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IntroducedFeb 11, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 21, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 09, 2026
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Became LawApr 28, 2026
Maryland House Bill
Family Law - Children in Out-of-Home Placement - Voluntary Placement Agreements
Last Action See all actions
executive • Apr 28, 2026: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 159
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 1181
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 127
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Davis
- Kaiser
- Phillips
- Stinnett
- Acevero
- Ebersole
- Kaufman
- Pippy
- Stonko
- Adams
- Edelson
- Kerr
- Pruski
- Szeliga
- Allen
- Feldmark
- Kipke
- Qi
- Taveras
- Alston
- Fennell
- Korman
- Queen
- Taylor
- Amprey
- Fisher
- Lehman
- Reilly
- Terrasa
- Anderson
- Foley
- Lewis
- Roberson
- Toles
- Arentz
- Forbes
- Long, R.
- Roberts
- Tomlinson
- Arikan
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lopez
- Rogers
- Turner
- Bagnall
- Ghrist
- Mangione
- Rose
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Grammer
- Martinez
- Rosenberg
- Valentine
- Bartlett
- Griffith
- McCaskill
- Ross
- Vogel
- Beauchamp
- Guyton
- McComas
- Ruff
- Watson
- Behler
- Guzzone
- Metzgar
- Ruth
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Harrison
- Miller
- Sample-Hughes
- White Holland
- Boyce
- Hartman
- Mireku-North
- Schindler
- Wilkins
- Buckel
- Healey
- Moon
- Schmidt
- Williams
- Cardin
- Hill
- Moreno
- Shetty
- Wims
- Chang
- Holmes
- Morgan, M.
- Simmons
- Wivell
- Charkoudian
- Hornberger
- Morgan, T.
- Simpson
- Wolek
- Ciliberti
- Howard
- Nawrocki
- Smith
- Woods
- Clippinger
- Hutchinson
- Odom
- Solomon
- Woorman
- Coley
- Ivey
- Palakovich Carr
- Spiegel
- Wu
- Conaway
- Jacobs
- Pasteur
- Stein
- Young
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, A.
- Patterson
- Stewart
- Ziegler
- Cullison
- Jones, D.
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 6
YES: 129
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Ebersole
- Johnson, A.
- Odom
- Stein
- Adams
- Edelson
- Johnson, S.
- Palakovich Carr
- Stewart
- Addison
- Embry
- Jones, D.
- Pasteur
- Stinnett
- Allen
- Fair
- Kaiser
- Patterson
- Stonko
- Alston
- Feldmark
- Kaufman
- Phillips
- Szeliga
- Amprey
- Fennell
- Kerr
- Pippy
- Taveras
- Arentz
- Fisher
- Kipke
- Pruski
- Taylor
- Arikan
- Foley
- Korman
- Qi
- Terrasa
- Bagnall
- Forbes
- Lehman
- Queen
- Toles
- Baker
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lewis
- Reilly
- Turner
- Barnes
- Ghrist
- Long, J.
- Roberson
- Valderrama
- Bartlett
- Grammer
- Long, R.
- Roberts
- Valentine
- Beauchamp
- Griffith
- Lopez
- Rogers
- Vogel
- Behler
- Guyton
- Mangione
- Rose
- Watson
- Bhandari
- Guzzone
- Martinez
- Rosenberg
- Wells
- Boyce
- Harrison
- McCaskill
- Ruff
- White Holland
- Cardin
- Hartman
- McComas
- Ruth
- Wilkins
- Chang
- Healey
- Metzgar
- Sample-Hughes
- Williams
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Miller
- Schindler
- Wims
- Chisholm
- Hinebaugh
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Wivell
- Coley
- Holmes
- Moon
- Shetty
- Wolek
- Conaway
- Hornberger
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Woods
- Crosby
- Howard
- Morgan, M.
- Simpson
- Woorman
- Crutchfield
- Hutchinson
- Morgan, T.
- Smith
- Wu
- Cullison
- Ivey
- Nawrocki
- Solomon
- Ziegler
- Davis
- Jacobs
- Nkongolo
- Spiegel
NO: 0
Actions
- Apr 28, 2026 | executive
- Approved by the Governor - Chapter 159
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- House Concurs Senate Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (129-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 09, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Favorable Adopted
- Floor Amendment {393928/1 (Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee) Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (40-0)
- Mar 25, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 4/03 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Judicial Proceedings
- Mar 21, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (127-0)
- Mar 20, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
- Favorable with Amendments {133828/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Feb 17, 2026 | House
- Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations)
- Feb 11, 2026 | House
- First Reading Appropriations and Health
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Family Law - Children in Out-of-Home Placement - Voluntary Placement AgreementsPDF
- Amendments {133828/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Third - Family Law - Children in Out-of-Home Placement - Voluntary Placement AgreementsPDF
- Floor Amendment {393928/1 (Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee) Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Family Law - Children in Out-of-Home Placement - Voluntary Placement AgreementsPDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - House - Committee - AppropriationsPDF
- Vote - House - Committee - HealthPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial ProceedingsPDF
- Video: AppropriationsHTML
- Video: Judicial ProceedingsHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Witten, Jennifer (LifeBridge Health)
- APP In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Margolis, Leslie (Disability Rights Maryland)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Plante, Cecilia (Maryland Legislative Coalition)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Graner, Nicole (Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Dickerson, Taylor (Maryland Psychological Association)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Arias, Diane (Maryland Catholic Conference)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Serkin, Celia (Montgomery County Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health, Inc.)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Rabbitt, Dan (Behavioral Health System Baltimore)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Lang, Damian (Sheppard Pratt)
- APP Testimony, INFO -- Brown-Burnett, Gloria (Department of Human Services)
- APP In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Geddes, Ann (Mental Health Association of Maryland)
- APP In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Bagnall, Heather (Delegate Heather Bagnall)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Coble, Annie (Johns Hopkins University & Medicine)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Gomez, Adrian (The State Policy Advocacy Clinic)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Morris, Austin (Children's National Hospital)
- APP Testimony, INFO -- Blackfield, Anne (Maryland Department of Disabilities (MDOD))
- APP In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Krienke, Jane (Maryland Hospital Association)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Lichterman, Hayley (Maryland Office of the Public Defender)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Hessler, Therese
- APP Testimony, INFO -- Lynch, Meghan (Maryland Department of Health)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Philip, Diana (Coalition to Protect Maryland's Children)
- APP Testimony, INFO -- Farrar, Madalyn (MDH)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Plante, Cecilia (Maryland Legislative Coalition)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Rabbitt, Dan (Behavioral Health System Baltimore)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Proctor, Karessa (NASW Maryland)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Graner, Nicole (Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Geddes, Ann (Mental Health Association of Maryland)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Arias, Diane (Maryland Catholic Conference)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Bagnall, Heather (Delegate Heather Bagnall)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Lang, Damian (Sheppard Pratt)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Witten, Jennifer (LifeBridge Health)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Gomez, Adrian (The State Policy Advocacy Clinic)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Hessler, Therese
- JPR Testimony, INFO -- Brown-Burnett, Gloria (Department of Human Services)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Krienke, Jane (Maryland Hospital Association)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Sidh, Sameer (Johns Hopkins University and Medicine)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Lynch, Meghan (Maryland Department of Health)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Philip, Diana (Coalition to Protect Maryland's Children)
- JPR Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
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