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HB 812 — Maryland

Public Schools - Student Fights - School Investigation and Discipline

Requiring a principal or school administration to investigate each student fight or physical struggle; prohibiting a school employee from disciplining a student under certain circumstances; and requiring a principal or school administration to expunge certain documentation from a student's disciplinary record under certain circumstances.

Latest action: Withdrawn by Sponsor · Mar 4, 2026

WithdrawnDisciplineEvidenceExpungement and Shielded RecordsInvestigations and InquiriesPrimary and Secondary EducationPublic SchoolsRecordsSchool AdministrationStudentsVictimsVideoViolenceWitnesses

Synopsis written by the legislature's own staff, as published on the official bill page. Status label is derived from the recorded actions. The full text below is the record.

Committees: Ways and Means (House of Delegates)

Updated Mar 17, 2026

Timeline

  1. First Reading Ways and Means

    Feb 4, 2026 · House of Delegates

  2. Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.

    Feb 11, 2026 · House of Delegates

  3. Hearing canceled

    Feb 19, 2026 · House of Delegates

  4. Withdrawn by Sponsor

    Mar 4, 2026 · House of Delegates

Sponsored by Chris Tomlinson, Tiffany Alston, Marlon Amprey, Christopher Bouchat, Kris Fair, Kevin Hornberger, Andre Johnson, Aaron Kaufman, Ryan Spiegel, Deni Taveras

No recorded floor votes yet.

Bill text (First reading) — Maryland General Assembly (PDF) Official record — Maryland General Assembly bill page

Official records. Maryland legislators, bills and roll-call votes from the Maryland General Assembly, imported through Open States on Oct 27, 2026 (partial import — not yet the full session). Accuracy review against the official site is still under way. Campaign-finance records for Maryland are not imported yet.