MD HB1574 | 2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-2)
Status: Engrossed on April 9 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-04-13 - Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on April 9 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-04-13 - Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
Requiring the State Department of Education to establish a certain grace period for the implementation of new or substantively amended regulations adopted on or after July 1, 2026, subject to certain conditions; and altering the requirements that the State Board of Education must adopt for licensing and regulating family child care providers and child care centers.
Title
Child Care Providers - Licensing and Registration Alterations
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2026-04-09 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 131 N: 2 NV: 3 Abs: 5) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-13 | Senate | Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment |
| 2026-04-13 | Senate | Rereferred to Education, Energy, and the Environment |
| 2026-04-10 | Senate | Referred Rules |
| 2026-04-09 | House | Third Reading Passed (131-2) |
| 2026-04-09 | House | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| 2026-04-09 | House | Favorable with Amendments {983023/1 Adopted |
| 2026-04-09 | House | Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means |
| 2026-02-16 | House | Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2026-02-13 | House | First Reading Ways and Means |
Subjects
Applicants and Applications
Child Care
Children (4-12)
Classifications and Designations
Committees and Commissions
complaints
Crimes and Punishments
Criminal Background Investigations
Demographics
Disabilities
Education
Education - Miscellaneous
Education, State Board of
Education, State Department of
Emergencies
Ethnic Affairs
Evaluations and Reviews
Health
Intergovernmental Cooperation
Job Training
Licenses
Notices
Parents and Guardians
Plans and Proposals
Privacy
Public Information
Racial Matters
Records
Recruitment and Hiring
Registration
Reports
Rules and Regulations
Safety
Standards and Best Practices
studies
Sunset
Teachers
Time
Volunteers
Work, Labor, and Employment
Child Care
Children (4-12)
Classifications and Designations
Committees and Commissions
complaints
Crimes and Punishments
Criminal Background Investigations
Demographics
Disabilities
Education
Education - Miscellaneous
Education, State Board of
Education, State Department of
Emergencies
Ethnic Affairs
Evaluations and Reviews
Health
Intergovernmental Cooperation
Job Training
Licenses
Notices
Parents and Guardians
Plans and Proposals
Privacy
Public Information
Racial Matters
Records
Recruitment and Hiring
Registration
Reports
Rules and Regulations
Safety
Standards and Best Practices
studies
Sunset
Teachers
Time
Volunteers
Work, Labor, and Employment
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 1 | 101 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Education | 5 | 101 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Education | 5 | 106 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Education | 5 | 107 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Education | 5 | 303 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Education | 5 | 306 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Education | 5 | 404 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Education | 5 | 411 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
