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MD HB530: Task Force on Proactive Review of Audio and Video Recordings on Special Education Buses

Dead/Failed Maryland · 2026 session

Last verified Oct 10, 2026 · official bill text

HB530 · where it stands

This bill did not become law (dead/failed) · last action Feb 4, 2026.

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In one paragraph

Maryland's HB 530 (2026, first reader text) would have created a Task Force on Proactive Review of Audio and Video Recordings on Special Education Buses to study using AI tools to review bus recordings for student safety. The task force would report by December 1, 2026 and the Act would end June 30, 2027. It had a House Ways and Means hearing set for February 18, 2026 and died when the 2026 session ended.

Plain-English summary, written with AI assistance. The official text controls.

What it means for business

None: the bill died and did not become law. It would have created a study task force and placed no duties on businesses.

Key provisions

  1. Task force members: two senators, two delegates, the State Superintendent, the Secretaries of Commerce, Labor and Information Technology, the chair of the Special Education State Advisory Committee, and four Governor's appointees (two advocates and two parents or guardians); the Governor appoints the chair
  2. Duties: study AI tools for systematic review of bus recordings, review other jurisdictions' policies, assess recording on special education buses, and analyze privacy challenges
  3. Evaluate the cost of AI review with a human review step and the cost of recording on all special education buses
  4. Recommend implementation options and funding, whether specific AI tools are feasible, and a process to notify school leaders and parents when a student may have been a victim of abuse or harassment
  5. Report due December 1, 2026; the Act would take effect July 1, 2026 and be abrogated June 30, 2027

Latest legislative action

Feb 4, 2026. Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.; died when the Maryland General Assembly's 2026 session ended April 13, 2026

Sponsors (showing 5 of 8)

NameRoleDistrict
R Sponsor HD-004
D Sponsor HD-009
D Sponsor HD-028
D Sponsor HD-013
D Sponsor HD-012

Topics and industries

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