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IntroducedSep 16, 2025
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Passed HouseMar 19, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
Family Law - Child Care Providers - Criminal Background Investigations
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Mar 24, 2026: Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 281
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Judiciary Committeeprimary
- Departmentalcosponsor
- Public Safety and Correctional Servicescosponsor
Votes
YES: 129
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Conaway
- Ivey
- Odom
- Stein
- Acevero
- Crutchfield
- Jacobs
- Palakovich Carr
- Stewart
- Adams
- Cullison
- Johnson, A.
- Pasteur
- Stinnett
- Addison
- Davis
- Jones, D.
- Patterson
- Stonko
- Allen
- Ebersole
- Kaiser
- Phillips
- Szeliga
- Alston
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Pippy
- Taveras
- Amprey
- Fair
- Kerr
- Pruski
- Taylor
- Anderson
- Feldmark
- Kipke
- Qi
- Terrasa
- Arentz
- Fennell
- Korman
- Queen
- Toles
- Arikan
- Fisher
- Lehman
- Reilly
- Tomlinson
- Bagnall
- Foley
- Lewis
- Roberson
- Turner
- Baker
- Forbes
- Long, J.
- Roberts
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lopez
- Rogers
- Valentine
- Bartlett
- Ghrist
- Mangione
- Rose
- Watson
- Beauchamp
- Grammer
- Martinez
- Rosenberg
- Wells
- Behler
- Griffith
- McCaskill
- Ross
- Wilkins
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- McComas
- Ruff
- Williams
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- Metzgar
- Ruth
- Wilson
- Buckel
- Harrison
- Miller
- Schindler
- Wims
- Cardin
- Hartman
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Wivell
- Chang
- Healey
- Moon
- Shetty
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Woods
- Chisholm
- Hinebaugh
- Morgan, M.
- Simpson
- Woorman
- Ciliberti
- Hornberger
- Morgan, T.
- Smith
- Wu
- Clippinger
- Howard
- Nawrocki
- Solomon
- Ziegler
- Coley
- Hutchinson
- Nkongolo
- Spiegel
NO: 0
Actions
- Mar 24, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 20, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Judicial Proceedings
- Mar 19, 2026 | House
- Favorable Report by Judiciary
- Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- Third Reading Passed (129-0)
- Jan 22, 2026 | House
- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 16, 2026 | House
- Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m.
- Jan 14, 2026 | House
- First Reading Judiciary
- Sep 16, 2025 | House
- Pre-filed
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy NotePDF
- Vote - House - Committee - JudiciaryPDF
- Video: JudiciaryHTML
- Video: Judicial ProceedingsHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Colmers, Elly (Compass Advocacy)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Handley, Grant (Town of North East)
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Torrence, James (Maryland Alliance of YMCAs)
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Kahl, Catherine (DPSCS)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Peusch, Christina (Maryland State Child Care Association)
- JUD Testimony, INFO -- Cratsley, Laurel (Maryland State Department of Education)
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