# Maryland HB 0161: County Boards of Education - Curriculum Guides and Courses of Study - Discrepancies

Maryland HB 0161, County Boards of Education - Curriculum Guides and Courses of Study - Discrepancies, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Atterbeary; status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 245) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0161
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: County Boards of Education - Curriculum Guides and Courses of Study - Discrepancies
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-07-01
- Last action: 2025-05-06, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 245
- Sponsor: Atterbeary
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Primary and Secondary Education, Age -see also- Age of Maj; Children; Elderly; Inf&Tod.; etc, AIDS, Committees and Commissions, Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc., Curriculum, Disabilities, Education, Boards of, Education -see also- ContEd; DrvEd; HigherEd; etc., Education, State Department of, Food -see also- Meat, Poultry, & Seafood; Milk; etc., Gender Identity and Expression -see also- Gender; LGB; etc., Health -see also- COVID19; EnvHlth; MedCon; etc., Health, Department of, Internet -see also- Internet Access, Job Training -see also- Continuing Ed; Vocational Rehab, Medical Conditions -see also- AIDS; COVID-19; rabies, Mental and Behavioral Health -see also- Aut; Cogn; Dev; etc., Notices, Open Government, Parents and Guardians, Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty, Primary Schools -see also- Private Schools; Public Schools, Public Schools -see also- Primary Schools; Secondary Sch, Reports, Reproductive Matters -see also- Abortion; BrthCntr; Preg, Revenue and Taxes -see also- (specific tax), Safety -see also- Occupational Safety, Secondary Schools -see also- Private Schools; Public Sch, Sexual Matters, Sexual Orientation, Social Media, Standards and Best Practices, Students, Substance Abuse, Time, Violence -see also- Domestic Violence; Hate Crimes
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (358 yes, 220 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: Atterbeary
- Cosponsor: Kris Fair (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-05 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 97 | 38 | 2 |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 33 | 12 | 1 |
| 2025-02-14 | House | Motion Vote Previous Question (Delegate J. Lewis) Adopted | pass | 95 | 39 | 1 |
| 2025-02-14 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 95 | 39 | 1 |
| 2025-02-12 | House | Floor Amendment {193927/1 (Delegate Rose) Rejected | fail | 38 | 92 | 4 |

## Actions (20)

- 2025-05-06: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 245
- 2025-04-05: Passed Enrolled (House)
- 2025-04-05: Third Reading Passed (97-38) (House)
- 2025-04-05: House Concurs Senate Amendments (House)
- 2025-04-03: Third Reading Passed (33-12) (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Favorable with Amendments {193628/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Third Reading Passed (95-39) (House)
- 2025-02-14: Motion Vote Previous Question (Delegate J. Lewis) Adopted (95-39) (House)
- 2025-02-12: Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2025-02-12: Floor Amendment {193927/1 (Delegate Rose) Rejected (38-92) (House)
- 2025-02-11: Motion Special Order until 02/12 (Delegate Rose) Adopted (House)
- 2025-02-11: Favorable Adopted (House)
- 2025-02-10: Favorable Report by Ways and Means (House)
- 2025-01-15: Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-01-08: First Reading Ways and Means (House)
- 2024-07-01: Pre-filed (House)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-05-06: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_245_hb0161e.pdf)
- Enrolled, 2025-04-05: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0161e.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-02-12: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0161t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0161f.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
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_245_hb0161e.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0161e.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0161t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0161f.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-HB0161-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).