HB 1463 Maryland House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Anne Arundel County Board of Education - Constituent Services Liaison - Establishment

HB 1463 requires Anne Arundel County to hire a constituent services liaison for its school board by the start of the 2026-2027 school year. The position must have special education experience and will connect community members to school services, help access education resources, and partner with local organizations to support school goals. The county board president negotiates the liaison’s employment terms, salary (set by the board), and removal process. This directly affects Anne Arundel County Public Schools’ operations and community engagement efforts.

Issues: ✓ Education

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 13, 2026 Last action Mar 26, 2026

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MODERATE

This bill was amended to add committee approval status and adoption details, while renumbering the statutory sections. The substantive policy content regarding the Constituent Services Liaison position remains unchanged, including hiring requirements, duties, and effective date.

TECHNICAL

Added committee report status (Favorable) and House action (Adopted) to the bill header.

Changed bill title from 'A BILL ENTITLED' to 'CHAPTER ______' to reflect legislative chapter formatting.

Renumbered statutory sections from 20-22 to 1-26 to accommodate the new header information.

Added explanatory note about underlining indicating amendments to the bill.

Floor votes · House of Delegates Mar 11, 2026

How they voted

136–0

Passed · 6 other

Total votes 142

Mar 11, 2026

D Democratic103

98 Yea 5

95% Yea

R Republican39

38 Yea 1

97% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Mar 23, 2026

Committee

Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment

upper

Mar 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third Reading Passed

lower

Mar 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed

lower

Mar 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable Report by Ways and Means

lower

Mar 11, 2026

House Of Delegates · Passed

House of Delegates Vote: pass (136-0-6)

house of delegates

Feb 13, 2026

Committee

First Reading Ways and Means

lower

11 primary · 0 co-sponsors