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HB 189

Maryland House of Delegates bill in Session 2026.

Status: introduced. Latest action: May 24, 2026.

Public Middle, High, and Charter Schools - Start Time for Instruction.

Bill ID MD-2026-HB-189
Session 2026
Status introduced
Committee Ways and Means
House of Delegates introduced 2026-05-24
Education
Summary

Requiring, beginning in the 2028-2029 school year, each public middle school and each public high school to begin instruction not earlier than 8 a.m. and 8:30 a.m., respectively, unless granted a waiver by the State Board of Education under certain circumstances; and requiring each county board of education and each public charter school to implement a certain public service campaign to raise awareness of sleep deprivation and later school start times.

Sponsor
Delegate Miller
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-01-14 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-01-14 Status introduced
2026-05-24 Latest Action In the House - Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m.
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