# Maryland HB 1204: Public and Nonpublic Schools - Student Elopement - Notice and Reporting Requirements (Ace's Law) Maryland HB 1204, Public and Nonpublic Schools - Student Elopement - Notice and Reporting Requirements (Ace's Law), is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Edith J. Patterson (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 339) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1204-2025RS - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maryland HB 1204 - State: Maryland - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Public and Nonpublic Schools - Student Elopement - Notice and Reporting Requirements (Ace's Law) - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-06 - Last action: 2025-05-06, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 339 - Sponsor: Edith J. Patterson (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 15 - Subjects: Primary and Secondary Education, Age -see also- Age of Maj; Children; Elderly; Inf&Tod.; etc, Blind and Low Vision, Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc., Data -see also- Census; Demographics, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Disabilities, Education, Boards of, Education -see also- ContEd; DrvEd; HigherEd; etc., Education, State Department of, Electronic Government, Ethics, Gender -see also- Women, Internet -see also- Internet Access, Job Training -see also- Continuing Ed; Vocational Rehab, Local Government Mandates, Notices, Open Government, Parents and Guardians, Primary Schools -see also- Private Schools; Public Schools, Privacy, Private Schools -see also- Primary Schools; Secondary Sch, Public Schools -see also- Primary Schools; Secondary Sch, Racial Matters -see also- Ethnic Affairs; Minorities, Reports, Rules and Regulations, Secondary Schools -see also- Private Schools; Public Sch, Special Education, Students, Studies -see also- Commitees & Commissions; Reports, Truancy - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (183 yes, 2 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: Edith J. Patterson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Atterbeary - Cosponsor: Eric Ebersole (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jessica Feldmark (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mike Griffith (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Terri L. Hill (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Aaron M. Kaufman (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Susan K. McComas (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bernice Mireku-North (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Julie Palakovich Carr (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Denise Roberts (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Matthew J. Schindler (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Veronica Turner (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Melissa Wells (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Greg Wims (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Chao Wu (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-03 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 47 | 0 | | | 2025-03-17 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 136 | 2 | 1 | ## Actions (16) - 2025-05-06: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 339 - 2025-04-03: Returned Passed (House) - 2025-04-03: Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Second Reading Passed (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Favorable Adopted (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Third Reading Passed (136-2) (House) - 2025-03-15: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House) - 2025-03-15: Favorable with Amendments {443528/1 Adopted (House) - 2025-03-15: Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means (House) - 2025-03-05: Hearing 3/05 at 1:15 p.m. (House) - 2025-03-05: Hearing canceled (House) - 2025-02-07: Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (House) - 2025-02-06: First Reading Ways and Means (House) ## Bill text - Enacted, 2025-05-06: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_339_hb1204t.pdf) - Third Reading, 2025-03-15: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1204t.pdf) - First Reading, 2025-02-06: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1204f.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_339_hb1204t.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1204t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1204f.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) - [Maryland bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland/bills) - [Maryland state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1204-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).