HB 1574 — Child Care Providers - Licensing and Registration Alterations
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-13
Requiring the State Department of Education to establish a certain grace period for the implementation of new or substantively amended regulations adopted on or after July 1, 2026, subject to certain conditions; and altering the requirements that the State Board of Education must adopt for licensing and regulating family child care providers and child care centers.
Latest action: — In the Senate - Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Sponsors (13)
- Jared Solomon (D, MD-18) — sponsor · 2026-02-13
- Jackie Addison (D, MD-45) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Heather Bagnall (D, MD-33) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Derrick Coley (D, MD-24) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Eric Ebersole (D, MD-44) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Catherine M. Forbes (D, MD-43) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Michele Guyton (D, MD-42) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Kevin B. Hornberger (R, MD-35) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Aaron M. Kaufman (D, MD-18) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Lesley J. Lopez (D, MD-39) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Bernice Mireku-North (D, MD-14) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Julie Palakovich Carr (D, MD-17) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Chris Tomlinson (R, MD-5) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
Action timeline (7)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Ways and Means
- · house — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · senate — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · house — Third Reading — Passed
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
- · senate — Committee Report — Favorable
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2 typed relationships in the influence graph — 0 inbound, 2 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | Senate education, energy, and the environment | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | House ways and means | — | 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 | Jared Solomon (D, state_lower MD-18) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Aaron M. Kaufman (D, state_lower MD-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Bernice Mireku-North (D, state_lower MD-14) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Catherine M. Forbes (D, state_lower MD-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Chris Tomlinson (R, state_lower MD-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Derrick Coley (D, state_lower MD-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Eric Ebersole (D, state_lower MD-44) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Heather Bagnall (D, state_lower MD-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Jackie Addison (D, state_lower MD-45) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Julie Palakovich Carr (D, state_lower MD-17) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Kevin B. Hornberger (R, state_lower MD-35) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Lesley J. Lopez (D, state_lower MD-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Michele Guyton (D, state_lower MD-42) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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Predicted vote
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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 ways and means · md-leg