-
IntroducedJan 28, 2026
-
Passed HouseMar 11, 2026
-
Passed SenateApr 09, 2026
-
Became Law
Maryland House Bill
Maryland Child Care Credential Program - Extension of Funding
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 10, 2026: Passed Enrolled
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 561
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 104
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Cullison
- Johnson, S.
- Pruski
- Stinnett
- Acevero
- Davis
- Jones, D.
- Qi
- Taveras
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Kaiser
- Queen
- Taylor
- Allen
- Edelson
- Kaufman
- Roberson
- Terrasa
- Alston
- Embry
- Kerr
- Roberts
- Toles
- Amprey
- Fair
- Korman
- Rogers
- Turner
- Bagnall
- Fennell
- Lehman
- Rosenberg
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Foley
- Lewis
- Ross
- Vogel
- Bartlett
- Forbes
- Long, J.
- Ruff
- Watson
- Beauchamp
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lopez
- Ruth
- Wells
- Behler
- Ghrist
- Martinez
- Sample-Hughes
- White Holland
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- McCaskill
- Schindler
- Wilkins
- Boafo
- Guzzone
- Metzgar
- Schmidt
- Wilson
- Boyce
- Harrison
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Wims
- Cardin
- Healey
- Moon
- Simmons
- Wolek
- Chang
- Hill
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Woods
- Charkoudian
- Hinebaugh
- Odom
- Smith
- Woorman
- Clippinger
- Holmes
- Palakovich Carr
- Solomon
- Wu
- Coley
- Howard
- Pasteur
- Spiegel
- Young
- Conaway
- Ivey
- Patterson
- Stein
- Ziegler
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, A.
- Phillips
- Stewart
NO: 32
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 41
- Mr. President
- Gile
- Jackson
- Love
- Simonaire
- Augustine
- Guzzone
- James
- Mautz
- Smith
- Bailey
- Harris
- Jennings
- McCray
- Sydnor
- Brooks
- Hayes
- Kagan
- McKay
- Waldstreicher
- Carozza
- Henson
- King
- Muse
- Washington, M.
- Corderman
- Hershey
- Kramer
- Ready
- Watson
- Feldman
- Hester
- Lam
- Rosapepe
- West
- Folden
- Hettleman
- Lewis Young
- Salling
- Zucker
- Gallion
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 3
YES: 118
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crosby
- Howard
- Odom
- Spiegel
- Acevero
- Crutchfield
- Hutchinson
- Palakovich Carr
- Stein
- Adams
- Cullison
- Ivey
- Pasteur
- Stewart
- Addison
- Davis
- Jacobs
- Patterson
- Stinnett
- Allen
- Ebersole
- Johnson, A.
- Phillips
- Stonko
- Alston
- Edelson
- Johnson, S.
- Pruski
- Taveras
- Amprey
- Embry
- Jones, D.
- Qi
- Taylor
- Anderson
- Fair
- Kaiser
- Roberson
- Terrasa
- Arentz
- Feldmark
- Kaufman
- Roberts
- Toles
- Bagnall
- Fennell
- Kerr
- Rogers
- Tomlinson
- Barnes
- Foley
- Korman
- Rose
- Turner
- Bartlett
- Forbes
- Lehman
- Rosenberg
- Valderrama
- Beauchamp
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lewis
- Ross
- Vogel
- Behler
- Ghrist
- Long, J.
- Ruff
- Watson
- Bhandari
- Griffith
- Lopez
- Ruth
- Wells
- Boafo
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Sample-Hughes
- White Holland
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- McCaskill
- Schindler
- Wilkins
- Cardin
- Harrison
- McComas
- Schmidt
- Wims
- Chang
- Hartman
- Metzgar
- Shetty
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Healey
- Miller
- Simmons
- Woods
- Ciliberti
- Hill
- Mireku-North
- Simpson
- Woorman
- Clippinger
- Hinebaugh
- Moon
- Smith
- Wu
- Coley
- Holmes
- Moreno
- Solomon
- Ziegler
- Conaway
- Hornberger
- Morgan, T.
Actions
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- House Concurs Senate Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (118-13)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 09, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (41-0)
- Apr 08, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
- Favorable with Amendments {223927/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 12, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Budget and Taxation
- Mar 11, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (104-32)
- Mar 10, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
- Favorable with Amendments {253327/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Feb 09, 2026 | House
- Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations)
- Feb 06, 2026 | House
- Reassigned to Appropriations Ways and Means
- Jan 28, 2026 | House
- First Reading Appropriations
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Maryland Child Care Credential Program - Extension of FundingPDF
- Amendments {253327/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Third - Maryland Child Care Credential Program - Extension of FundingPDF
- Amendments {223927/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Maryland Child Care Credential Program - Extension of FundingPDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - House - Committee - AppropriationsPDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Ways and MeansPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and TaxationPDF
- Video: AppropriationsHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- APP Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- DANIELS, RUBY (MSFCCA)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Anuszkiewicz, Brittany (Children's Opportunity Alliance)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Cano, Christopher (SEIU Local 500)
- APP Testimony, INFO -- Phillips, Dana (Department of Budget and Management)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Brown, Stacey (The Family Tree)
- APP In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Peusch, Christina (Maryland State Child Care Association)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- ALBERTSEN, RANDI (Innovations in Education, LLC)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Morrow, Beth
- APP In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Webb, Cynthia (The Learning Bee)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Frey, Leslie (Montgomery County)
- APP In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Hudson, Bill (Family Child Care Alliance of Maryland)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Palakovich Carr, Julie
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Schaefer, Stephanie (MDAEYC)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Cratsley, Laurel (Maryland State Department of Education)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Jones, Delegate Dana
- APP Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- McGriff, Molly (United way of Central MD)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Peusch, Christina (Maryland State Child Care Association)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Frey, Leslie (Montgomery County)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- ALBERTSEN, RANDI (Innovations in Education, LLC)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Palakovich Carr, Julie
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Cano, Christopher (SEIU Local 500)
×
Try FastDemocracy Professional
Try FastDemocracy Professional
Are you part of a non-profit, business, government relations firm or association? We can take your advocacy to the next level!
Report a comment
×
Do you want to add this event to your calendar?