Senate Approved by the Governor - Chapter 634
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Senate Passed Enrolled View roll call
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Senate Third Reading Passed (45-0) View roll call
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Senate Senate Concurs House Amendments
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House Third Reading Passed (129-8) View roll call
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House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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House Favorable with Amendments {783421/1 Adopted
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House Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
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House Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
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House Referred Ways and Means
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Senate Third Reading Passed (41-0) View roll call
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Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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Senate Favorable with Amendments {983227/1 Adopted
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Senate Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
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Senate Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
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Senate Hearing canceled
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Senate Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
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Senate First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment