SB0402 — Residential Child Care Programs - Education of Children and Training of Child and Youth Care Practitioners
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 Senate
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 28, 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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6 sponsors
1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (4 D · 2 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 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
Repealing the maximum age for children in certain residential child care programs who receive educational support; requiring operators of certain residential child care programs to provide certain educational opportunities to the children for whom they have legal custody or care and control; requiring that applicants to be child and youth care practitioners undergo certain training; prohibiting an individual who holds a certificate as a residential child and youth care practitioner from being required to complete certain training; etc.
Bill Text
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Read SB0402 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed with Amendments
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Senator Benjamin Brooks · Primary
- Senator Joanne C. Benson · Cosponsor
- Senator Kevin M. Harris · Cosponsor
- Senator Johnny Ray Salling · Cosponsor
- Senator Mary Washington · Cosponsor
- Senator Chris West · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on · 6 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Senator Benjamin Brooks Democrat
Co-sponsors (5)
- Senator Joanne C. Benson Democrat
- Senator Kevin M. Harris Democrat
- Senator Johnny Ray Salling Republican
- Senator Mary Washington Democrat
- Senator Chris West Republican
Not signed on (182)
182 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 182 →"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 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 91 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 128 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 5% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 41 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 85% | 0% | 0% | 15% |
How each member voted (48)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 25 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 40 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 85% | 0% | 0% | 15% |
How each member voted (47)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB0402 do?
- Repealing the maximum age for children in certain residential child care programs who receive educational support; requiring operators of certain residential child care programs to provide certain educational opportunities to the children for whom they have legal custody or care and control; requiring that applicants to be child and youth care practitioners undergo certain training; prohibiting an individual who holds a certificate as a residential child and youth care practitioner from being required to complete certain training; etc.
- Who sponsors SB0402?
- SB0402 is sponsored by Senator Benjamin Brooks (Democrat), Senator Joanne C. Benson (Democrat), Senator Kevin M. Harris (Democrat), Senator Johnny Ray Salling (Republican), Senator Mary Washington (Democrat), and Senator Chris West (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB0402?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 28, 2026. Enacted.
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