MD HB477 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Passed on May 6 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-05-06 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 287
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Passed on May 6 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-05-06 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 287
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
Requiring the State Department of Education to conduct a thorough analysis of the State's regulatory framework for child care facilities with particular emphasis on regulations that limit a person's ability to register a child care facility, receive a license to operate a child care center, or operate a child care facility in a profitable manner while providing quality care; and requiring an interim and final report be submitted to the Governor and the General Assembly by January 1, 2026, and September 1, 2026, respectively.
Title
State Department of Education - Family Child Care Homes and Child Care Centers - Regulatory Analysis
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-04-07 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 140 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-04-05 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 42 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2025-03-11 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 138 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-04-05 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 42 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2025-03-11 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 138 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-06 | House | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 287 |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Passed Enrolled |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Third Reading Passed (140-0) |
| 2025-04-07 | House | House Concurs Senate Amendments |
| 2025-04-05 | Senate | Third Reading Passed (42-0) |
| 2025-04-05 | Senate | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| 2025-04-05 | Senate | Favorable with Amendments {223324/1 Adopted |
| 2025-04-05 | Senate | Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2025-03-12 | Senate | Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment |
| 2025-03-11 | House | Third Reading Passed (138-0) |
| 2025-03-11 | House | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| 2025-03-11 | House | Favorable with Amendments {933529/1 Adopted |
| 2025-03-10 | House | Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means |
| 2025-01-22 | House | Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m. |
| 2025-01-20 | House | First Reading Ways and Means |
Subjects
Child Care
Committees and Commissions
Early Childhood Education
Education
Education - Miscellaneous
Education, State Department of
Infants and Toddlers (0-3)
Licenses
Reports
Rules and Regulations
studies
Work, Labor, and Employment
Committees and Commissions
Early Childhood Education
Education
Education - Miscellaneous
Education, State Department of
Infants and Toddlers (0-3)
Licenses
Reports
Rules and Regulations
studies
Work, Labor, and Employment
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 5 | 305 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Education | 5 | 404 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
