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IntroducedFeb 12, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 21, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
Zoning Authorities - Operation of Family Child Care Homes - Prohibitions and Requirements
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Mar 26, 2026: Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 1259
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 91
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Ebersole
- Kerr
- Roberts
- Taylor
- Acevero
- Feldmark
- Korman
- Rogers
- Terrasa
- Allen
- Fennell
- Lehman
- Rosenberg
- Toles
- Alston
- Foley
- Lewis
- Ross
- Turner
- Amprey
- Forbes
- Lopez
- Ruff
- Valderrama
- Bagnall
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Martinez
- Ruth
- Vogel
- Barnes
- Guyton
- McCaskill
- Schindler
- Watson
- Bartlett
- Guzzone
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Wells
- Behler
- Harrison
- Moon
- Shetty
- White Holland
- Bhandari
- Healey
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Hill
- Odom
- Simpson
- Williams
- Cardin
- Holmes
- Palakovich Carr
- Smith
- Wims
- Chang
- Hornberger
- Pasteur
- Solomon
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Ivey
- Patterson
- Spiegel
- Woods
- Clippinger
- Johnson, A.
- Pruski
- Stein
- Woorman
- Coley
- Jones, D.
- Qi
- Stewart
- Wu
- Conaway
- Kaiser
- Queen
- Stinnett
- Young
- Crutchfield
- Kaufman
- Roberson
- Taveras
- Ziegler
- Cullison
NO: 32
Actions
- Mar 26, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Mar 21, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (91-32)
- Mar 20, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
- Favorable with Amendments {563223/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 03, 2026 | House
- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 3/05 at 1:30 p.m.
- Feb 23, 2026 | House
- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 17, 2026 | House
- Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 12, 2026 | House
- First Reading Economic Matters
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Economic MattersPDF
- Video: Economic MattersHTML
- Video: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- ECM Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- DANIELS, RUBY (MSFCCA)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Caucus, Womens (Maryland Womens Caucus)
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Butchko, Dominic (Maryland Association of Counties (MACo))
- ECM Testimony, UNF -- Bailey Thupari, Angelica (Maryland Municipal League)
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Allen, Hannah (Maryland Chamber of Commerce)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Schaefer, Stephanie (MDAEYC)
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Peusch, Christina (Maryland State Child Care Association)
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Brittain, Megan
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Harper, Yvonne (Maryland State Department of Education)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Hudson, Bill (Family Child Care Alliance of Maryland)

