# Maryland HB 0251: Human Services – Local Departments of Social Services – Audits

Maryland HB 0251, Human Services – Local Departments of Social Services – Audits, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 417) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0251
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Human Services – Local Departments of Social Services – Audits
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-10-03
- Last action: 2025-05-06, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 417
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Social Services - Generally, Auditors and Audits, Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc., Human Services, Department of, Social Services -see also- Public Benefits, Time
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (172 yes, 7 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-31 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 47 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-27 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 125 | 7 | 2 |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-05-06: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 417
- 2025-04-01: Returned Passed (House)
- 2025-03-31: Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Favorable Report by Finance (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Referred Finance (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Third Reading Passed (125-7) (House)
- 2025-02-25: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2025-02-25: Favorable with Amendments {403723/1 Adopted (House)
- 2025-02-24: Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations (House)
- 2025-02-08: Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-01-08: First Reading Appropriations (House)
- 2024-10-03: Pre-filed (House)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-05-06: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_417_hb0251t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-02-25: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0251t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0251f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed)
- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization (became law)
- HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard (signed)

## Sources
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_417_hb0251t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0251t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0251f.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0227-2025RS)
- [HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0482-2025RS)
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0157-2025RS)
- [HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1294-2025RS)
- [HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0228-2025RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0251-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).