MD HB980 | 2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on April 28 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-28 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 158
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on April 28 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-28 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 158
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
Requiring the Secretary of Human Services to establish and maintain a Guardianship Assistance Program to promote the placement and maintenance of children in permanent guardianship homes by providing guardianship assistance to guardians of minor children; establishing the State Foster Youth Ombudsman in the Department of Human Services; requiring the Ombudsman to provide legal expertise in child welfare, custody and guardianship matters, and appeal and due process; etc.
Title
Family Law and Human Services - Guardianship Assistance Program and State Foster Youth Ombudsman - Establishment (Kanaiyah's Law)
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2026-04-13 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-21 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 127 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2026-03-21 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 127 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 8) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | House | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 158 |
| 2026-04-13 | House | Returned Passed |
| 2026-04-13 | Senate | Third Reading Passed (45-0) |
| 2026-04-09 | Senate | Second Reading Passed |
| 2026-04-09 | Senate | Favorable Adopted |
| 2026-04-09 | Senate | Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings |
| 2026-03-25 | Senate | Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2026-03-23 | Senate | Referred Judicial Proceedings |
| 2026-03-21 | House | Third Reading Passed (127-0) |
| 2026-03-20 | House | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| 2026-03-20 | House | Favorable with Amendments {843124/1 Adopted |
| 2026-03-20 | House | Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary |
| 2026-02-09 | House | Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2026-02-06 | House | First Reading Judiciary |
Same As/Similar To
SB996 (Crossfiled) 2026-04-10 - Referred Rules and Executive Nominations
Subjects
Administrative Agencies
Age of Majority
Attorney General
Attorneys
Budget and Management, Department of
Budgets
Child Custody
Children
Circuit Courts
Commercial Property
complaints
Crimes and Punishments
Criminal Background Investigations
Disabilities
Disclosure
Discrimination
Education
Electronic Government
Ex-Offenders
Family Law
Foster Care
Group Homes
Health
Hearings
Hotels and Motels
Housing
Human Services, Department of
Inspections
Investigations and Inquiries
Judges
Judicial Review
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Law Enforcement
Legislation
Licenses
Minors
Notices
Oaths
Ombudsmen
Parents and Guardians
Penalties and Sentences
Petitions
Privacy
Public Information
Records
Recruitment and Hiring
Registration
Reports
Rules and Regulations
Safety
Salaries and Compensation
Social Services
Social Workers
Standards and Best Practices
State Aid
State Employees
State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials
State Police, Department of
Subpoenas
Telephones
Testimony
Time
Trials
Witnesses
Work, Labor, and Employment
Age of Majority
Attorney General
Attorneys
Budget and Management, Department of
Budgets
Child Custody
Children
Circuit Courts
Commercial Property
complaints
Crimes and Punishments
Criminal Background Investigations
Disabilities
Disclosure
Discrimination
Education
Electronic Government
Ex-Offenders
Family Law
Foster Care
Group Homes
Health
Hearings
Hotels and Motels
Housing
Human Services, Department of
Inspections
Investigations and Inquiries
Judges
Judicial Review
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Law Enforcement
Legislation
Licenses
Minors
Notices
Oaths
Ombudsmen
Parents and Guardians
Penalties and Sentences
Petitions
Privacy
Public Information
Records
Recruitment and Hiring
Registration
Reports
Rules and Regulations
Safety
Salaries and Compensation
Social Services
Social Workers
Standards and Best Practices
State Aid
State Employees
State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials
State Police, Department of
Subpoenas
Telephones
Testimony
Time
Trials
Witnesses
Work, Labor, and Employment
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Law | 5 | 530.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Human Services | 2 | 101 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Human Services | 2 | 304 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
