HB1305 — State Child Welfare System - Reporting
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 12, 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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10 sponsors
1 primary, 9 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (9 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Requiring the State Department of Education to include certain additional information in an annual report submitted to the General Assembly regarding children and foster youth in the State child welfare system; and requiring the State Department of Education, in cooperation with the Department of Human Services, to develop and submit a report to the General Assembly by December 1, 2026, on improving outcomes for students in the State child welfare system.
Bill Text
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Read HB1305 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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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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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate Anne R. Kaiser · Primary
- Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman · Cosponsor
- Palakovich Carr · Cosponsor
- Delegate Gary Simmons · Cosponsor
- Delegate C. T. Wilson · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jamila J. Woods · Cosponsor
- Delegate Eric Ebersole · Cosponsor
- Delegate Bernice Mireku-North · Cosponsor
- Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur · Cosponsor
- Delegate Greg Wims · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 178 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Anne R. Kaiser Democrat
Co-sponsors (9)
- Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman Democrat
- Palakovich Carr
- Delegate Gary Simmons Democrat
- Delegate C. T. Wilson Democrat
- Delegate Jamila J. Woods Democrat
- Delegate Eric Ebersole Democrat
- Delegate Bernice Mireku-North Democrat
- Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur Democrat
- Delegate Greg Wims Democrat
Not signed on (178)
178 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 178 →"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 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 89 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 31 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Unaffiliated | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 133 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB1305 do?
- Requiring the State Department of Education to include certain additional information in an annual report submitted to the General Assembly regarding children and foster youth in the State child welfare system; and requiring the State Department of Education, in cooperation with the Department of Human Services, to develop and submit a report to the General Assembly by December 1, 2026, on improving outcomes for students in the State child welfare system.
- Who sponsors HB1305?
- HB1305 is sponsored by Delegate Anne R. Kaiser (Democrat), Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman (Democrat), Palakovich Carr, Delegate Gary Simmons (Democrat), Delegate C. T. Wilson (Democrat), Delegate Jamila J. Woods (Democrat), Delegate Eric Ebersole (Democrat), Delegate Bernice Mireku-North (Democrat), Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur (Democrat), and Delegate Greg Wims (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB1305?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 12, 2026. Enacted.
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