HB 1259 — Zoning Authorities - Operation of Family Child Care Homes - Prohibitions and Requirements
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-12
Prohibiting a local jurisdiction in the State from denying or restricting the operation of certain family child care homes if the family child care home meets the licensing requirements established by the State Department of Education; and requiring a local jurisdiction to designate the operation of certain family child care homes as a residential activity and as a permitted use.
Latest action: — In the House - Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsors (1)
- Jessica Feldmark (D, MD-12) — sponsor · 2026-02-12
Action timeline (10)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Economic Matters
- · house — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · senate — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · house — Third Reading — Passed
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
- · senate — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · senate — Third Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · senate — Hearing — Education, Energy, and the Environment
- · senate — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
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referred to committee (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | Senate education, energy, and the environment | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | House economic matters | — | md-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica Feldmark (D, state_lower MD-12) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate education, energy, and the environment · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House economic matters · md-leg