---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Schools - Anaphylactic Food Allergies - Guidelines"
description: "Public Schools - Anaphylactic Food Allergies - Guidelines"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 78"
citation: "Maryland HB 78 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Palakovich Carr"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-09-01"
last_action: "2023-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/793b2739-376a-43bf-ba0f-742f815e80c6"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0078?ys=2023RS&search=True"
source_hash: "59be767c6789640decb8c3b1276b03e07f9e7a46a072e91197d3c454652228be"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
---

# Maryland HB 78 (2023) — Public Schools - Anaphylactic Food Allergies - Guidelines

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chapter - Public Schools - Anaphylactic Food Allergies - Guidelines** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/Chapters_noln/CH_770_hb0078e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Public Schools - Anaphylactic Food Allergies - Guidelines** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/hb/hb0078e.pdf)
3. **First - Public Schools - Anaphylactic Food Allergies - Guidelines** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/hb/hb0078f.pdf)
4. **Third - Public Schools - Anaphylactic Food Allergies - Guidelines** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/hb/hb0078t.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Palakovich Carr — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-09-01** Pre-filed `introduction`
- **2023-01-11** First Reading Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-12** Hearing 1/24 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2023-02-13** Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-14** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-14** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2023-02-16** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-02-17** Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-30** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-30** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2023-03-31** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-07** House Concurs Senate Amendments
- **2023-04-07** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-07** Passed Enrolled
- **2023-05-16** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 770 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/793b2739-376a-43bf-ba0f-742f815e80c6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).