# Maryland HB 1015: Public Middle, High, and Charter Schools - Start Time for Instruction

Maryland HB 1015, Public Middle, High, and Charter Schools - Start Time for Instruction, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by April Miller (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-07 (Hearing 2/24 at 11:00 a.m.) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 1015
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Public Middle, High, and Charter Schools - Start Time for Instruction
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-03
- Last action: 2025-02-07, Hearing 2/24 at 11:00 a.m.
- Sponsor: April Miller (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 16
- Subjects: Primary and Secondary Education, Awareness and Outreach, Baltimore City, Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc., Education, Boards of, Education -see also- ContEd; DrvEd; HigherEd; etc., Education, State Board of, Education, State Department of, Health -see also- COVID19; EnvHlth; MedCon; etc., Local Government Mandates, Public Schools -see also- Primary Schools; Secondary Sch, Secondary Schools -see also- Private Schools; Public Sch, Time, Waivers
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: April Miller (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tiffany T. Alston (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Steven J. Arentz (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Adrian Boafo (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jason C. Buckel (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kris Fair (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kevin B. Hornberger (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Thomas S. Hutchinson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: LaToya Nkongolo (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Otto
- Cosponsor: Jesse T. Pippy (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kent Roberson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Stuart Michael Schmidt (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Todd B. Morgan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: William Valentine (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joe Vogel (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Greg Wims (Democratic), House

## Actions (4)

- 2025-02-07: Hearing 2/24 at 11:00 a.m. (House)
- 2025-02-07: Hearing canceled (House)
- 2025-02-06: Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-02-03: First Reading Ways and Means (House)

## Bill text

- First Reading, 2025-02-03: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1015f.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
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1015f.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-HB1015-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).