HB 1397 — School Construction - Gross Area Baseline Calculation - Aquatic Facilities
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-13
Requiring the Interagency Commission on School Construction, when calculating a school's Gross Area Baseline, to allocate square footage to accommodate certain aquatic facilities; requiring each local school system to develop a certain facilities plan before the start of a certain school year; and requiring the Interagency Commission to collaborate with each school system on developing a certain facilities plan.
Latest action: — In the House - Hearing 3/11 at 1:35 p.m.
Sponsors (6)
- Karen Toles (D, MD-25) — sponsor · 2026-02-13
- Andrea Fletcher Harrison (D, MD-24) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Julian Ivey (D, MD-47) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Aletheia McCaskill (D, MD-44) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Edith J. Patterson (D, MD-28) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Emily Shetty (D, MD-18) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
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- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Appropriations
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referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | House appropriations | — | md-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karen Toles (D, state_lower MD-25) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Aletheia McCaskill (D, state_lower MD-44) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Andrea Fletcher Harrison (D, state_lower MD-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Edith J. Patterson (D, state_lower MD-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Emily Shetty (D, state_lower MD-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Julian Ivey (D, state_lower MD-47) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House appropriations · md-leg