# Maryland SB 0078: Juvenile Child Sex Offenders - Juvenile Sex Offender Registry and Prohibition on In-Person School Attendance

Maryland SB 0078, Juvenile Child Sex Offenders - Juvenile Sex Offender Registry and Prohibition on In-Person School Attendance, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Johnny Ray Salling (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-01-09 (Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. (Judicial Proceedings)) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0078
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Juvenile Child Sex Offenders - Juvenile Sex Offender Registry and Prohibition on In-Person School Attendance
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-09-23
- Last action: 2025-01-09, Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. (Judicial Proceedings)
- Sponsor: Johnny Ray Salling (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Criminal Law - Procedures, Primary and Secondary Education, Education, Boards of, Education -see also- ContEd; DrvEd; HigherEd; etc., Juvenile Justice and Delinquency, Juvenile Services, Department of, Law Enforcement -see also- SRO; Sheriffs; State Police, Notices, Private Schools -see also- Primary Schools; Secondary Sch, Public Schools -see also- Primary Schools; Secondary Sch, Registration -see also- Motor Vehicle Registration, Sexual Offenses, State's Attorneys
- 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: Johnny Ray Salling (Republican), Senate

## Actions (3)

- 2025-01-09: Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. (Judicial Proceedings) (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: First Reading Judicial Proceedings and Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2024-09-23: Pre-filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- Racial Equity Impact Note, 2025-01-09: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/Pubs/BudgetFiscal/2025RS-SB0078-REIN.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0078f.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
- [Racial Equity Impact Note (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/Pubs/BudgetFiscal/2025RS-SB0078-REIN.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0078f.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-SB0078-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).