# Maryland HB 0786: Appellate Court of Maryland - Sessions at Educational Institutions

Maryland HB 0786, Appellate Court of Maryland - Sessions at Educational Institutions, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Lauren Arikan (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-22 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 140) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0786
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Appellate Court of Maryland - Sessions at Educational Institutions
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-29
- Last action: 2025-04-22, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 140
- Sponsor: Lauren Arikan (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Subjects: Courts and Court Personnel - Statewide, Appellate Court of Maryland, Community Colleges, Higher Education -see also- Comm Colleges; Med Schools; etc., Secondary Schools -see also- Private Schools; Public Sch, State Universities and Colleges
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (181 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: Lauren Arikan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Christopher Eric Bouchat (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Frank M. Conaway (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Charlotte Crutchfield (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Elizabeth Embry (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Aaron M. Kaufman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: N. Scott Phillips (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sheree Sample-Hughes (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Stuart Michael Schmidt (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Gary Simmons (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Karen Simpson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kym Taylor (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Karen Toles (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nicole A. Williams (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 47 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-27 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 134 | 0 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2025-04-22: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 140
- 2025-04-02: Returned Passed (House)
- 2025-04-02: Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Referred Judicial Proceedings (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Third Reading Passed (134-0) (House)
- 2025-02-25: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2025-02-25: Favorable with Amendments {623323/1 Adopted (House)
- 2025-02-24: Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary (House)
- 2025-02-07: Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-01-29: First Reading Judiciary (House)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-04-22: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_140_hb0786t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-02-25: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0786t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-29: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0786f.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_140_hb0786t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0786t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0786f.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-HB0786-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).