| MD | SB359 | Engross
50% | Altering the fiscal years from 2023 through 2025, and for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2029, during which the Governor is required to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $3,700,000 to the Therapeutic Child Care Grant Program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-03
[Hearing: Mar 19 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Ways and Means Committee |
| MD | SB780 | Intro
25% | Altering the definition of "Tier I child" for purposes of publicly provided prekindergarten to not include 3-year-olds and only include certain 4-year-olds; authorizing an eligible private prekindergarten provider to elect to enroll 3-year-olds in pu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-03
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | HB443 | Engross
50% | Altering the statement that must be included on a baby food product label if the baby food product has been tested for toxic heavy metals for the purpose of changing the term included on the label from "toxic heavy metal" to "toxic element".
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-21
To Senate Finance Committee |
| MD | HB753 | Intro
25% | Requiring the Comptroller to conduct a study and report to the Governor and General Assembly on or before June 1, 2026, on the feasibility of a State baby bond account program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-21
[Hearing: Mar 5 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Appropriations Committee |
| MD | SB770 | Intro
25% | Requiring child care centers and youth-serving organizations to require applicants for positions involving direct contact with minors to submit certain information; requiring county boards of education, nonpublic schools, and contracting agencies to ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-19
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | HB837 | Intro
25% | Establishing the Task Force to Study Forced Infant Separation From Incarcerated Individuals to study and make recommendations regarding methods to reduce forced infant separation in the State and facilitate bonds between postpartum incarcerated indiv...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-17
To House Judiciary Committee |
| MD | SB156 | Engross
50% | Establishing the Workgroup on Universal Newborn Nurse Home Visiting Services; requiring the Workgroup to compile updated patient data and expenditure per patient from the Family Connect Programs, compare other maternal and newborn health programs in ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-14
To House Health and Government Operations Committee |
| MD | SB828 | Intro
25% | Requiring the Attorney General to develop guidelines relating to immigration enforcement at certain sensitive locations; and requiring State agencies that operate at sensitive locations to adopt policies consistent with the guidelines or provide cert...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-14
[Hearing: Mar 4 @ 1:00 pm]
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
| MD | HB1503 | Intro
25% | Requiring that the Secretary of Budget and Management adopt regulations governing paid family and medical leave benefits for Executive Branch employees; establishing certain parameters for the paid family and medical leave; authorizing Executive Bran...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-14
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee |
| MD | HB47 | Intro
25% | Expanding an exemption from the sales and use tax for the sale of certain baby products to include certain toilet training and child safety items, furniture, strollers, textiles, foods, and baby monitors.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-10
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | HB1006 | Intro
25% | Requiring the Attorney General to develop guidelines relating to immigration enforcement at sensitive locations; and requiring State agencies that operate at sensitive locations to adopt certain policies or provide notice of a decision not to adopt c...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-10
To House Judiciary Committee |
| MD | HB1374 | Intro
25% | Altering the definition of "Tier I child" for purposes of publicly provided prekindergarten to not include 3-year-olds and only include certain 4-year-olds; authorizing an eligible private prekindergarten provider to elect to enroll 3-year-olds in pu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-10
[Hearing: Mar 3 @ 11:00 am]
To House Ways and Means Committee |
| MD | SB213 | Engross
50% | Altering from December 31, 2025, to December 31, 2027, the date through which the Maternal and Child Health Population Health Improvement Fund may be used for expenses associated with maternal and child health population health improvements.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-07
To House Health and Government Operations Committee |
| MD | HB1105 | Intro
25% | Requiring child care centers and youth-serving organizations to require applicants for positions involving direct contact with minors to submit certain information; requiring county boards of education, nonpublic schools, and contracting agencies to ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-07
To House Ways and Means Committee |
| MD | SB854 | Intro
25% | Altering the scope of practice of licensed direct-entry midwives; providing that the practice of direct-entry midwifery is independent and not does not require oversight by another health care practitioner; repealing the requirement that licensed dir...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-05
To Senate Finance Committee |
| MD | SB857 | Intro
25% | Altering the use of Prekindergarten Expansion Grants to add slots for additional children and not supplant child care slots for infants and toddlers; requiring applications for the grant to use certain terminology and be accompanied by certain instru...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-05
[Hearing: Mar 5 @ 1:00 pm]
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | HB170 | Engross
50% | Altering from December 31, 2025, to December 31, 2027, the date through which the Maternal and Child Health Population Health Improvement Fund may be used for expenses associated with maternal and child health population health improvements.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-31
To Senate Finance Committee |
| MD | SB414 | Intro
25% | Allowing a parent of a stillborn child a refundable credit of $1,000 against the State income tax for each birth for which a certain certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth or a certificate of fetal death has been issued; and applying the Act to...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-30
To Senate Budget and Taxation Committee |
| MD | HB838 | Intro
25% | Altering the scope of practice of licensed direct-entry midwives; providing that the practice of direct-entry midwifery is independent and not does not require oversight by another health care practitioner; repealing the requirement that licensed dir...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-29
To House Health and Government Operations Committee |
| MD | HB477 | Intro
25% | Increasing from 4 to 5 the number of children under the age of 2 years that are authorized to be in care in a family child care home; and altering certain ratios for adults to children of certain ages in family child care homes and child care centers...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-22
To House Ways and Means Committee |
| MD | HB93 | Intro
25% | Establishing a homeless shelter certification program in the Department of Housing and Community Development; requiring the Department to develop certain operational and building standards for homeless shelters and minimum standards for the protectio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-15
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | SB234 | Intro
25% | Establishing a homeless shelter certification program in the Department of Housing and Community Development; requiring the Department to develop certain operational and building standards for homeless shelters and minimum standards for the protectio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-15
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | HB185 | Intro
25% | Altering the fiscal years to include fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter, during which the Governor is required to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $3,700,000 to the Therapeutic Child Care Grant Program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-15
To House Ways and Means Committee |
