# Maryland HB 1303: Child Care Centers - Teacher Qualifications - Alterations

Maryland HB 1303, Child Care Centers - Teacher Qualifications - Alterations, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Bernice Mireku-North (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-04-02 (Hearing 4/02 at 3:00 p.m.) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 1303
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Child Care Centers - Teacher Qualifications - Alterations
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-07
- Last action: 2025-04-02, Hearing 4/02 at 3:00 p.m.
- Sponsor: Bernice Mireku-North (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Education - Miscellaneous, Certifications, Child Care, Early Childhood Education, Education -see also- ContEd; DrvEd; HigherEd; etc., Education, State Board of, Higher Education -see also- Comm Colleges; Med Schools; etc., Rules and Regulations, Standards and Best Practices, Teachers, Work, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc.
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (134 yes, 2 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: Bernice Mireku-North (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Greg Wims (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-17 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 134 | 2 | 2 |

## Actions (14)

- 2025-04-02: Hearing 4/02 at 3:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Hearing canceled (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Hearing 4/02 at 2:30 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Hearing canceled (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Third Reading Passed (134-2) (House)
- 2025-03-14: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2025-03-14: Favorable with Amendments {483525/1 Adopted (House)
- 2025-03-14: Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means (House)
- 2025-03-05: Hearing 3/05 at 1:15 p.m. (House)
- 2025-03-05: Hearing canceled (House)
- 2025-02-07: Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-02-07: First Reading Ways and Means (House)

## Bill text

- Third Reading, 2025-03-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1303t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-02-07: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1303f.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
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1303t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1303f.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-HB1303-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).