SB 720 — Education - Artificial Intelligence - Guidelines, Professional Development, and Collaborative (Artificial Intelligence Ready Schools Act)
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-06
Requiring the State Department of Education to provide certain guidance on artificial intelligence to local school systems, educators, parents, and students through an online platform; requiring the Department to develop certain guidelines, best practices, and evaluative tools to assist local school systems in the evaluation of artificial intelligence tools selected for use by local school systems; establishing the Maryland AI Education Collaborative on Artificial Intelligence in K-12 Education; etc.
Latest action: — In the Senate - Passed Enrolled
Sponsors (6)
- Katie Fry Hester (D, MD-9) — sponsor · 2026-02-06
- Dalya Attar (D, MD-41) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Benjamin Brooks (D, MD-10) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Brian J. Feldman (D, MD-15) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Kevin M. Harris (D, MD-27) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Ron Watson (D, MD-23) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
Action timeline (10)
- · senate — First Reading
- · senate — Hearing — Education, Energy, and the Environment
- · senate — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · senate — Third Reading — Passed
- · house — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · senate — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
- · house — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · house — Third Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · house — Hearing — Ways and Means
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
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2 typed relationships in the influence graph — 0 inbound, 2 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | House ways and means | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | Senate education, energy, and the environment | — | 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 | Katie Fry Hester (D, state_upper MD-9) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Benjamin Brooks (D, state_upper MD-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Brian J. Feldman (D, state_upper MD-15) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Dalya Attar (D, state_upper MD-41) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Kevin M. Harris (D, state_upper MD-27) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Ron Watson (D, state_upper MD-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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Predicted vote
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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 ways and means · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate education, energy, and the environment · md-leg