# Maryland SB 0715: Washington County - Juveniles - Truancy Reduction Pilot Program

Maryland SB 0715, Washington County - Juveniles - Truancy Reduction Pilot Program, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 812) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0715
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Washington County - Juveniles - Truancy Reduction Pilot Program
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-06
- Last action: 2026-05-26, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 812
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Juvenile Law, Gifts, Grants, Judges, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency, Pilot Programs, Supreme Court of Maryland, Truancy, Washington County
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (161 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Grants can fund truancy pilots: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, the Chief Justice may accept gifts or grants to help run truancy pilots in the listed circuits. The Chief Justice must first consult the administrative judges of those circuits. This is optional and has no set dollar amount.
- Truancy court pilots in select counties: mixed, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, juvenile courts can run truancy reduction pilots in these counties: Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester, Kent, Talbot, Harford, Washington, Frederick, and Prince George’s. A pilot runs only if the circuit administrative judge starts it. It applies only to the extent…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-03 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 120 | 0 | 9 |
| 2026-03-23 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 41 | 1 | 2 |

## Actions (12)

- 2026-05-26: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 812
- 2026-04-06: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2026-04-03: Third Reading Passed (120-0) (House)
- 2026-04-02: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2026-04-02: Favorable Report by Judiciary (House)
- 2026-03-24: Referred Judiciary (House)
- 2026-03-23: Third Reading Passed (41-1) (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Favorable Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: First Reading Judicial Proceedings (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2026-05-26: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_812_sb0715t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2026-03-23: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0715t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-02-06: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0715f.pdf)

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- 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_812_sb0715t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0715t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0715f.pdf)

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- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0715-2026RS (as of 2026-10-19).