# Maryland SB 0068: Public Schools - Restorative Practices Schools - Comprehensive Plan

Maryland SB 0068, Public Schools - Restorative Practices Schools - Comprehensive Plan, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Benjamin Brooks (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 241) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0068
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Public Schools - Restorative Practices Schools - Comprehensive Plan
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-10-14
- Last action: 2025-05-06, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 241
- Sponsor: Benjamin Brooks (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Primary and Secondary Education, Classifications and Designations, Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc., Discipline, Education, Boards of, Education -see also- ContEd; DrvEd; HigherEd; etc., Education, State Department of, Job Training -see also- Continuing Ed; Vocational Rehab, Mental and Behavioral Health -see also- Aut; Cogn; Dev; etc., Public Schools -see also- Primary Schools; Secondary Sch, School Administration, Standards and Best Practices, Students, Studies -see also- Commitees & Commissions; Reports, Sunset, Teachers, Trauma Informed Approach -see also- Mental&Behavioral Health
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (142 yes, 84 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: Benjamin Brooks (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Alonzo T. Washington (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-03 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 97 | 39 | 2 |
| 2025-02-18 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 31 | 13 | 1 |
| 2025-02-13 | Senate | Floor Amendment {673526/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected | fail | 14 | 32 |   |

## Actions (26)

- 2025-05-06: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 241
- 2025-04-04: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Third Reading Passed (97-39) (House)
- 2025-04-02: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2025-04-02: Favorable Report by Ways and Means (House)
- 2025-03-05: Hearing 3/19 at 2:15 p.m. (House)
- 2025-03-05: Hearing canceled (House)
- 2025-03-03: Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-02-19: Referred Ways and Means (House)
- 2025-02-18: Third Reading Passed (31-13) (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Floor Amendment {863225/1 (Senator Ready) Withdrawn (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Floor Amendment {673526/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (14-32) (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Motion Special Order until 2/13 (Senator Ready) Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Floor Amendment {673120/1 (Senator A. Washington) Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Committee Amendment {973426/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Motion Laid Over (Senator A. Washington) Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Favorable with Amendments {973426/1 (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Hearing 1/29 at 2:30 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Hearing canceled (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: Hearing 1/29 at 1:30 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: Hearing canceled (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2024-10-14: Pre-filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-05-06: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_241_sb0068t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-02-13: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0068t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0068f.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_241_sb0068t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0068t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0068f.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-SB0068-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).