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                        IntroducedOct 07, 2024
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                        Passed SenateFeb 27, 2025
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                        Passed HouseApr 07, 2025
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                        Signed into LawMay 06, 2025
                    
                    
                    Child Care Centers - Certificated Staff Ratio Requirement - Alteration
                
                
            
        Last Action See all actions
                         executive • May 06, 2025: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 318
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Sponsors
                - Education, Energy, and the Environment Committeeprimary
- Departmentalcosponsor
- Educationcosponsor
Votes
                        YES: 46
                                                
                                        - Mr. President
- Ellis
- Hester
- Lam
- Salling
- Attar
- Feldman
- Hettleman
- Lewis Young
- Simonaire
- Augustine
- Folden
- Jackson, C.
- Love
- Smith
- Bailey
- Gallion
- Jackson, M.
- Mautz
- Sydnor
- Beidle
- Gile
- James
- McCray
- Waldstreicher
- Benson
- Guzzone
- Jennings
- McKay
- Washington, M.
- Brooks
- Hayes
- Kagan
- Muse
- Watson
- Carozza
- Henson
- King
- Ready
- West
- Charles
- Hershey
- Kramer
- Rosapepe
- Zucker
- Corderman
NO: 0
                                            NOT VOTING: 1
                                                        YES: 110
                                                
                                        - Speaker
- Cullison
- Ivey
- Pena-Melnyk
- Stewart
- Adams
- Davis
- Johnson, A.
- Phillips
- Stinnett
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Johnson, S.
- Pruski
- Taylor
- Allen
- Edelson
- Jones, D.
- Qi
- Terrasa
- Alston
- Embry
- Kaiser
- Queen
- Toles
- Amprey
- Fair
- Kaufman
- Roberson
- Tomlinson
- Arentz
- Feldmark
- Kerr
- Roberts
- Turner
- Atterbeary
- Fennell
- Kipke
- Rogers
- Valderrama
- Bagnall
- Foley
- Korman
- Rosenberg
- Vogel
- Barnes
- Forbes
- Lehman
- Ross
- Watson
- Bartlett
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lewis, J.
- Ruff
- Wells
- Behler
- Ghrist
- Lewis, R.
- Ruth
- White Holland
- Bhandari
- Griffith
- Long, J.
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilkins
- Boafo
- Guyton
- Lopez
- Schindler
- Williams
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- Martinez
- Schmidt
- Wilson
- Buckel
- Harris
- McCaskill
- Shetty
- Wims
- Cardin
- Harrison
- Metzgar
- Simmons
- Wolek
- Chang
- Hartman
- Mireku-North
- Simpson
- Woods
- Charkoudian
- Healey
- Moon
- Smith
- Woorman
- Clippinger
- Holmes
- Palakovich Carr
- Solomon
- Wu
- Conaway
- Hornberger
- Pasteur
- Spiegel
- Young
- Crutchfield
- Hutchinson
- Patterson
- Stein
- Ziegler
NO: 24
                                            YES: 44
                                                
                                        - Mr. President
- Corderman
- Hettleman
- Lewis Young
- Smith
- Attar
- Ellis
- Jackson, C.
- Love
- Sydnor
- Augustine
- Folden
- Jackson, M.
- McCray
- Waldstreicher
- Bailey
- Gallion
- James
- McKay
- Washington, A.
- Beidle
- Gile
- Jennings
- Muse
- Washington, M.
- Benson
- Hayes
- Kagan
- Ready
- Watson
- Brooks
- Henson
- King
- Rosapepe
- West
- Carozza
- Hershey
- Kramer
- Salling
- Zucker
- Charles
- Hester
- Lam
- Simonaire
NO: 1
                                            Actions
            - May 06, 2025 | executive- Approved by the Governor - Chapter 318
 
- Apr 07, 2025 | Senate- Senate Concurs House Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (44-1)
- Passed Enrolled
 
- Apr 07, 2025 | House- Third Reading Passed (110-24)
 
- Apr 02, 2025 | House- Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
- Favorable with Amendments {923528/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 
- Mar 05, 2025 | House- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 3/19 at 2:15 p.m.
 
- Mar 03, 2025 | House- Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m.
 
- Feb 28, 2025 | House- Referred Ways and Means
 
- Feb 27, 2025 | Senate- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
 
- Feb 25, 2025 | Senate- Favorable Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
 
- Feb 24, 2025 | Senate- Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
 
- Feb 10, 2025 | Senate- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
 
- Jan 23, 2025 | Senate- Hearing 2/12 at 2:00 p.m.
 
- Jan 08, 2025 | Senate- First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
 
- Oct 07, 2024 | Senate- Pre-filed
 
Bill Texts 
        
            - Text - First - Child Care Centers - Certificated Staff Ratio Requirement - RepealPDF
- Text - Third - Child Care Centers - Certificated Staff Ratio Requirement - RepealPDF
- Amendments {923528/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Child Care Centers - Certificated Staff Ratio Requirement - AlterationPDF
- Text - Chapter - Child Care Centers - Certificated Staff Ratio Requirement - AlterationPDF
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 -- Hands, Zachary (Maryland State Board of Education)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Peusch, Christina (Maryland State Child Care Association)
- EEE Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- W&M Testimony, FWA -- Houck, Madeline (Maryland State Department of Education)
