HB1574 — Child Care Providers - Licensing and Registration Alterations
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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1Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House of Delegates
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced February 13, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.
Prognosis
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Introduced
Current position in the legislative process.
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14 sponsors
1 primary, 13 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (10 D · 2 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 1 recorded vote so far.
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Summary
Requiring the State Department of Education to establish a certain grace period for the implementation of new or substantively amended regulations adopted on or after July 1, 2026, subject to certain conditions; and altering the requirements that the State Board of Education must adopt for licensing and regulating family child care providers and child care centers.
Bill Text
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Read HB1574 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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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed with Amendments
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- D. Delegate Jones · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jared Solomon · Primary
- Delegate Jackie Addison · Cosponsor
- Delegate Heather Bagnall · Cosponsor
- Delegate Derrick Coley · Cosponsor
- Delegate Eric Ebersole · Cosponsor
- Delegate Catherine M. Forbes · Cosponsor
- Delegate Michele Guyton · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger · Cosponsor
- Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman · Cosponsor
- Delegate Lesley J. Lopez · Cosponsor
- Delegate Bernice Mireku-North · Cosponsor
- Palakovich Carr · Cosponsor
- Delegate Chris Tomlinson · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 13 co-sponsors · 174 not signed on · 1 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Jared Solomon Democrat
Co-sponsors (13)
- Delegate Jones, D.
- Delegate Jackie Addison Democrat
- Delegate Heather Bagnall Democrat
- Delegate Derrick Coley Democrat
- Delegate Eric Ebersole Democrat
- Delegate Catherine M. Forbes Democrat
- Delegate Michele Guyton Democrat
- Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger Republican
- Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman Democrat
- Delegate Lesley J. Lopez Democrat
- Delegate Bernice Mireku-North Democrat
- Palakovich Carr
- Delegate Chris Tomlinson Republican
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 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Republican | 31 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 131 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 1% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB1574 do?
- Requiring the State Department of Education to establish a certain grace period for the implementation of new or substantively amended regulations adopted on or after July 1, 2026, subject to certain conditions; and altering the requirements that the State Board of Education must adopt for licensing and regulating family child care providers and child care centers.
- Who sponsors HB1574?
- HB1574 is sponsored by Delegate Jones, D., Delegate Jared Solomon (Democrat), Delegate Jackie Addison (Democrat), Delegate Heather Bagnall (Democrat), Delegate Derrick Coley (Democrat), Delegate Eric Ebersole (Democrat), Delegate Catherine M. Forbes (Democrat), Delegate Michele Guyton (Democrat), Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger (Republican), Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman (Democrat), Delegate Lesley J. Lopez (Democrat), Delegate Bernice Mireku-North (Democrat), Palakovich Carr, and Delegate Chris Tomlinson (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB1574?
- This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced February 13, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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