Md. Senate Passes Kids Code Bill With Delayed Effective Date
A Maryland kids’ safety bill modeled after the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act passed the state Senate. It voted 46-0 in favor of HB-603 with an amendment delaying the effective date to Oct. 1, 2025. The House passed the bill…
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last month with a 2024 effective date, so it must vote again to concur with the Senate change. Education advocates supported and tech groups opposed the bill at a February hearing (see 2402140053). Also Wednesday, the Senate voted 44-3 to support a 25 cent surcharge to fund the 988 mental health hotline. The bill (HB-933) earlier passed the House, which Tuesday also approved the identical Senate version (see 2404030049). The 988 bills will go to Gov. Wes Moore (D).