# Maryland HB 1305: State Child Welfare System - Reporting

Maryland HB 1305, State Child Welfare System - Reporting, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Anne R. Kaiser (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 723) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 1305
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: State Child Welfare System - Reporting
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-12
- Last action: 2026-05-26, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 723
- Sponsor: Anne R. Kaiser (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Subjects: Children, Primary and Secondary Education, Higher Education, Administrative Agencies, Children (4-12), Data -see also- Census; Demographics, Education -see also- ContEd; DrvEd; HigherEd; etc., Education, State Department of, Foster Care, Higher Education -see also- Comm Colleges; Med Schools; etc., Human Services, Department of, Intergovernmental Cooperation -see also- AdmAgn; Cmts; etc., Public Benefits -see also- Housing; MedAsst; SupplNutrAsstP, Reports, Standards and Best Practices, Students, Sunset, Work, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc.
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (179 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- One-time foster youth education review: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, the State Department of Education and the Department of Human Services must deliver a one-time report by December 1, 2026. It must list state agencies serving foster youth, needs and service gaps, best practices from other states, and recommendations to improve college an…
- Yearly school data for foster youth: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, the State Department of Education must send a report by December 1 each year. The report covers students in the State child welfare system. It lists school placement stability; IEP and 504 counts; grade retentions by grade; graduations; dropout, truancy, absenteeism, susp…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Anne R. Kaiser (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Eric Ebersole (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Aaron M. Kaufman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Bernice Mireku-North (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Julie Palakovich Carr (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Cheryl E. Pasteur (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Gary Simmons (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: C. T. Wilson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Greg Wims (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jamila J. Woods (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-13 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 46 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-03-18 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 133 | 0 | 3 |

## Actions (18)

- 2026-05-26: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 723
- 2026-04-13: Returned Passed (House)
- 2026-04-13: Third Reading Passed (46-0) (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Favorable Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings (Senate)
- 2026-03-24: Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Referred Judicial Proceedings (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Third Reading Passed (133-0) (House)
- 2026-03-18: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2026-03-18: Favorable with Amendments {343120/1 Adopted (House)
- 2026-03-18: Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means (House)
- 2026-03-11: Hearing 3/11 at 1:45 p.m. (House)
- 2026-03-11: Hearing canceled (House)
- 2026-03-11: Hearing 3/11 at 1:30 p.m. (House)
- 2026-03-11: Hearing canceled (House)
- 2026-02-16: Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-02-12: First Reading Ways and Means (House)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2026-05-26: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_723_hb1305t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2026-03-18: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1305t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-02-12: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1305f.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_723_hb1305t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1305t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1305f.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-HB1305-2026RS (as of 2026-10-19).