# Maryland SB 0507: Public Schools - Individuals With Disabilities - Accessibility and Emergency Planning Maryland SB 0507, Public Schools - Individuals With Disabilities - Accessibility and Emergency Planning, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Craig J. Zucker (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 665) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0507-2026RS - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maryland SB 0507 - State: Maryland - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Public Schools - Individuals With Disabilities - Accessibility and Emergency Planning - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-02 - Last action: 2026-05-26, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 665 - Sponsor: Craig J. Zucker (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 6 - Subjects: Primary and Secondary Education, Disabled, Children, Accessibility - see also- Blind; Deaf; Disabilities; etc, Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc., Disabilities, Disclosure, Education -see also- ContEd; DrvEd; HigherEd; etc., Emergencies -see also- Pandemics, Evaluations and Reviews, Plans and Proposals, Privacy, Public Schools -see also- Primary Schools; Secondary Sch, Reports, Safety -see also- Occupational Safety, Students - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (171 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Annual reports on safety and disability access: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, each school system sends a report to the Center by August 1 for the prior school year. Reports include times a school was inaccessible for a student with a disability in ways that could block evacuation or emergency response. They also include totals for threats, lockdowns,… - Stronger emergency plans for disabled students: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, school systems must check for disability access problems during regular safety reviews. Reviews must find barriers that could slow evacuation or emergency help and create fixes. By August 1 each year, every public school updates its emergency plan. Plans include detailed ste… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Craig J. Zucker (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Dalya Attar (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Benjamin Brooks (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Brian J. Feldman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Kevin M. Harris (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Cheryl C. Kagan (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Ron Watson (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-10 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 132 | 0 | 5 | | 2026-03-20 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 39 | 0 | 3 | ## Actions (13) - 2026-05-26: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 665 - 2026-04-10: Returned Passed (Senate) - 2026-04-10: Third Reading Passed (132-0) (House) - 2026-04-08: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House) - 2026-04-08: Favorable Report by Ways and Means (House) - 2026-03-23: Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. (House) - 2026-03-21: Referred Ways and Means (House) - 2026-03-20: Third Reading Passed (39-0) (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Favorable with Amendments {503120/1 Adopted (Senate) - 2026-03-18: Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate) - 2026-02-02: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate) ## Bill text - Enacted, 2026-05-26: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_665_sb0507t.pdf) - Third Reading, 2026-03-19: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0507t.pdf) - First Reading, 2026-02-02: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0507f.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Authorization (became law) - SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishment (became law) - SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law) - SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) (became law) - SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits (became law) - HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law) ## Sources - [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_665_sb0507t.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0507t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0507f.pdf) ## Related - [SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - A…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0496-2026RS) - [SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishm…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0366-2026RS) - [SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0244-2026RS) - [SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0148-2026RS) - [SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0016-2026RS) - [HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0529-2026RS) - [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-SB0507-2026RS (as of 2026-10-19).