HB0849 — Child Care Scholarship Program - Freeze in Enrollment - Exceptions and Waitlist
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 February 04, 2026. Enacted.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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28 sponsors
1 primary, 27 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (25 D · 1 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
Prohibiting a freeze in enrollment in the Child Care Scholarship Program from including certain individuals enrolled in certain governmental support programs, children with siblings enrolled in the Program, and children who are homeless; requiring the State Department of Education to establish a waitlist for the Program under certain conditions; requiring the Department to give priority for enrollment in the Program to certain individuals on the waitlist; requiring a new application for the program that collects certain information; etc.
Bill Text
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Read HB0849 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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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 (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate Bernice Mireku-North · Primary
- Delegate Aletheia McCaskill · Cosponsor
- Palakovich Carr · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jackie Addison · Cosponsor
- Delegate Marlon Amprey · Cosponsor
- Delegate Dylan Behler · Cosponsor
- Delegate Adrian Boafo · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jason C. Buckel · Cosponsor
- Delegate Anne R. Kaiser · Cosponsor
- Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman · Cosponsor
- Delegate Gabriel M. Moreno · Cosponsor
- Delegate N. Scott Phillips · Cosponsor
- Delegate Pam Queen · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kent Roberson · Cosponsor
- Delegate Malcolm P. Ruff · Cosponsor
- Delegate Sean A. Stinnett · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kym Taylor · Cosponsor
- Delegate Joe Vogel · Cosponsor
- Delegate Melissa Wells · Cosponsor
- White Holland · Cosponsor
- Delegate Nicole A. Williams · Cosponsor
- Delegate Greg Wims · Cosponsor
- Delegate Caylin Young · Cosponsor
- Delegate Eric Ebersole · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jessica Feldmark · Cosponsor
- Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur · Cosponsor
- Delegate Edith J. Patterson · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 27 co-sponsors · 160 not signed on · 12 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Bernice Mireku-North Democrat
Co-sponsors (27)
- Delegate Aletheia McCaskill Democrat
- Palakovich Carr
- Delegate Jackie Addison Democrat
- Delegate Marlon Amprey Democrat
- Delegate Dylan Behler Democrat
- Delegate Adrian Boafo Democrat
- Delegate Jason C. Buckel Republican
- Delegate Anne R. Kaiser Democrat
- Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman Democrat
- Delegate Gabriel M. Moreno Democrat
- Delegate N. Scott Phillips Democrat
- Delegate Pam Queen Democrat
- Delegate Kent Roberson Democrat
- Delegate Malcolm P. Ruff Democrat
- Delegate Sean A. Stinnett Democrat
- Delegate Kym Taylor Democrat
- Delegate Joe Vogel Democrat
- Delegate Melissa Wells Democrat
- White Holland
- Delegate Nicole A. Williams Democrat
- Delegate Greg Wims Democrat
- Delegate Caylin Young Democrat
- Delegate Eric Ebersole Democrat
- Delegate Jessica Feldmark Democrat
- Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur Democrat
- Delegate Edith J. Patterson Democrat
- Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins Democrat
Not signed on (160)
160 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 160 →"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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| Unaffiliated | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 43 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 0% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 22 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 123 | 13 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 87% | 9% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0849 do?
- Prohibiting a freeze in enrollment in the Child Care Scholarship Program from including certain individuals enrolled in certain governmental support programs, children with siblings enrolled in the Program, and children who are homeless; requiring the State Department of Education to establish a waitlist for the Program under certain conditions; requiring the Department to give priority for enrollment in the Program to certain individuals on the waitlist; requiring a new application for the program that collects certain information; etc.
- Who sponsors HB0849?
- HB0849 is sponsored by Delegate Bernice Mireku-North (Democrat), Delegate Aletheia McCaskill (Democrat), Palakovich Carr, Delegate Jackie Addison (Democrat), Delegate Marlon Amprey (Democrat), Delegate Dylan Behler (Democrat), Delegate Adrian Boafo (Democrat), Delegate Jason C. Buckel (Republican), Delegate Anne R. Kaiser (Democrat), Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman (Democrat), Delegate Gabriel M. Moreno (Democrat), Delegate N. Scott Phillips (Democrat), Delegate Pam Queen (Democrat), Delegate Kent Roberson (Democrat), Delegate Malcolm P. Ruff (Democrat), Delegate Sean A. Stinnett (Democrat), Delegate Kym Taylor (Democrat), Delegate Joe Vogel (Democrat), Delegate Melissa Wells (Democrat), White Holland, Delegate Nicole A. Williams (Democrat), Delegate Greg Wims (Democrat), Delegate Caylin Young (Democrat), Delegate Eric Ebersole (Democrat), Delegate Jessica Feldmark (Democrat), Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur (Democrat), Delegate Edith J. Patterson (Democrat), and Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB0849?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 04, 2026. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB0849?
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