HB1490 — Family Investment Program - Temporary Cash Assistance - Good Cause and Adequate Reason Exceptions
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable
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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 13, 2026. Enacted.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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14 sponsors
1 primary, 13 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (11 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Prohibiting the Department of Human Services from denying an application or reducing or terminating temporary cash assistance from an individual if the individual has good cause or an adequate reason for noncooperation with child support; defining "good cause" as circumstances in which cooperation with child support may be against the best interest of the child; requiring the Family Investment Program to determine that there is good cause for noncooperation with child support using certain criteria; etc.
Bill Text
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Read HB1490 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed with Amendments
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- D. Delegate Jones · Cosponsor
- Delegate Lewis · Cosponsor
- Delegate Emily Shetty · Primary
- Delegate Gabriel Acevero · Cosponsor
- Delegate Bonnie Cullison · Cosponsor
- Delegate Terri L. Hill · Cosponsor
- Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman · Cosponsor
- Delegate Mary A. Lehman · Cosponsor
- Delegate Aletheia McCaskill · Cosponsor
- Palakovich Carr · Cosponsor
- Delegate Malcolm P. Ruff · Cosponsor
- Delegate Stephanie Smith · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jared Solomon · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jamila J. Woods · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 13 co-sponsors · 174 not signed on · 39 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Emily Shetty Democrat
Co-sponsors (13)
- Delegate Jones, D.
- Delegate Lewis
- Delegate Gabriel Acevero Democrat
- Delegate Bonnie Cullison Democrat
- Delegate Terri L. Hill Democrat
- Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman Democrat
- Delegate Mary A. Lehman Democrat
- Delegate Aletheia McCaskill Democrat
- Palakovich Carr
- Delegate Malcolm P. Ruff Democrat
- Delegate Stephanie Smith Democrat
- Delegate Jared Solomon Democrat
- Delegate Jamila J. Woods Democrat
Not signed on (174)
174 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 174 →"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 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 35 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 74% | 26% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 89 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 5 | 26 | 0 | 3 |
| Unaffiliated | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 103 | 30 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 73% | 21% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB1490 do?
- Prohibiting the Department of Human Services from denying an application or reducing or terminating temporary cash assistance from an individual if the individual has good cause or an adequate reason for noncooperation with child support; defining "good cause" as circumstances in which cooperation with child support may be against the best interest of the child; requiring the Family Investment Program to determine that there is good cause for noncooperation with child support using certain criteria; etc.
- Who sponsors HB1490?
- HB1490 is sponsored by Delegate Jones, D., Delegate Lewis, Delegate Emily Shetty (Democrat), Delegate Gabriel Acevero (Democrat), Delegate Bonnie Cullison (Democrat), Delegate Terri L. Hill (Democrat), Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman (Democrat), Delegate Mary A. Lehman (Democrat), Delegate Aletheia McCaskill (Democrat), Palakovich Carr, Delegate Malcolm P. Ruff (Democrat), Delegate Stephanie Smith (Democrat), Delegate Jared Solomon (Democrat), and Delegate Jamila J. Woods (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB1490?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 13, 2026. Enacted.
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