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IntroducedJan 22, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 06, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
Residential Child Care Programs - Education of Children and Training of Child and Youth Care Practitioners
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Mar 09, 2026: Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 396
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors



- Alstoncosponsor
- Ampreycosponsor
- Boycecosponsor
- Conawaycosponsor
- Crutchfieldcosponsor
- Ebersolecosponsor
- Embrycosponsor
- Forbescosponsor
- Hillcosponsor
- Holmescosponsor
- Lewiscosponsor
- J. Longcosponsor
- Martinezcosponsor
- McCaskillcosponsor
- Mireku-Northcosponsor
- Pattersoncosponsor
- Phillipscosponsor
- Pruskicosponsor
- Ruffcosponsor
- Schmidtcosponsor
- Simmonscosponsor
- Steincosponsor
- Stinnettcosponsor
- Taverascosponsor
- Tolescosponsor
- White Hollandcosponsor
- Williamscosponsor
- Wilsoncosponsor
- Wimscosponsor
- Youngcosponsor
Votes
YES: 120
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Cullison
- Johnson, S.
- Palakovich Carr
- Stein
- Acevero
- Ebersole
- Jones, D.
- Pasteur
- Stewart
- Adams
- Embry
- Kaiser
- Patterson
- Stinnett
- Allen
- Fair
- Kaufman
- Phillips
- Stonko
- Alston
- Fennell
- Kerr
- Pippy
- Szeliga
- Amprey
- Fisher
- Kipke
- Pruski
- Taveras
- Arentz
- Foley
- Korman
- Qi
- Taylor
- Bagnall
- Forbes
- Lehman
- Queen
- Terrasa
- Baker
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lewis
- Reilly
- Toles
- Barnes
- Ghrist
- Lopez
- Roberson
- Turner
- Bartlett
- Griffith
- Mangione
- Roberts
- Valderrama
- Beauchamp
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Rogers
- Valentine
- Behler
- Guzzone
- McCaskill
- Rose
- Vogel
- Bhandari
- Harrison
- McComas
- Rosenberg
- Watson
- Boyce
- Hartman
- Metzgar
- Ross
- Wells
- Buckel
- Hill
- Miller
- Ruff
- White Holland
- Cardin
- Hinebaugh
- Mireku-North
- Ruth
- Wilkins
- Chang
- Holmes
- Moon
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilson
- Charkoudian
- Hornberger
- Moreno
- Schindler
- Wims
- Chisholm
- Howard
- Morgan, M.
- Schmidt
- Wivell
- Ciliberti
- Hutchinson
- Morgan, T.
- Simmons
- Wolek
- Clippinger
- Ivey
- Nawrocki
- Simpson
- Woorman
- Conaway
- Jacobs
- Nkongolo
- Smith
- Wu
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, A.
- Odom
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
NO: 0
Actions
- Mar 09, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Mar 06, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (120-0)
- Mar 05, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments {413926/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 04, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
- Feb 02, 2026 | House
- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m.
- Jan 28, 2026 | House
- Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 22, 2026 | House
- First Reading Ways and Means
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Ways and MeansPDF
- Video: Ways and MeansHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Bergman, Dayana (Individual)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Margolis, Leslie (Disability Rights Maryland)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Pasteur, Cheryl
- W&M In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Zektick, Barbara (Zektick + Company)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Latino Caucus, Maryland Legislative
- W&M Testimony, FWA -- London, Rachel (Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council)
- W&M Testimony, INFO -- Fox Tolentino, Betsy (Maryland Department of Juvenile Services)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Dickerson, Taylor (Maryland Psychological Association)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Wimberly, Peggy
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Fieo, Alyssa (Maryland Office of the Public Defender)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Falcon, Gavin (Howard County Association of Student Councils)
- W&M Testimony, INFO -- Kolp, Ande
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Magalhaes Service, Rayka (Howard County Association of Student Councils)
- W&M In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Patinella, Frank (ACLU of Maryland)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Shettar, Saachi
- W&M Testimony, INFO -- Philip, Diana (Coalition to Protect Maryland's Children)
- W&M Testimony, FWA -- Brown-Burnett, Gloria (Department of Human Services)
- W&M Testimony, INFO -- Hessler, Therese (Maryland Assoc of Resources for Families & Youth)
- W&M In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Rodriguez, Amanda (Turn Around Inc)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Marshall, David (Founder & CEO, Journey to Josiah)
