# Maryland HB 0694: Public Schools - Individuals With Disabilities - Accessibility and Emergency Planning

Maryland HB 0694, Public Schools - Individuals With Disabilities - Accessibility and Emergency Planning, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Aaron M. Kaufman (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-03-12 (Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0694
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Public Schools - Individuals With Disabilities - Accessibility and Emergency Planning
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-24
- Last action: 2025-03-12, Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Sponsor: Aaron M. Kaufman (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Subjects: Primary and Secondary Education, Disabled, Children, Accessibility - see also- Blind; Deaf; Disabilities; etc, Committees and Commissions, Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc., Disabilities, Education, Boards of, Education -see also- ContEd; DrvEd; HigherEd; etc., Education, State Department of, Electronic Government, Emergencies -see also- Pandemics, Internet -see also- Internet Access, Public Schools -see also- Primary Schools; Secondary Sch, Reports, Safety -see also- Occupational Safety, Studies -see also- Commitees & Commissions; Reports
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (138 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: Aaron M. Kaufman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jackie Addison (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nick Allen (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Regina T. Boyce (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jessica Feldmark (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Michele Guyton (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lesley J. Lopez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Susan K. McComas (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Julie Palakovich Carr (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: N. Scott Phillips (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sheila Ruth (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Matthew J. Schindler (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Emily Shetty (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jared Solomon (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Deni Taveras (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jen Terrasa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Greg Wims (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sarah Wolek (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-11 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 138 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (9)

- 2025-03-12: Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Third Reading Passed (138-0) (House)
- 2025-03-11: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2025-03-11: Favorable with Amendments {703920/1 Adopted (House)
- 2025-03-10: Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means (House)
- 2025-02-12: Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-02-12: Hearing canceled (House)
- 2025-02-04: Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-01-24: First Reading Ways and Means (House)

## Bill text

- Third Reading, 2025-03-11: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0694t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-24: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0694f.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/hb0694t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0694f.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-HB0694-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).