# Maryland HB 0226: Anne Arundel County – Public Schools – School Schedule Options

Maryland HB 0226, Anne Arundel County – Public Schools – School Schedule Options, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Heather Bagnall (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 346); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0226
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Anne Arundel County – Public Schools – School Schedule Options
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-10-31
- Last action: 2025-05-06, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 346
- Sponsor: Heather Bagnall (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Education - Local Bills, Anne Arundel County, Education, Boards of, Education -see also- ContEd; DrvEd; HigherEd; etc., Public Schools -see also- Primary Schools; Secondary Sch, Reports, Salaries and Compensation -see also- Overtime; Reimb. Rates, Sunset, Time, Work, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc.
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (182 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Hourly school workers get wage-recovery opportunities: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Anne Arundel County’s school board must offer hourly-paid employees other duties to make up lost wages. This applies when its alternative schedule reduces a school year below 180 days. The opportunity must be offered before the next school year starts. The law does not guara…
- Anne Arundel schools gain flexible schedules: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Anne Arundel County’s school board can eliminate early-dismissal days and schedule fewer than 180 school days. Schools must still meet minimum annual attendance hours under state rules in effect July 1, 2025. If chosen, this schedule must apply to every county school. The bo…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Heather Bagnall (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-04 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 44 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-17 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 138 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (14)

- 2025-05-06: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 346
- 2025-04-05: Returned Passed (House)
- 2025-04-04: Third Reading Passed (44-0) (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Favorable Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Third Reading Passed (138-0) (House)
- 2025-03-15: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2025-03-15: Favorable with Amendments {443125/1 Adopted (House)
- 2025-03-15: 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)
- 2024-10-31: Pre-filed (House)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-05-06: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_346_hb0226t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-03-15: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0226t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0226f.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (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_346_hb0226t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0226t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0226f.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [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)
- [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-HB0226-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).