HB 1257 Maryland House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Baltimore County Board of Education - Financial Reporting Requirements

HB 1257 requires the Baltimore County Board of Education to provide specific financial details - including budget, enrollment, and capital project information - to the Baltimore County Executive and County Council as part of the annual budget submission. The bill also mandates that this same information be made publicly accessible online in a user-friendly format. These changes update Maryland law to standardize financial transparency for the school district's operations. The Baltimore County Board of Education is directly affected, as it must now comply with these new reporting obligations.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 12, 2026 Last action Mar 31, 2026
Floor votes · House of Delegates Mar 9, 2026

How they voted

1260
Passed · 16 other
Total votes 142
Mar 9, 2026
D Democratic103
93 Yea 10
90% Yea
R Republican39
33 Yea 6
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Mar 23, 2026
Committee
Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
upper
Mar 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Mar 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
lower
Mar 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
lower
Mar 9, 2026
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (126-0-16)
house of delegates
Feb 12, 2026
Committee
First Reading Ways and Means
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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