# Maryland HB 0197: Public Schools - Restorative Practices Schools - Comprehensive Plan

Maryland HB 0197, Public Schools - Restorative Practices Schools - Comprehensive Plan, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Cheryl E. Pasteur (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 240) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0197
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Public Schools - Restorative Practices Schools - Comprehensive Plan
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-10-15
- Last action: 2025-05-06, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 240
- Sponsor: Cheryl E. Pasteur (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Subjects: Primary and Secondary Education, Classifications and Designations, Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc., Discipline, Education, Boards of, Education -see also- ContEd; DrvEd; HigherEd; etc., Education, State Department of, Job Training -see also- Continuing Ed; Vocational Rehab, Mental and Behavioral Health -see also- Aut; Cogn; Dev; etc., Public Schools -see also- Primary Schools; Secondary Sch, School Administration, Standards and Best Practices, Students, Studies -see also- Commitees & Commissions; Reports, Sunset, Teachers, Trauma Informed Approach -see also- Mental&Behavioral Health
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (128 yes, 49 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: Cheryl E. Pasteur (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Atterbeary
- Cosponsor: Eric Ebersole (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kris Fair (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jessica Feldmark (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Bernice Mireku-North (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Julie Palakovich Carr (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Denise Roberts (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Melissa Wells (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Chao Wu (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Caylin Young (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 34 | 13 |   |
| 2025-02-28 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 94 | 36 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-05-06: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 240
- 2025-04-03: Returned Passed (House)
- 2025-04-03: Third Reading Passed (34-13) (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Favorable Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Third Reading Passed (94-36) (House)
- 2025-02-26: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2025-02-25: Motion Special Order until 02/26 (Delegate Fisher) Adopted (House)
- 2025-02-25: Favorable with Amendments {943422/1 Adopted (House)
- 2025-02-24: Favorable with Amendments 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)
- 2024-10-15: Pre-filed (House)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-05-06: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_240_hb0197t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-02-26: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0197t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0197f.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_240_hb0197t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0197t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0197f.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-HB0197-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).