All Roll Calls
Yes: 300 • No: 0
MarylandHB 02812026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
Family Law - Child Care Providers - Criminal Background Investigations
Sponsored By: Sponsor information unavailable
Signed by Governor
Public SafetyFamily LawChild CareCriminal Background InvestigationsEmergency BillsEmergencies -see also- PandemicsFingerprintingFoster CareHuman Services, Department ofKinship -see also- Parents and GuardiansLaw Enforcement -see also- SRO; Sheriffs; State PoliceLicenses -see also- AB Lic; Certifications; DrLic; PermitsRecords -see also- Land Records; Vital RecordsTimeWork, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc.
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Bill Overview
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Fast emergency checks for child placements
In an emergency placement, when a caregiver steps in because a parent is suddenly unavailable, the local department can ask law enforcement for a national name‑based check. Within 15 days after that check, the department must submit fingerprints; within 15 days after fingerprints are received, the full national check is done. If any required adult refuses to give fingerprints, the child is removed from the placement right away. If a name‑based result blocks placement and you contest it, you must give fingerprints and allow them to go to the FBI. People who must be checked pay the state and FBI fees.
Fingerprinting, fees, and sharing check results
Facilities apply for state and national checks and must submit fingerprints. Applications include the state access fee and the FBI processing fee. The Department runs the checks, refreshes them over time, and shares results. You get your State record; licensing agencies get the national record. For child‑care staff, adult residents, and informal caregivers, the State Department of Education also gets State records. An agency can reuse a recent check done within 180 days (365 days for student teachers).
More caregivers and sites need background checks
The law requires background checks for many child‑serving places. Workers, owners, and volunteers at centers, child‑care homes, schools, camps, juvenile facilities, and licensed home‑health agencies must be checked. More adults who care for kids must be checked too: adoptive or guardian applicants, adult relatives, adults who live where care happens, informal caregivers, and nonrelatives who step in when a parent is suddenly unavailable. This expands child safety screening, but it adds steps and possible fees for those adults.
Privacy and your right to fix records
Criminal history information from the State’s Central Repository is confidential. Agencies can use it only for the child‑care and placement purposes allowed by law. If your record is used, you can challenge what it says and ask for corrections under the State process.
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Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
There is no primary sponsor on record.
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 4/11/2026
Third Reading Passed
Yes: 130 • No: 0 • Other: 6
Senate vote • 4/10/2026
Third Reading Passed
Yes: 41 • No: 0 • Other: 3
House vote • 3/19/2026
Third Reading Passed
Yes: 129 • No: 0 • Other: 5
Actions Timeline
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 266
4/28/2026Passed Enrolled
4/11/2026HouseThird Reading Passed (130-0)
4/11/2026HouseHouse Concurs Senate Amendments
4/11/2026HouseThird Reading Passed (41-0)
4/10/2026SenateSecond Reading Passed with Amendments
4/10/2026SenateFavorable with Amendments {293921/1 Adopted
4/10/2026SenateFavorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
4/10/2026SenateHearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
3/24/2026SenateReferred Judicial Proceedings
3/20/2026SenateThird Reading Passed (129-0)
3/19/2026HouseFavorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
3/19/2026HouseFavorable Report by Judiciary
3/19/2026HouseHearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m.
1/22/2026HouseHearing canceled
1/22/2026HouseHearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m.
1/16/2026HouseFirst Reading Judiciary
1/14/2026HousePre-filed
9/16/2025House
Bill Text
Enrolled
4/11/2026
Third Reading
3/19/2026
First Reading
1/14/2026
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