Legislation - HB1326

Title: Child Abuse and Neglect - Disclosure of Reports and Records
Sponsored by: Delegates Wilson, Cardin, Phillips, Nkongolo, Simmons, McComas, Moreno, Simpson, Mangione, Conaway, Woods, and Williams
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Expanding the circumstances under which a report or record concerning child abuse or neglect may be disclosed by the Department of Human Services to include the administrator of a certain child care center, the coach, team administrator, or manager of a certain youth sports program, and the administrator or other appropriate personnel of any organization that provides adult supervision or care and control of children.

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Cross-filed with: SB0447

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0950 Session: 2025 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2026

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Chamber House Calendar Date 2/12/2026 Legislative Date 2/12/2026 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Child Abuse and Neglect - Disclosure of Reports and Records Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/13/2026 Legislative Date 2/13/2026 Action Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/19/2026 Legislative Date 3/19/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/19/2026 Legislative Date 3/06/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments {463129/1 Adopted Proceedings 43 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/19/2026 Legislative Date 3/06/2026 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 43 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Child Abuse and Neglect - Disclosure of Reports and Records Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/20/2026 Legislative Date 3/08/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (132-0) Proceedings 45 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/23/2026 Legislative Date 3/06/2026 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 45 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/12/2026	2/12/2026	First Reading Judiciary
			Text - First - Child Abuse and Neglect - Disclosure of Reports and Records
House	2/13/2026	2/13/2026	Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/19/2026	3/19/2026	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
House	3/19/2026	3/06/2026	Favorable with Amendments {463129/1 Adopted	43 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/19/2026	3/06/2026	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	43 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Child Abuse and Neglect - Disclosure of Reports and Records
House	3/20/2026	3/08/2026	Third Reading Passed (132-0)	45 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/23/2026	3/06/2026	Referred Judicial Proceedings	45 Click to view Recorded Media

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