---
type: "Bill"
title: "State Department of Education - Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct Model Response Policy - Requirements"
description: "State Department of Education - Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct Model Response Policy - Requirements"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 685"
citation: "Maryland SB 685 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gile"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-06"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c462a2cc-cadc-4e43-9c88-2428c0101a1e"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0685?ys=2026RS"
source_hash: "527f16a8c55c0879314c94b11e5a42de453a683091ee1da8a9074fd6ef158d2d"
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 SB 685 (2026) — State Department of Education - Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct Model Response Policy - Requirements

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - State Department of Education - Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct Model Response Policy - Requirements** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_639_sb0685e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - State Department of Education - Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct Model Response Policy - Requirements** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0685e.pdf)
3. **First - Local School Systems - Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct - Response Policy and After-Action Review** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0685f.pdf)
4. **Third - State Department of Education - Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct Model Response Policy - Requirements** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0685t.pdf)

## Votes

- Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. — **42–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading (Amend) — **133–0** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gile — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-06** First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-10** Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-03-16** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-18** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-18** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-03-19** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-03-20** Referred Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-23** Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-04-09** Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-09** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-09** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-04-09** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-10** Senate Concurs House Amendments
- **2026-04-10** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-10** Passed Enrolled
- **2026-05-26** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 639 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c462a2cc-cadc-4e43-9c88-2428c0101a1e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).