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Foster Care

Legislation Sponsorship Type Sort Chamber Sort
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0048
Title
Family Law - Children in Need of Assistance and Termination of Parental Rights (Right to Fight Act)
Sponsor
Delegate Toles
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0281
Title
Family Law - Child Care Providers - Criminal Background Investigations
Sponsor
Chair, Judiciary Committee
5 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0324 (SB0319)
Title
Family Law - Child Support - Assignment of Rights
Sponsor
Delegate Simpson
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0570
Title
Foster Care – Adjacent County Applicants and Reporting Requirements
Sponsor
Delegate Grammer
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0628
Title
Human Services - Universal Basic Income for Transition-Age Youth Program - Establishment
Sponsor
Delegate Acevero
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0818
Title
Higher Education - Foster Care Recipients and Homeless Youth - Tuition Exemption and Associated Benefits
Sponsor
Delegate Embry
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0915
Title
Workgroup on Aging Out of Foster Care
Sponsor
Delegate Hill
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0980 (SB0996)
Title
Family Law and State Government - Child Protection and the Office of the Child Welfare Ombudsman (Kanaiyah's Law)
Sponsor
Delegate Griffith
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0982 (SB0864)
Title
Higher Education - Tuition Exemption for Foster Care Recipients - Eligibility
Sponsor
Delegate Mireku-North
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB1181
Title
Family Law - Children in Out-of-Home Placement - Voluntary Placement Agreements
Sponsor
Delegate Bagnall
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB1305
Title
State Child Welfare System - Reporting
Sponsor
Delegate Kaiser
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB1521
Title
Income Tax - Credit for Contributions, Volunteerism, and Employment Initiatives for At-Risk Youth
Sponsor
Delegate Ruff
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB1559
Title
Children in Unlicensed Settings and Pediatric Hospital Overstay Patients - Placement
Sponsor
Speaker
6 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HJ0004
Title
Social Services Administration - Accountability - Protecting Maryland's Most Vulnerable
Sponsor
Delegate Kipke
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
SB0319 (HB0324)
Title
Family Law - Child Support - Assignment of Rights
Sponsor
Senator Muse
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
SB0604
Title
Adoption, Foster Care, and Public Services - Prohibition Against Discrimination
Sponsor
Senator Washington, M.
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
SB0864 (HB0982)
Title
Higher Education - Tuition Exemption for Foster Care Recipients - Eligibility
Sponsor
Senator Washington, A.
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
SB0996 (HB0980)
Title
Family Law and State Government - Child Protection and the Office of the Child Welfare Ombudsman (Kanaiyah's Law)
Sponsor
Senator Zucker
2 2
Bill/Chapter
(Cross/Chapter)
Title Sponsor Sponsorship Type Sort Chamber Sort Current Status Org Committees & Hearings Opp Committees & Hearings
HB0048 Family Law - Children in Need of Assistance and Termination of Parental Rights (Right to Fight Act) Delegate Toles 2 2 In the House - Hearing 1/29 at 2:00 p.m.
Judiciary
1/29/2026 - 2:00 PM
HB0281 Family Law - Child Care Providers - Criminal Background Investigations Chair, Judiciary Committee 5 2 In the House - Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m.
Judiciary
2/05/2026 - 1:00 PM
HB0324 (SB0319) Family Law - Child Support - Assignment of Rights Delegate Simpson 2 2 In the House - Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m.
Judiciary
2/05/2026 - 1:00 PM
HB0570 Foster Care – Adjacent County Applicants and Reporting Requirements Delegate Grammer 2 2 In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
Judiciary
2/19/2026 - 1:00 PM
HB0628 Human Services - Universal Basic Income for Transition-Age Youth Program - Establishment Delegate Acevero 2 2 In the House - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
Appropriations
3/10/2026 - 1:00 PM
HB0818 Higher Education - Foster Care Recipients and Homeless Youth - Tuition Exemption and Associated Benefits Delegate Embry 2 2 In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.
Appropriations
3/03/2026 - 1:00 PM
HB0915 Workgroup on Aging Out of Foster Care Delegate Hill 2 2 In the House - Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m.
Appropriations
3/19/2026 - 1:00 PM
HB0980 (SB0996) Family Law and State Government - Child Protection and the Office of the Child Welfare Ombudsman (Kanaiyah's Law) Delegate Griffith 2 2 In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
Judiciary
2/26/2026 - 1:00 PM
HB0982 (SB0864) Higher Education - Tuition Exemption for Foster Care Recipients - Eligibility Delegate Mireku-North 2 2 In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.
Appropriations
3/03/2026 - 1:00 PM
HB1181 Family Law - Children in Out-of-Home Placement - Voluntary Placement Agreements Delegate Bagnall 2 2 In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations)
Appropriations
3/03/2026 - 1:00 PM
Health
HB1305 State Child Welfare System - Reporting Delegate Kaiser 2 2 In the House - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
Ways and Means
3/11/2026 - 1:00 PM
HB1521 Income Tax - Credit for Contributions, Volunteerism, and Employment Initiatives for At-Risk Youth Delegate Ruff 2 2 In the House - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
Ways and Means
3/10/2026 - 1:00 PM
HB1559 Children in Unlicensed Settings and Pediatric Hospital Overstay Patients - Placement Speaker 6 2 In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations)
Appropriations
3/03/2026 - 1:00 PM
Health
HJ0004 Social Services Administration - Accountability - Protecting Maryland's Most Vulnerable Delegate Kipke 2 2 In the House - Hearing 3/09 at 2:30 p.m.
Rules and Executive Nominations
3/09/2026 - 2:30 PM
SB0319 (HB0324) Family Law - Child Support - Assignment of Rights Senator Muse 2 2 In the Senate - Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m.
Judicial Proceedings
2/03/2026 - 2:00 PM
SB0604 Adoption, Foster Care, and Public Services - Prohibition Against Discrimination Senator Washington, M. 2 2 In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
Judicial Proceedings
2/18/2026 - 1:00 PM
SB0864 (HB0982) Higher Education - Tuition Exemption for Foster Care Recipients - Eligibility Senator Washington, A. 2 2 In the Senate - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
Education, Energy, and the Environment
3/11/2026 - 1:00 PM
SB0996 (HB0980) Family Law and State Government - Child Protection and the Office of the Child Welfare Ombudsman (Kanaiyah's Law) Senator Zucker 2 2 In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Rules
Denotes enacted legislation
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