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HB 486 — Maryland

Public Schools - Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day - Establishment

Designating November 14 as Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day to commemorate Ruby Bridges, who became the first African American student to integrate an all-white school in New Orleans, Louisiana; requiring the State Department of Education to provide resource materials to assist public school systems in planning a program of education for Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day; and requiring the resources developed by the Department to assist teachers in engaging students in discussions about civil rights and social justice.

Latest action: Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment · Mar 5, 2026

Passed one chamberAwareness and OutreachCivil Rights and Social EquityCurriculumEducationEducation, State Department ofHistorical MattersPedestriansPrimary and Secondary EducationPublic SchoolsRacial MattersSafetyStandards and Best Practices

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); Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)

Cross-filed with SB 526 — the companion bill in the other chamber, as the legislature links it. Each bill keeps its own votes and status; they are never combined here.

Updated Mar 19, 2026

Timeline

  1. First Reading Ways and Means

    Jan 23, 2026 · House of Delegates

  2. Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.

    Jan 28, 2026 · House of Delegates

  3. Hearing canceled

    Feb 2, 2026 · House of Delegates

  4. Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m.

    Feb 2, 2026 · House of Delegates

  5. Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means

    Mar 2, 2026 · House of Delegates

  6. Favorable with Amendments {

    Mar 3, 2026 · House of Delegates

  7. Second Reading Passed with Amendments

    Mar 3, 2026 · House of Delegates

  8. Third Reading Passed

    Mar 4, 2026 · House of Delegates

  9. Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment

    Mar 5, 2026 · Senate

Sponsored by Diana Fennell

House of Delegates vote — 119–6

On Third Reading · Feb 23, 2026 · result: pass

119 yea · 6 nay · 16 absent, excused, abstain or not voting

Charlotte CrutchfieldDistrict 19YeaJulian IveyDistrict 47AYeaCheryl PasteurDistrict 11AYeaRyan SpiegelDistrict 17YeaGabriel AceveroDistrict 39YeaBonnie CullisonDistrict 19YeaJay JacobsDistrict 36YeaEdith PattersonDistrict 28YeaDana SteinDistrict 11BYeaChris AdamsDistrict 37BYeaDebra DavisDistrict 28YeaAndre JohnsonDistrict 34AYeaScott PhillipsDistrict 10YeaVaughn StewartDistrict 19YeaJackie AddisonDistrict 45YeaEric EbersoleDistrict 44AYeaSteve JohnsonDistrict 34AYeaJesse PippyDistrict 4YeaSean StinnettDistrict 41YeaNick AllenDistrict 8YeaMark EdelsonDistrict 46YeaDana JonesDistrict 30AYeaAndrew PruskiDistrict 33AYeaJosh StonkoDistrict 42CYeaMarlon AmpreyDistrict 40YeaElizabeth EmbryDistrict 43AYeaAnne KaiserDistrict 14YeaLily QiDistrict 15YeaDeni TaverasDistrict 47BYeaKevin AndersonDistrict 38AYeaKris FairDistrict 3YeaAaron KaufmanDistrict 18YeaPam QueenDistrict 14YeaKym TaylorDistrict 23YeaSteve ArentzDistrict 36YeaJessica FeldmarkDistrict 12AYeaKen KerrDistrict 3YeaTeresa ReillyDistrict 35AYeaJen TerrasaDistrict 13YeaHeather Bagnall TudballDistrict 33CYeaDiana FennellDistrict 47AYeaMarc KormanDistrict 16YeaKent RobersonDistrict 25YeaKaren TolesDistrict 25YeaTerry BakerDistrict 1CYeaLinda FoleyDistrict 15YeaMary LehmanDistrict 21YeaDenise RobertsDistrict 25YeaChris TomlinsonDistrict 5YeaBen BarnesDistrict 21YeaCathi ForbesDistrict 43BYeaRobbyn LewisDistrict 46YeaMike RogersDistrict 32YeaVeronica TurnerDistrict 26YeaSandy BartlettDistrict 32YeaDavid Fraser-HidalgoDistrict 15YeaLesley LopezDistrict 39YeaApril RoseDistrict 5YeaKris ValderramaDistrict 26YeaBarry BeauchampDistrict 38BYeaJeff GhristDistrict 36YeaSandy RosenbergDistrict 41YeaWilliam ValentineDistrict 2AYeaDylan BehlerDistrict 30AYeaMike GriffithDistrict 35AYeaAletheia McCaskillDistrict 44BYeaKim RossDistrict 8YeaRon WatsonDistrict 23YeaHarry BhandariDistrict 8YeaMichele GuytonDistrict 42BYeaSusan McComasDistrict 34BYeaMalcolm RuffDistrict 41YeaMelissa WellsDistrict 40YeaRegina BoyceDistrict 43AYeaGuy GuzzoneDistrict 13YeaRic MetzgarDistrict 6YeaSheila RuthDistrict 44BYeaJennifer White HollandDistrict 10YeaJason BuckelDistrict 1BYeaAndrea HarrisonDistrict 24YeaApril MillerDistrict 4YeaSheree Sample-HughesDistrict 37AYeaJheanelle WilkinsDistrict 20YeaJon CardinDistrict 11BYeaWayne HartmanDistrict 38CYeaBernice Mireku-NorthDistrict 14YeaMatthew SchindlerDistrict 2BYeaC.T. WilsonDistrict 28YeaMark ChangDistrict 32YeaTerri HillDistrict 12AYeaDavid MoonDistrict 20YeaStuart SchmidtDistrict 33BYeaGreg WimsDistrict 39YeaLorig CharkoudianDistrict 20YeaJim HinebaughDistrict 1AYeaGabriel MorenoDistrict 13YeaEmily ShettyDistrict 18YeaSarah WolekDistrict 16YeaBarrie CilibertiDistrict 4YeaMarvin HolmesDistrict 23YeaTodd MorganDistrict 29CYeaGary SimmonsDistrict 12BYeaTeresa WoormanDistrict 16YeaLuke ClippingerDistrict 46YeaKevin HornbergerDistrict 35BYeaLaToya NkongoloDistrict 31YeaKaren SimpsonDistrict 3YeaChao WuDistrict 9AYeaDerrick ColeyDistrict 24YeaSeth HowardDistrict 30BYeaDarrell OdomDistrict 27AYeaWill SmithDistrict 20YeaNatalie ZieglerDistrict 9AYeaFrank ConawayDistrict 40YeaTom HutchinsonDistrict 37BYeaJulie Palakovich CarrDistrict 17YeaJared SolomonDistrict 18YeaLauren ArikanDistrict 7BNayNic KipkeDistrict 31NayMatt MorganDistrict 29ANayRyan NawrockiDistrict 7ANayKathy SzeligaDistrict 7ANayMark FisherDistrict 27CNayAdrian BoafoDistrict 23Not votingBrian ChisholmDistrict 31Not votingJamila WoodsDistrict 26Not votingCaylin YoungDistrict 45Not votingChristopher BouchatDistrict 5Not votingBob LongDistrict 6Not votingTiffany AlstonDistrict 24AbsentRobin GrammerDistrict 6AbsentAdrienne JonesDistrict 10AbsentJoe VogelDistrict 17AbsentWilliam WivellDistrict 2AAbsentBrian CrosbyDistrict 29BAbsentAnne HealeyDistrict 22AbsentJeff LongDistrict 27BAbsentNicole WilliamsDistrict 22Absent
Speakeras recorded — not linked to a profileYea
Martinezas recorded — not linked to a profileYea
Mangioneas recorded — not linked to a profileNot voting
Official record — Maryland General Assembly roll call

How we know this

Every line above comes from the Maryland General Assembly record via Open States. The motion text is shown as recorded, so a procedural vote (to amend, refer or reconsider) is not read as a vote on the bill itself. The source does not say which text version each vote was on; every version is linked below.

Fiscal and Policy Note — official analysis by legislative staff (PDF) Bill text (First reading) — Maryland General Assembly (PDF) Bill text (Third reading) — Maryland General Assembly (PDF) Official record — Maryland General Assembly bill page Report an error on this page

Official records. Maryland legislators, bills and roll-call votes from the Maryland General Assembly, imported through Open States on Oct 29, 2026. Accuracy review against the official site is still under way. Campaign-finance records for Maryland are not imported yet.