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IntroducedJan 23, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 12, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 10, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Child Care Facilities - Criminal History Records Check - Requirement
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 10, 2026: Passed Enrolled
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
YES: 134
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crosby
- Ivey
- Odom
- Stein
- Acevero
- Crutchfield
- Jacobs
- Palakovich Carr
- Stewart
- Adams
- Cullison
- Johnson, A.
- Pasteur
- Stinnett
- Addison
- Davis
- Johnson, S.
- Patterson
- Stonko
- Allen
- Ebersole
- Jones, D.
- Phillips
- Szeliga
- Alston
- Edelson
- Kaiser
- Pippy
- Taveras
- Amprey
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Pruski
- Taylor
- Anderson
- Fair
- Kerr
- Qi
- Terrasa
- Arentz
- Feldmark
- Kipke
- Queen
- Toles
- Arikan
- Fisher
- Korman
- Reilly
- Tomlinson
- Bagnall
- Foley
- Lehman
- Roberson
- Turner
- Baker
- Forbes
- Lewis
- Roberts
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, J.
- Rogers
- Valentine
- Bartlett
- Ghrist
- Long, R.
- Rose
- Vogel
- Beauchamp
- Grammer
- Lopez
- Rosenberg
- Watson
- Behler
- Griffith
- Mangione
- Ross
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Ruff
- White Holland
- Boafo
- Guzzone
- McCaskill
- Ruth
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Harrison
- McComas
- Sample-Hughes
- Williams
- Cardin
- Hartman
- Metzgar
- Schindler
- Wims
- Chang
- Healey
- Miller
- Schmidt
- Wivell
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Wolek
- Chisholm
- Hinebaugh
- Moon
- Simmons
- Woods
- Ciliberti
- Holmes
- Morgan, M.
- Simpson
- Woorman
- Clippinger
- Hornberger
- Morgan, T.
- Smith
- Wu
- Coley
- Howard
- Nawrocki
- Solomon
- Ziegler
- Conaway
- Hutchinson
- Nkongolo
- Spiegel
NO: 0
Actions
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Concurs House Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (40-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (134-0)
- Apr 08, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
- Favorable with Amendments {893524/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 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
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Child Care Facilities - Criminal History Records Check - RequirementPDF
- Amendments {443723/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Third - Child Care Facilities - Criminal History Records Check - RequirementPDF
- Amendments {893524/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Child Care Facilities - Criminal History Records Check - RequirementPDF
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 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
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Plante, Cecilia (Maryland Legislative Coalition)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Cano, Christopher (SEIU Local 500)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Anuszkiewicz, Brittany (Children's Opportunity Alliance)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Cratsley, Laurel (Maryland State Department of Education)
- W&M Testimony, FWA -- Morrow, Beth
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Henson, Shaneka (Maryland General Assembly)
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