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IntroducedJan 23, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 12, 2026
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Passed House
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Child Care Facilities - Criminal History Records Check - Requirement
Last Action See all actions
House • Mar 25, 2026: Hearing 3/25 at 1:30 p.m.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 359
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 45
- Mr. President
- Ellis
- Hershey
- Lam
- Salling
- Attar
- Feldman
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Simonaire
- Augustine
- Folden
- Hettleman
- Love
- Smith
- Bailey
- Gallion
- Jackson
- Mautz
- Sydnor
- Beidle
- Gile
- James
- McCray
- Waldstreicher
- Brooks
- Guzzone
- Jennings
- McKay
- Washington, A.
- Carozza
- Harris
- Kagan
- Muse
- Watson
- Charles
- Hayes
- King
- Ready
- West
- Corderman
- Henson
- Kramer
- Rosapepe
- Zucker
NO: 0
ABSENT: 2
Actions
- Mar 25, 2026 | House
- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 3/25 at 1:30 p.m.
- Mar 16, 2026 | House
- Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 13, 2026 | House
- Referred Ways and Means
- Mar 12, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (45-0)
- Mar 10, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments {443723/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 09, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Jan 29, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 23, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentPDF
- Video: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Peusch, Christina (Maryland State Child Care Association)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Plante, Cecilia (Maryland Legislative Coalition)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Colmers, Elly (Compass Advocacy)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Miicke, Sarah (Baltimore Jewish Council)
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Brown-Burnett, Gloria (Department of Human Services)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Parrott, Jennifer (Cradlerock Children's Center)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Morrow, Beth
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
- EEE Testimony, INFO -- Kolp, Ande
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Henson, Senator Shaneka
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Cratsley, Laurel (MSDE)
- EEE Testimony, INFO -- Torrence, James (Maryland Alliance of YMCA's)
- EEE Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All

