| MD | SB242 | Pass | Authorizing active service members and spouses, under certain circumstances, to practice in the State under an occupational or professional license issued in another state; and altering the definition of "eligible veteran" for purposes of certain pro...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 694 |
| MD | HB430 | Pass | Requiring a family child care provider who is a member of a reserve component to designate a substitute to provide family child care for not more than 45 working days in any 12-month period while the family child care provider is absent for required ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 732 |
| MD | HB396 | Pass | Repealing the maximum age for children in certain residential child care programs who receive educational support; requiring operators of certain residential child care programs to provide certain educational opportunities to the children for whom th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 640 |
| MD | SB402 | Pass | Repealing the maximum age for children in certain residential child care programs who receive educational support; requiring operators of certain residential child care programs to provide certain educational opportunities to the children for whom th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 641 |
| MD | HB561 | Pass | Requiring the Governor, in each of fiscal years 2028 through 2030, to appropriate to the Maryland Child Care Credential Program $5,687,000.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 623 |
| MD | HB742 | Pass | Requiring the Governor to include an appropriation of $450,000 in the annual budget bill for the Growing Family Child Care Opportunities Program for fiscal years 2028 through 2030.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 699 |
| MD | SB467 | Pass | Requiring the Governor, in each of fiscal years 2028 through 2030, to appropriate to the Maryland Child Care Credential Program $5,687,000.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 624 |
| MD | SB503 | Pass | Requiring the Governor to include an appropriation of $450,000 in the annual budget bill for the Growing Family Child Care Opportunities Program for fiscal years 2028 through 2030.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 700 |
| MD | HB849 | Pass | Prohibiting a freeze in enrollment in the Child Care Scholarship Program from including certain individuals enrolled in certain governmental support programs, children with siblings enrolled in the Program, and children who are homeless; requiring th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 594 |
| MD | HB1321 | Pass | Requiring the State Department of Education to identify, inform, and assist Child Care Scholarship Program applicants who qualify for enrollment in publicly funded prekindergarten, Head Start, and Early Head Start subject to certain conditions; requi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 595 |
| MD | HB1326 | Pass | Expanding the circumstances under which a report or record concerning child abuse or neglect may be disclosed by the Department of Human Services to include the administrator of a certain child care center, the coach, team administrator, or manager o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 790 |
| MD | SB359 | Pass | Requiring individuals who will have direct contact with children in certain child care facilities to submit to a criminal history records check; requiring the State Department of Education, by June 30, 2027, to establish a centralized unit for the pr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 361 |
| MD | SB418 | Pass | Authorizing members of the Foreign Service and spouses of members of the Foreign Service, for the duration of the assignment or detail, to practice in the State under an occupational or professional license issued in another state under certain circu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 493 |
| MD | HB635 | Pass | Requiring individuals who will have direct contact with children in certain child care facilities to submit to a criminal history records check; requiring the State Department of Education to establish a centralized unit for the processing and manage...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 360 |
| MD | SB806 | Pass | Establishing and altering requirements related to criminal history records checks for certain licenses and certificates issued by certain health occupations boards, including the State Board of Acupuncture, the State Board of Dental Examiners, the St...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 371 |
| MD | HB1120 | Pass | Authorizing members of the Foreign Service and spouses of members of the Foreign Service, under certain circumstances, to practice in the State under an occupational or professional license issued in another State.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 492 |
| MD | HB1420 | Pass | Establishing and altering requirements related to criminal history records checks for certain licenses and certificates issued by certain health occupations boards, including the State Board of Acupuncture, the State Board of Dental Examiners, the St...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 370 |
| MD | HB281 | Pass | Altering provisions relating to criminal background investigations for certain individuals who care for or supervise children; requiring certain facilities to apply to the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository for a national and Stat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 266 |
| MD | HB420 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizing active service members and spouses, under certain circumstances, to practice in the State under an occupational or professional license issued in another state; and altering the definition of "eligible veteran" for purposes of certain pro...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-13
Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment |
| MD | SB447 | Engross
Sine Die | Expanding the circumstances under which a report or record concerning child abuse or neglect may be disclosed by the Department of Human Services to include the administrator of a certain child care center, the coach, team administrator, or manager o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-13
House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Simpson, Arikan and Moreno) |
| MD | SB623 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishing a Class C-PCL (premium cigar lounge) alcoholic beverages license for use in conjunction with a tobacconist license; authorizing a local licensing board to issue the license; authorizing a local licensing board to permit the owner or oper...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-13
Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Hershey) Adopted |
| MD | SB672 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring the Prince George's County government to develop an implementation and financing plan to expand access to high-quality early childhood education and child care in Prince George's County for children from birth through 3 years; requiring the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-13
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (132-1) |
| MD | HB1574 | Engross
Sine Die | 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...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-13
Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment |
| MD | HB1259 | Engross
Sine Die | Prohibiting a local jurisdiction in the State from denying or restricting the operation of certain family child care homes if the family child care home meets the licensing requirements established by the State Department of Education; and requiring ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-11
House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Amprey, Charkoudian and Wivell) |
| MD | SB284 | Pass | Altering or repealing certain required appropriations; authorizing the use of certain funds for certain purposes; authorizing, requiring, or altering the distribution of certain revenue; authorizing the Secretary of Health to establish the retention ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 6 |
| MD | HB1034 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring a child care providers in registered family child care homes and registered large family child care homes and licensees and staff of a child care center to complete training on the detection and reporting of child abuse at certain intervals...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-26
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | HB1348 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizing mandated reporters to report suspected labor trafficking or sex trafficking of a child to a regional navigator; and authorizing the Attorney General or a State's Attorney to investigate and prosecute human trafficking.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-24
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
| MD | HB543 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizing a landlord to impose an increased security deposit if a tenant operates or plans to operate a family child care home on the leased premises; prohibiting a landlord of certain residential rental property from prohibiting or unreasonably li...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-17
Motion Laid Over (Delegate Hartman) Adopted |
| MD | HB1626 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing the Food Security Coordination Office within the Department of Agriculture; requiring the Department to establish a rural-to-urban produce distribution program to connect local farmers with urban and suburban communities experiencing foo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-17
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | HB910 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the State Department of Education, for applications received after July 1, 2026, to establish a framework to prioritize the children of individuals who provide care for children in licensed child care centers, registered family child care h...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-16
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | HB1245 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing the Baltimore First Responders Child Care Support and Accessibility Program within the State Department of Education's Office of Child Care to support and expand a pilot program in Baltimore City that provides monthly child care allowanc...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-11
To House Ways and Means Committee |
| MD | HB1373 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the State Department of Education to study and make recommendations on establishing an independent regulatory framework for after school and out of school time child care programs; and requiring the Department to submit a report of its find...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-11
To House Ways and Means Committee |
| MD | HB1394 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring a person to pay certain restitution to a child if the person violated the prohibition against operating a motor vehicle or vessel while impaired or under the influence resulting in the death of the child's parent or guardian; and establishi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-11
To House Judiciary Committee |
| MD | HB307 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering the purpose of the Community Reinvestment and Repair Fund; requiring the Comptroller to administer the Fund at the direction of the Office of Social Equity; altering requirements for a certain county plan for the distribution of funds from t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-03
To House Economic Matters Committee |
| MD | HB111 | Intro
Sine Die | Expanding the definitions of "abuse" and "sexual abuse" for purposes of provisions relating to the reporting and investigation of child abuse and neglect.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-23
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | HB574 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing the Prince George's County Teen Pregnancy Support Program to provide certain students attending a public high school in Prince George's County with certain assistance relating to child care and parenting; requiring the Circuit Court for ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-23
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | HB766 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing a Class C-PCL (premium cigar lounge) alcoholic beverages license for use in conjunction with a certain tobacco products retailer license; authorizing a local licensing board to issue the license; prohibiting a county clerk from issuing a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-13
To House Government, Labor, and Elections Committee |
| MD | HB1411 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring an owner or operator of a large-scale data center to submit a disclosure report to certain State and local agencies and elected officials under certain circumstances; specifying the contents of the disclosure report; requiring the Departmen...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-13
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | SB664 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the State Department of Education to establish a framework, for applications received after July 1, 2026, to prioritize the children of individuals who provide care for children in licensed child care centers, registered family child care h...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-10
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | HB539 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the State Board of Education to provide a pathway for individuals who are qualified to be child care teachers, but lack proof of necessary educational attainment, to attest to qualifying educational credentials to be a child care teacher t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-04
To House Ways and Means Committee |
| MD | HB659 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering the membership of the State Board of Education to include, as a member, an early childhood development professional with extensive experience in the operations of a child care business and early childhood curriculum and development; and requ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-04
To House Ways and Means Committee |
| MD | SB217 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering the purpose of the Community Reinvestment and Repair Fund; requiring the Comptroller to administer the Fund at the direction of the Office of Social Equity; altering requirements for a certain county plan for the distribution of funds from t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-21
To Senate Finance Committee |
