HB0635 — Child Care Facilities - Criminal History Records Check - Requirement
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 30, 2026. Enacted.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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18 sponsors
1 primary, 17 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (11 D · 5 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Requiring individuals who will have direct contact with children in certain child care facilities to submit to a criminal history records check; requiring the State Department of Education to establish a centralized unit for the processing and management of information about criminal history records checks; requiring the Department to submit a report to the General Assembly by October 1, 2028, related to its review of the process for background checks; etc.
Bill Text
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Read HB0635 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed with Amendments
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate April Miller · Primary
- Delegate Tiffany T. Alston · Cosponsor
- Delegate Bernice Mireku-North · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jackie Addison · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jason C. Buckel · Cosponsor
- Delegate Derrick Coley · Cosponsor
- Delegate Eric Ebersole · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jessica Feldmark · Cosponsor
- Delegate Mike Griffith · Cosponsor
- Delegate Wayne A. Hartman · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger · Cosponsor
- R. Long · Cosponsor
- Palakovich Carr · Cosponsor
- Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur · Cosponsor
- Delegate Edith J. Patterson · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kent Roberson · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins · Cosponsor
- Delegate Greg Wims · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 17 co-sponsors · 170 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate April Miller Republican
Co-sponsors (17)
- Delegate Tiffany T. Alston Democrat
- Delegate Bernice Mireku-North Democrat
- Delegate Jackie Addison Democrat
- Delegate Jason C. Buckel Republican
- Delegate Derrick Coley Democrat
- Delegate Eric Ebersole Democrat
- Delegate Jessica Feldmark Democrat
- Delegate Mike Griffith Republican
- Delegate Wayne A. Hartman Republican
- Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger Republican
- Long, R.
- Palakovich Carr
- Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur Democrat
- Delegate Edith J. Patterson Democrat
- Delegate Kent Roberson Democrat
- Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins Democrat
- Delegate Greg Wims Democrat
Not signed on (170)
170 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 170 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 20 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 34 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| % of votes cast | 72% | 0% | 0% | 28% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 89 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 31 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 133 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0635 do?
- Requiring individuals who will have direct contact with children in certain child care facilities to submit to a criminal history records check; requiring the State Department of Education to establish a centralized unit for the processing and management of information about criminal history records checks; requiring the Department to submit a report to the General Assembly by October 1, 2028, related to its review of the process for background checks; etc.
- Who sponsors HB0635?
- HB0635 is sponsored by Delegate April Miller (Republican), Delegate Tiffany T. Alston (Democrat), Delegate Bernice Mireku-North (Democrat), Delegate Jackie Addison (Democrat), Delegate Jason C. Buckel (Republican), Delegate Derrick Coley (Democrat), Delegate Eric Ebersole (Democrat), Delegate Jessica Feldmark (Democrat), Delegate Mike Griffith (Republican), Delegate Wayne A. Hartman (Republican), Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger (Republican), Long, R., Palakovich Carr, Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur (Democrat), Delegate Edith J. Patterson (Democrat), Delegate Kent Roberson (Democrat), Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins (Democrat), and Delegate Greg Wims (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB0635?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 30, 2026. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB0635?
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