---
type: "Bill"
title: "Washington County - Juveniles - Truancy Reduction Pilot Program"
description: "Washington County - Juveniles - Truancy Reduction Pilot Program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1457"
citation: "Maryland HB 1457 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Washington County Delegation"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-13"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e557804d-caa8-43bd-a852-263a565c7494"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb1457?ys=2026RS"
source_hash: "45fa8200a09beb007941917ddbe038f91afde5bda366eab2766bd1ee7c4a74ab"
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 1457 (2026) — Washington County - Juveniles - Truancy Reduction Pilot Program

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Washington County - Juveniles - Truancy Reduction Pilot Program** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_811_hb1457t.pdf)
2. **First - Washington County - Juveniles - Truancy Reduction Pilot Program** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1457f.pdf)
3. **Third - Washington County - Juveniles - Truancy Reduction Pilot Program** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1457t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **131–0** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading — **34–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Washington County Delegation — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-13** First Reading Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-16** Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-03-12** Hearing canceled
- **2026-03-12** Hearing 3/12 at 1:30 p.m.
- **2026-03-19** Favorable Report by Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-19** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-19** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-03-20** Referred Judicial Proceedings `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-08** Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-08** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-08** Second Reading Passed
- **2026-04-09** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-10** Returned Passed
- **2026-05-26** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 811 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e557804d-caa8-43bd-a852-263a565c7494`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).