# Maryland HB 1574: Child Care Providers - Licensing and Registration Alterations

Maryland HB 1574, Child Care Providers - Licensing and Registration Alterations, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jared Solomon (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-04-13 (Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 1574
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Child Care Providers - Licensing and Registration Alterations
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-13
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Sponsor: Jared Solomon (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Subjects: Education - Miscellaneous, Applicants and Applications, Child Care, Children (4-12), Classifications and Designations, Committees and Commissions, Complaints, Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties and Sentnc; etc., Criminal Background Investigations, Demographics -see also- Census; Data, Disabilities, Education -see also- ContEd; DrvEd; HigherEd; etc., Education, State Board of, Education, State Department of, Emergencies -see also- Pandemics, Ethnic Affairs, Evaluations and Reviews, Health -see also- COVID19; EnvHlth; MedCon; etc., Intergovernmental Cooperation -see also- AdmAgn; Cmts; etc., Job Training -see also- Continuing Ed; Vocational Rehab, Licenses -see also- AB Lic; Certifications; DrLic; Permits, Notices, Parents and Guardians, Plans and Proposals, Privacy, Public Information, Racial Matters -see also- Ethnic Affairs; Minorities, Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records, Recruitment and Hiring, Registration -see also- Motor Vehicle Registration, Reports, Rules and Regulations, Safety -see also- Occupational Safety, Standards and Best Practices, Studies -see also- Commitees & Commissions; Reports, Sunset, Teachers, Time, Volunteers, Work, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc.
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (131 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: Jared Solomon (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jackie Addison (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Heather Bagnall (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Derrick Coley (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dana Jones (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Eric Ebersole (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Catherine M. Forbes (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Michele Guyton (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kevin B. Hornberger (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Aaron M. Kaufman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lesley J. Lopez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Bernice Mireku-North (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Julie Palakovich Carr (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Tomlinson (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-09 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 131 | 2 | 3 |

## Actions (9)

- 2026-04-13: Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: Rereferred to Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Referred Rules (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Third Reading Passed (131-2) (House)
- 2026-04-09: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2026-04-09: Favorable with Amendments {983023/1 Adopted (House)
- 2026-04-09: Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means (House)
- 2026-02-16: Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-02-13: First Reading Ways and Means (House)

## Bill text

- Third Reading, 2026-04-09: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1574t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-02-13: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1574f.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
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1574t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1574f.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-HB1574-2026RS (as of 2026-10-16).