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IntroducedFeb 02, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 05, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 08, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Child Abuse and Neglect – Disclosure of Reports and Records
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 13, 2026: House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Simpson, Arikan and Moreno)
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 447
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 132
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Cullison
- Johnson, A.
- Odom
- Stewart
- Adams
- Davis
- Johnson, S.
- Palakovich Carr
- Stinnett
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Jones, D.
- Pasteur
- Stonko
- Allen
- Edelson
- Kaiser
- Patterson
- Szeliga
- Amprey
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Phillips
- Taveras
- Anderson
- Fair
- Kerr
- Pippy
- Taylor
- Arentz
- Feldmark
- Kipke
- Pruski
- Terrasa
- Arikan
- Fennell
- Korman
- Qi
- Toles
- Bagnall
- Fisher
- Lehman
- Queen
- Tomlinson
- Baker
- Foley
- Lewis
- Reilly
- Turner
- Barnes
- Forbes
- Long, J.
- Roberson
- Valderrama
- Bartlett
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, R.
- Roberts
- Valentine
- Beauchamp
- Ghrist
- Lopez
- Rogers
- Vogel
- Behler
- Griffith
- Mangione
- Rose
- Watson
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Rosenberg
- Wells
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- McCaskill
- Ross
- White Holland
- Buckel
- Harrison
- McComas
- Ruth
- Wilkins
- Cardin
- Hartman
- Metzgar
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilson
- Chang
- Healey
- Miller
- Schindler
- Wims
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Wivell
- Chisholm
- Hinebaugh
- Moon
- Shetty
- Wolek
- Ciliberti
- Holmes
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Woods
- Clippinger
- Hornberger
- Morgan, M.
- Simpson
- Woorman
- Coley
- Howard
- Morgan, T.
- Solomon
- Wu
- Conaway
- Hutchinson
- Nawrocki
- Spiegel
- Young
- Crosby
- Ivey
- Nkongolo
- Stein
- Ziegler
- Crutchfield
- Jacobs
NO: 0
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- House Refuses Recede
- House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Simpson, Arikan and Moreno)
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
- Senate Requests House Recede
- Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators West, James and McKay)
- House Refuses Recede
- House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Simpson, Arikan and Moreno)
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
- Senate Requests House Recede
- Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators West, James and McKay)
- Apr 08, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- Favorable with Amendments {563823/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (132-0)
- Apr 02, 2026 | House
- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 4/02 at 2:00 p.m.
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 06, 2026 | House
- Referred Judiciary
- Mar 05, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (40-0)
- Mar 03, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- Mar 02, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Feb 04, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 02, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy NotePDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial ProceedingsPDF
- Vote - House - Committee - JudiciaryPDF
- Video: Judicial ProceedingsHTML
- Video: JudiciaryHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- JPR Testimony, INFO -- Brown-Burnett, Gloria (Department of Human Services)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Wilson, Grace (Anne Arundel County Public Schools)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Ni, Tom (Anne Arundel County Government County Executive's Office)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Gile, Dawn (MD Senate)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Wolf, Stephanie (Maryland Psychological Association)
- JPR Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Wilson, Grace (Anne Arundel County Public Schools)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Ni, Tom (Anne Arundel County Government County Executive's Office)
- JUD Testimony, FWA -- Gile, Dawn (MD Senate)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Philip, Diana (Coalition to Protect Maryland's Children)

