# Maryland HB 0477: State Department of Education - Family Child Care Homes and Child Care Centers - Regulatory Analysis

Maryland HB 0477, State Department of Education - Family Child Care Homes and Child Care Centers - Regulatory Analysis, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Ben Barnes (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 287) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0477
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: State Department of Education - Family Child Care Homes and Child Care Centers - Regulatory Analysis
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-20
- Last action: 2025-05-06, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 287
- Sponsor: Ben Barnes (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Education - Miscellaneous, Child Care, Committees and Commissions, Early Childhood Education, Education -see also- ContEd; DrvEd; HigherEd; etc., Education, State Department of, Infants and Toddlers (0-3), Licenses -see also- AB Lic; Certifications; DrLic; Permits, Reports, Rules and Regulations, Studies -see also- Commitees & Commissions; Reports, Work, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc.
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (320 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Ben Barnes (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Aletheia McCaskill (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 140 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-05 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 42 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-11 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 138 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-05-06: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 287
- 2025-04-07: Passed Enrolled (House)
- 2025-04-07: Third Reading Passed (140-0) (House)
- 2025-04-07: House Concurs Senate Amendments (House)
- 2025-04-05: Third Reading Passed (42-0) (Senate)
- 2025-04-05: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-05: Favorable with Amendments {223324/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-04-05: Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Third Reading Passed (138-0) (House)
- 2025-03-11: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2025-03-11: Favorable with Amendments {933529/1 Adopted (House)
- 2025-03-10: Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means (House)
- 2025-01-22: Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-01-20: First Reading Ways and Means (House)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-05-06: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_287_hb0477e.pdf)
- Enrolled, 2025-04-07: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0477e.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-03-11: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0477t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-20: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0477f.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_287_hb0477e.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0477e.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0477t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0477f.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-HB0477-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).