# Maryland HB 0270: Military Family Inclusion Act

Maryland HB 0270, Military Family Inclusion Act, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-28 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 267) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0270
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Military Family Inclusion Act
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-09-16
- Last action: 2026-04-28, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 267
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials, Armed Forces and Uniformed Services, Caregivers, Committees and Commissions, Estates and Trusts -see also- Beneficiaries, Governor, Military Families, Public Officials -see also- Atty Gen; Compt; Coun Admin; etc, Veterans and Military Families, Department of, Veterans, Youth (10-21) -see also- Minors
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (298 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 4

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Seat for service-disabled veteran caregivers: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, one seat on the Maryland Commission on Caregiving is reserved for a family caregiver of a service‑disabled veteran. This brings the voice of military family caregivers into state caregiving policy. It changes who can serve, not payments or benefits.
- Youth council drops military-family seat: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, the Maryland Youth Advisory Council no longer reserves a seat for a youth with an immediate family member who is a service member. Youth seats now come from schools and civic groups named in law. This shifts representation and does not create payments or benefits.
- More legislators and looser board rules: mixed, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, one House member and one Senate member become ex officio trustees on the Trust Fund Board. The law removes rules that required at least two meetings a year, a quorum rule, and a ban on trustee pay. Trustees can still get expense reimbursement. The Department is no longer…
- Wider Veterans Commission membership, tighter rules: mixed, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, the Veterans' Commission may include Maryland residents who are not veterans; members must live in the state. Groups that represent military families can send the Governor names to consider for seats. The Commission can remove an organization’s seat if it doesn’t name a n…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-11 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 127 | 0 | 8 |
| 2026-04-09 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 42 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026-03-04 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 129 | 0 | 4 |

## Actions (16)

- 2026-04-28: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 267
- 2026-04-11: Passed Enrolled (House)
- 2026-04-11: Third Reading Passed (127-0) (House)
- 2026-04-11: House Concurs Senate Amendments (House)
- 2026-04-09: Third Reading Passed (42-0) (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Favorable with Amendments {333427/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Third Reading Passed (129-0) (House)
- 2026-03-03: Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2026-03-03: Favorable Adopted (House)
- 2026-03-02: Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections (House)
- 2026-01-21: Hearing 1/27 at 2:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-01-14: First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections (House)
- 2025-09-16: Pre-filed (House)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2026-04-28: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_267_hb0270e.pdf)
- Enrolled, 2026-04-11: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0270e.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2026-03-03: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0270t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-01-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0270f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Authorization (became law)
- SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishment (became law)
- SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)
- SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) (became law)
- SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits (became law)
- HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)

## Sources
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_267_hb0270e.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0270e.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0270t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0270f.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - A…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0496-2026RS)
- [SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishm…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0366-2026RS)
- [SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0244-2026RS)
- [SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0148-2026RS)
- [SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0016-2026RS)
- [HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0529-2026RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0270-2026RS (as of 2026-10-19).