# Maryland HB 0881: Family Investment Program - Child Support

Maryland HB 0881, Family Investment Program - Child Support, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Emily Shetty (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 373); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0881
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Family Investment Program - Child Support
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-30
- Last action: 2025-05-06, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 373
- Sponsor: Emily Shetty (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Subjects: Social Services - Generally, Food Stamps, Public Benefits -see also- FoodStmps; Housing; MedAsst, Social Services -see also- Public Benefits, Support of Dependents -see also- Alimony
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (185 yes, 44 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Families on cash assistance keep more support: benefit, high. Starting October 1, 2025, families receiving Maryland’s Family Investment Program (FIP) assistance keep a growing share of collected child support. This money does not reduce their FIP payment. Through fiscal year 2027, families keep the first $100 monthly for one child or $200 for two or more chil…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Emily Shetty (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dana Jones (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Catherine M. Forbes (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: J. Lewis
- Cosponsor: Aaron M. Kaufman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lesley J. Lopez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Aletheia McCaskill (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Stephanie Smith (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jared Solomon (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-07 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 46 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-04-07 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 33 | 13 | 1 |
| 2025-03-14 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 106 | 31 | 2 |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-05-06: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 373
- 2025-04-07: Returned Passed (House)
- 2025-04-07: Third Reading Passed (33-13) (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Motion Reconsider Third Reading (Senator Hershey) Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Third Reading Passed (46-0) (Senate)
- 2025-04-05: Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-05: Favorable Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-04-05: Favorable Report by Finance (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Referred Finance (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: Third Reading Passed (106-31) (House)
- 2025-03-14: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2025-03-14: Favorable with Amendments {373029/1 Adopted (House)
- 2025-03-14: Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations (House)
- 2025-02-13: Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-01-30: First Reading Appropriations (House)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-05-06: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_373_hb0881t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-03-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0881t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-30: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0881f.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (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_373_hb0881t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0881t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0881f.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [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)
- [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-HB0881-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).