HB1000 • 2026

Public Schools - School Mapping Data - Radius of School Grounds

Education

Passed Legislature

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Sponsor: Delegates McCaskill , Addison , Ebersole , Feldmark , Palakovich Carr , Pasteur , Patterson , Roberson , Wilkins , and Wims
Last action: 2026-03-26
Official status: In the Senate - Hearing 4/07 at 1:00 p.m.
Effective date: 2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

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Public Schools - School Mapping Data - Radius of School Grounds

Requiring, beginning July 1, 2026, the school mapping data produced with funding from the School Mapping Data Program to contain site- specific labeling for bodies of water in the 1-mile radius surrounding the school grounds.

What This Bill Does

Requiring, beginning July 1, 2026, the school mapping data produced with funding from the School Mapping Data Program to contain site- specific labeling for bodies of water in the 1-mile radius surrounding the school grounds.

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Amendments

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533929/1

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Favorable with Amendments { 533929/1 Adopted

Plain English: AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1000 (First Reading File Bill) AMENDMENT NO.

AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1000 (First Reading File Bill) AMENDMENT NO.
1 On page 1, i n the sponsor line, strike “ Delegate McCaskill ” and substitute “Delegates McCaskill, Addison, Ebersole, Feldmark, Palakovich Carr, Pasteur, Patterson, Roberson, Wilkins, and Wims”.
AMENDMENT NO.
2 On page 2, in line 21, strike “ CONTAIN” and substitute “ BEGINNING JULY 1, 2026, CONTAIN”; in the same line , strike “ THAT MATCHES ” and substitute “ FOR BODIES OF WATER IN”; and strike beginning with the comma in line 22 down through “WATER” in line 23.

Bill History

2026-03-26 Senate
Hearing 4/07 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-03-20 House
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
2026-03-09 House
Third Reading Passed (130-0)
2026-03-07 House
Favorable with Amendments { 533929/1 Adopted
2026-03-07 House
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2026-03-07 Senate
Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
2026-02-11 House
Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-02-06 House
First Reading Ways and Means
Maryland General Assembly
Text - First - Public Schools - School Mapping Data - Radius of School Grounds
Maryland General Assembly
Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means
Maryland General Assembly
Text - Third - Public Schools - School Mapping Data - Radius of School Grounds

Official Summary Text

Requiring, beginning July 1, 2026, the school mapping data produced with funding from the School Mapping Data Program to contain site- specific labeling for bodies of water in the 1-mile radius surrounding the school grounds.

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*hb1000*

HOUSE BILL 1000
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By: Delegate McCaskill Delegates McCaskill, Addison, Ebersole, Feldmark,
Palakovich Carr, Pasteur, Patterson, Roberson, Wilkins, and Wims
Introduced and read first time: February 6, 2026
Assigned to: Ways and Means
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
House action: Adopted
Read second time: March 7, 2026

CHAPTER ______

AN ACT concerning 1

Public Schools – School Mapping Data – Radius of School Grounds 2

FOR the purpose of requiring the school mapping data produced with funding from the 3
School Mapping Data Program to contain certain labeling that matches a certain 4
radius surrounding the school grounds; and generally relating to school mapping 5
data. 6

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 7
Article – Education 8
Section 7–1510.1(d)(4) 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2025 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 11

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13

Article – Education 14

7–1510.1. 15

(d) (4) At a minimum, school mapping data produced with funding from the 16
Program shall: 17

2 HOUSE BILL 1000

(i) Be compatible with software platforms used by the school and 1
local, State, and federal public safety agencies that provide emergency services to the school 2
without requiring the purchase of additional software or charging a fee to view or access 3
the data; 4

(ii) Be in a printable format and, if requested, be in a digital file 5
format that can be integrated into interactive mobile platforms; 6

(iii) Be verified for accuracy by a walk –through of the school 7
buildings and grounds; 8

(iv) Be oriented true north; 9

(v) Be overlaid on current aerial imagery; 10

(vi) Contain site –specific labeling that matches the structure of 11
school buildings, including: 12

1. Room labels; 13

2. Hallway names; 14

3. External door or stairwell numbers; and 15

4. Locations of: 16

A. Hazards; 17

B. Critical utility locations; 18

C. Key boxes; and 19

D. Automated external defibrillators and trauma kits; 20

(vii) Contain site–specific labeling that matches the school grounds, 21
including: 22

1. Parking areas; 23

2. Athletic fields; 24

3. Surrounding roads; and 25

4. Neighboring properties; [and] 26

HOUSE BILL 1000 3

(VIII) CONTAIN BEGINNING JULY 1, 2026, CONTAIN 1
SITE–SPECIFIC LABELING THAT MATCHES FOR BODIES OF WATER IN THE 1–MILE 2
RADIUS SURROUNDING THE SCHOOL GROUNDS, INCLUDING BODIES OF WATER; AND 3

[(viii)] (IX) Be overlaid with gridded x and y coordinates. 4

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 5
1, 2026. 6

Approved:
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Governor.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.
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President of the Senate.