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IntroducedJan 28, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 20, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 10, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Residential Child Care Programs - Education of Children and Training of Child and Youth Care Practitioners
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 10, 2026: Passed Enrolled
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 402
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors



- Sallingcosponsor
- M. Washingtoncosponsor
- Westcosponsor
Votes
YES: 128
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crutchfield
- Jacobs
- Pasteur
- Stein
- Acevero
- Cullison
- Johnson, A.
- Patterson
- Stewart
- Adams
- Davis
- Johnson, S.
- Phillips
- Stinnett
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Jones, D.
- Pippy
- Stonko
- Allen
- Edelson
- Kaiser
- Pruski
- Taveras
- Alston
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Qi
- Taylor
- Amprey
- Fair
- Kerr
- Queen
- Terrasa
- Anderson
- Feldmark
- Kipke
- Reilly
- Toles
- Arentz
- Fennell
- Korman
- Roberson
- Tomlinson
- Bagnall
- Foley
- Lehman
- Roberts
- Turner
- Baker
- Forbes
- Lewis
- Rogers
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, J.
- Rose
- Valentine
- Bartlett
- Ghrist
- Long, R.
- Rosenberg
- Vogel
- Beauchamp
- Griffith
- Lopez
- Ross
- Watson
- Behler
- Guyton
- Mangione
- Ruff
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Guzzone
- Martinez
- Ruth
- White Holland
- Boafo
- Harrison
- McCaskill
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Hartman
- McComas
- Schindler
- Williams
- Cardin
- Healey
- Metzgar
- Schmidt
- Wims
- Chang
- Hill
- Miller
- Shetty
- Wivell
- Charkoudian
- Hinebaugh
- Mireku-North
- Simmons
- Wolek
- Ciliberti
- Holmes
- Moon
- Simpson
- Woods
- Clippinger
- Hornberger
- Morgan, T.
- Smith
- Woorman
- Coley
- Howard
- Nkongolo
- Solomon
- Wu
- Conaway
- Hutchinson
- Odom
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Crosby
- Ivey
- Palakovich Carr
Actions
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Concurs House Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (41-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (128-7)
- Apr 08, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
- Favorable with Amendments {293629/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 21, 2026 | House
- Referred Ways and Means
- Mar 20, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (40-0)
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Favorable with Amendments {853022/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Feb 10, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 28, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Residential Child Care Programs - Education of Children and Training of Child and Youth Care PractitionersPDF
- Amendments {853022/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Third - Residential Child Care Programs - Education of Children and Training of Child and Youth Care PractitionersPDF
- Amendments {293629/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Residential Child Care Programs - Education of Children and Training of Child and Youth Care PractitionersPDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentPDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Ways and MeansPDF
- Video: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentHTML
- Video: Ways and MeansHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Margolis, Leslie (Disability Rights Maryland)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Rodriguez, Amanda (Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force/ TurnAround, Inc.)
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Brown-Burnett, Gloria (Department of Human Services)
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- London, Rachel (Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council)
- EEE Testimony, UNF -- Lerol, Travis (Travis Lerol)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Zektick, Barbara (Zektick + Company)
- EEE Testimony, INFO -- Fox Tolentino, Betsy (Maryland Department of Juvenile Services)
- EEE Testimony, INFO -- Hessler, Therese
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Wambui, Maureen
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Brooks, Benjamin (Maryland State Senate)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Patinella, Frank (ACLU of Maryland)
- EEE Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Rhyne, Saan
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Zektick, Barbara (Zektick + Company)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Fieo, Alyssa (Maryland Office of the Public Defender)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- London, Rachel (Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Brooks, Benjamin (Maryland State Senate)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Hessler, Therese
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Phillips, Scott (Lesgislative Black Caucus)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Agarin, Ufuoma (Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland)
