---
type: "Bill"
title: "Juveniles - Truancy Reduction Pilot Programs - Report"
description: "Juveniles - Truancy Reduction Pilot Programs - Report"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 1442"
citation: "Maryland HB 1442 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Edelson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-02-07"
last_action: "2025-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ca881254-0eae-4d81-ab16-417716d90180"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb1442?ys=2025RS&search=True"
source_hash: "a78e4684fae00d366ccb6ee4c7feedda5c1c78f2327b17d500803a48b692c1e4"
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 1442 (2025) — Juveniles - Truancy Reduction Pilot Programs - Report

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Juveniles - Truancy Reduction Pilot Programs - Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_577_hb1442e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Juveniles - Truancy Reduction Pilot Programs - Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1442e.pdf)
3. **First - Juveniles - Truancy Reduction Pilot Programs - Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1442f.pdf)
4. **Racial Equity Impact Note** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/Pubs/BudgetFiscal/2025RS-HB1442-REIN.pdf)
5. **Third - Juveniles - Truancy Reduction Pilot Programs - Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1442t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **138–0** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **138–0** (pass) · lower
- Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Edelson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-07** First Reading Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-10** Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2025-03-10** Favorable Report by Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-11** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-12** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2025-03-12** Referred Judicial Proceedings `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-15** Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2025-04-07** Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-07** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-07** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2025-04-07** Motion Rules Suspend Two Readings Same Day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Smith) Adopted
- **2025-04-07** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2025-04-07** House Concurs Senate Amendments
- **2025-04-07** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2025-04-07** Passed Enrolled
- **2025-05-13** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 577 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ca881254-0eae-4d81-ab16-417716d90180`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).