# Maryland HB 0423: Prince George's County - Public High Schools - Drug Detection Products PG 501-26

Maryland HB 0423, Prince George's County - Public High Schools - Drug Detection Products PG 501-26, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-12 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 583); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-11).

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- As of: 2026-10-11
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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0423
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Prince George's County - Public High Schools - Drug Detection Products PG 501-26
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-22
- Last action: 2026-05-12, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 583
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Education - Local Bills, Controlled Dangerous Substances -see also- Drugs; Opioids, Education, Boards of, Equipment -see also- Charging; Med. Equip.; MV Equip; etc., Forms, Health -see also- COVID19; EnvHlth; MedCon; etc., Health Care Facilities -see also- Clinics; Hospices; etc, Libraries -see also- Archives, Local Government Mandates, Medical Treatments, Opioids -see also- Controlled Dangerous Substances; Drugs, Prince George's County, Public Schools -see also- Primary Schools; Secondary Sch, Reports, Safety -see also- Occupational Safety, Secondary Schools -see also- Private Schools; Public Sch
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (171 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Free drink-spiking and fentanyl tests for Prince George's students: benefit, low. Beginning with the 2026–27 school year, Prince George’s County public high schools give students free drink‑spiking test cards. Schools that reported an overdose needing naloxone also give students fentanyl test strips for free. These products are required only if schools receive them at no cost. S…
- Annual Prince George's school report on test kits: cost, low. Each Prince George’s County public high school must report how many detection products it handed out in the prior school year. The first report is due by October 1, 2027, then every October 1. Schools send the report to Maryland’s Office of Overdose Response using the Department’s form.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-13 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 47 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-21 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 124 | 1 | 8 |

## Actions (16)

- 2026-05-12: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 583
- 2026-04-13: Returned Passed (House)
- 2026-04-13: Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Favorable Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2026-03-26: Hearing 4/07 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2026-03-21: Third Reading Passed (124-1) (House)
- 2026-03-20: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2026-03-20: Favorable with Amendments {703921/1 Adopted (House)
- 2026-03-20: Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means (House)
- 2026-02-02: Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-02-02: Hearing canceled (House)
- 2026-01-28: Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-01-22: First Reading Ways and Means (House)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2026-05-12: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_583_hb0423t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2026-03-20: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0423t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-01-22: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0423f.pdf)

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- SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishment (became law)
- SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)
- SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) (became law)
- SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits (became law)
- HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)

## Sources
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_583_hb0423t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0423t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0423f.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - A…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0496-2026RS)
- [SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishm…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0366-2026RS)
- [SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0244-2026RS)
- [SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0148-2026RS)
- [SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0016-2026RS)
- [HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0529-2026RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0423-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).