# Maryland SB 0293: County Boards of Education - Antibias Training for Members - Requirement (County Board Member Antibias Training Act)

Maryland SB 0293, County Boards of Education - Antibias Training for Members - Requirement (County Board Member Antibias Training Act), is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Brian J. Feldman (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 302) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0293
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: County Boards of Education - Antibias Training for Members - Requirement (County Board Member Antibias Training Act)
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-10
- Last action: 2025-05-06, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 302
- Sponsor: Brian J. Feldman (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: Primary and Secondary Education, Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc., Discrimination, Education, Boards of, Education -see also- ContEd; DrvEd; HigherEd; etc., Job Training -see also- Continuing Ed; Vocational Rehab
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (135 yes, 45 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: Brian J. Feldman (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dalya Attar (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Malcolm Augustine (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Benjamin Brooks (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-03 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 103 | 32 | 3 |
| 2025-02-13 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 32 | 13 | 1 |

## Actions (19)

- 2025-05-06: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 302
- 2025-04-04: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Third Reading Passed (103-32) (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)
- 2025-02-14: Referred Ways and Means (House)
- 2025-02-13: Third Reading Passed (32-13) (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Favorable with Amendments {763625/1 Adopted (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)
- 2025-01-10: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-05-06: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_302_sb0293t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-02-11: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0293t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-10: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0293f.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_302_sb0293t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0293t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0293f.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-SB0293-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).