# Maryland HB 0147: County Boards of Education - Student Technology Use Policy - Requirements

Maryland HB 0147, County Boards of Education - Student Technology Use Policy - Requirements, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Chao Wu (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-04-07 (House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Ebersole, Vogel and Hornberger)) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0147
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: County Boards of Education - Student Technology Use Policy - Requirements
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-10-14
- Last action: 2025-04-07, House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Ebersole, Vogel and Hornberger)
- Sponsor: Chao Wu (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: Primary and Secondary Education, Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc., Education, Boards of, Education -see also- ContEd; DrvEd; HigherEd; etc., Electronic Government, Internet -see also- Internet Access, Mobile Devices, Open Government, Primary Schools -see also- Private Schools; Public Schools, Publications -see also- Maryland Register; Textbooks, Public Schools -see also- Primary Schools; Secondary Sch, Secondary Schools -see also- Private Schools; Public Sch, Students, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Telephones, Time
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (187 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Chao Wu (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Adrian Boafo (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David Fraser-Hidalgo (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Robin L. Grammer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Cheryl E. Pasteur (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Edith J. Patterson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Todd B. Morgan (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-07 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 47 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-13 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 140 | 0 |   |

## Actions (22)

- 2025-04-07: House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Ebersole, Vogel and Hornberger) (House)
- 2025-04-07: House Requests Senate Recede (House)
- 2025-04-07: House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments (House)
- 2025-04-07: Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Favorable with Amendments {713221/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-04-05: Motion Special Order until 4/7 (Senator Hershey) Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-04-05: Favorable with Amendments {713221/1 (Senate)
- 2025-04-05: Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Hearing 4/02 at 3:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Hearing canceled (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Hearing 4/02 at 2:30 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Hearing canceled (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Third Reading Passed (140-0) (House)
- 2025-03-12: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2025-03-12: Favorable with Amendments {323425/1 Adopted (House)
- 2025-03-12: Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means (House)
- 2025-01-09: Hearing 1/23 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-01-08: First Reading Ways and Means (House)
- 2024-10-14: Pre-filed (House)

## Bill text

- Third Reading, 2025-03-12: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0147t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0147f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed)
- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization (became law)
- HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard (signed)

## Sources
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0147t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0147f.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0227-2025RS)
- [HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0482-2025RS)
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0157-2025RS)
- [HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1294-2025RS)
- [HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0228-2025RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0147-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).