# Maryland HB 1191: Family Law - Child Custody - Determinations

Maryland HB 1191, Family Law - Child Custody - Determinations, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Susan K. McComas (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 483) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 1191
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Family Law - Child Custody - Determinations
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Last action: 2025-05-13, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 483
- Sponsor: Susan K. McComas (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Subjects: Family Law, Age -see also- Age of Maj; Children; Elderly; Inf&Tod.; etc, Armed Forces -see also- Military Department; Veterans, Child Custody -see also- Visitation, Courts -see also- AppCt; Circuit; District; Orphans'; etc., Education -see also- ContEd; DrvEd; HigherEd; etc., Food -see also- Meat, Poultry, & Seafood; Milk; etc., Health -see also- COVID19; EnvHlth; MedCon; etc., Kinship -see also- Parents and Guardians, Mental and Behavioral Health -see also- Aut; Cogn; Dev; etc., Parents and Guardians, Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records, Religion -see also- Places of Worship, Safety -see also- Occupational Safety, Violence -see also- Domestic Violence; Hate Crimes, Visitation Rights -see also- Chlid Custody
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (185 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: Susan K. McComas (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Steven J. Arentz (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: J. Sandy Bartlett (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jason C. Buckel (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Brian Chisholm (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Charlotte Crutchfield (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Anne R. Kaiser (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Aaron M. Kaufman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: LaToya Nkongolo (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Cheryl E. Pasteur (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lily Qi (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: April Rose (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Stuart Michael Schmidt (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Deni Taveras (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: William Valentine (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: William J. Wivell (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 46 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-03-13 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 139 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-05-13: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 483
- 2025-04-02: Returned Passed (House)
- 2025-04-02: Third Reading Passed (46-0) (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: Referred Judicial Proceedings (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Third Reading Passed (139-0) (House)
- 2025-03-12: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2025-03-12: Favorable Report by Judiciary (House)
- 2025-02-17: Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-02-17: Hearing canceled (House)
- 2025-02-17: Hearing 2/20 at 11:00 a.m. (House)
- 2025-02-17: Hearing canceled (House)
- 2025-02-07: Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-02-06: First Reading Judiciary (House)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-05-13: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_483_hb1191t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-03-12: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1191t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-02-06: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1191f.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_483_hb1191t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1191t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1191f.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-HB1191-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).