# Maryland HB 1440: Courts - Parental Accommodations Maryland HB 1440, Courts - Parental Accommodations, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Robbyn Lewis (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-04-22 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 137) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1440-2025RS - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maryland HB 1440 - State: Maryland - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Courts - Parental Accommodations - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-07 - Last action: 2025-04-22, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 137 - Sponsor: Robbyn Lewis (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 7 - Subjects: Courts and Court Personnel - Statewide, Administrative Office of the Courts, Building Maintenance and Repair, Circuit Courts, Equipment -see also- Charging; Med. Equip.; MV Equip; etc., Juries -see also- Grand Juries, Parents and Guardians, Privacy, Reports - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (184 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Breastfeeding mothers can request jury excusal: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, Maryland mothers summoned for jury service can request excusal because they breastfeed or express breast milk. They must show their status through a juror questionnaire, interview, or other evidence. A jury judge decides; a jury commissioner can decide when the county jur… - Private nursing rooms in new courthouses: benefit, low. Maryland circuit courthouses built or undergoing major renovation on or after October 1, 2025, must maintain a private lactation room. Court employees and members of the public must have access to nurse or express breast milk. The room must have a chair, table, nearby electrical outlet, sink, and r… - Fewer parents qualify for childcare jury excusal: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, Maryland lowers the child-age limit for childcare-based jury excusal from under 4 to under 3. Caregivers of 3-year-olds no longer qualify on this ground. A summoned person must have legal custody and personally provide continuous care during normal court hours. They must… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Robbyn Lewis (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lauren Arikan (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Frank M. Conaway (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Aaron M. Kaufman (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Gary Simmons (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sean A. Stinnett (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kym Taylor (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nicole A. Williams (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-07 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 46 | 0 | 1 | | 2025-03-13 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 138 | 0 | 2 | ## Actions (17) - 2025-04-22: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 137 - 2025-04-07: Returned Passed (House) - 2025-04-07: Third Reading Passed (46-0) (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Second Reading Passed (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Favorable Adopted (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Referred Judicial Proceedings (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Third Reading Passed (138-0) (House) - 2025-03-12: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House) - 2025-03-12: Floor Amendment {243020/1 (Delegate Clippinger) Adopted (House) - 2025-03-12: Floor Amendment {913426/1 (Delegate Clippinger) Adopted (House) - 2025-03-11: Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate Clippinger) Adopted (House) - 2025-03-11: Favorable with Amendments {363329/1 Adopted (House) - 2025-03-10: Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary (House) - 2025-02-10: Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. (House) - 2025-02-07: First Reading Judiciary (House) ## Bill text - Enacted, 2025-04-22: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_137_hb1440t.pdf) - Third Reading, 2025-03-12: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1440t.pdf) - First Reading, 2025-02-07: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1440f.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_137_hb1440t.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1440t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1440f.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) - [Maryland bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland/bills) - [Maryland state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1440-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).