# Maryland SB 0252: Child Care Centers - Certificated Staff Ratio Requirement - Alteration

Maryland SB 0252, Child Care Centers - Certificated Staff Ratio Requirement - Alteration, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 318) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0252
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Child Care Centers - Certificated Staff Ratio Requirement - Alteration
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-10-07
- Last action: 2025-05-06, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 318
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Education - Miscellaneous, Certifications, Child Care, Education -see also- ContEd; DrvEd; HigherEd; etc., Education, State Board of, Emergency Medical Services -see also- Ambul; RescSqd, Standards and Best Practices, Work, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc.
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (200 yes, 25 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 110 | 24 | 4 |
| 2025-04-07 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 44 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025-02-27 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 46 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (21)

- 2025-05-06: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 318
- 2025-04-07: Passed Enrolled (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Third Reading Passed (44-1) (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Senate Concurs House Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Third Reading Passed (110-24) (House)
- 2025-04-02: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2025-04-02: Favorable with Amendments {923528/1 Adopted (House)
- 2025-04-02: Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means (House)
- 2025-03-05: Hearing 3/19 at 2:15 p.m. (House)
- 2025-03-05: Hearing canceled (House)
- 2025-03-03: Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-02-28: Referred Ways and Means (House)
- 2025-02-27: Third Reading Passed (46-0) (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Favorable Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Hearing canceled (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Hearing 2/12 at 2:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2024-10-07: Pre-filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-05-06: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_318_sb0252e.pdf)
- Enrolled, 2025-04-07: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0252e.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-02-25: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0252t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0252f.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_318_sb0252e.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0252e.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0252t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0252f.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-SB0252-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).