# Maryland SB 0359: Therapeutic Child Care Grant Program - Funding - Alterations

Maryland SB 0359, Therapeutic Child Care Grant Program - Funding - Alterations, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Nancy J. King (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 239) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0359
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Therapeutic Child Care Grant Program - Funding - Alterations
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-16
- Last action: 2025-05-06, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 239
- Sponsor: Nancy J. King (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Children, Education - Miscellaneous, Appropriations, Child Care, Children (4-12), Developmental Disabilities, Grants, Infants and Toddlers (0-3), Mental and Behavioral Health -see also- Aut; Cogn; Dev; etc., Physical Disabilities
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (315 yes, 4 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: Nancy J. King (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 138 | 2 |   |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 136 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025-02-10 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 41 | 0 |   |

## Actions (25)

- 2025-05-06: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 239
- 2025-04-07: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: House Recede (House)
- 2025-04-07: Third Reading Passed (136-2) (House)
- 2025-04-07: Motion Recede (Delegate Atterbeary) Adopted (House)
- 2025-04-07: Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators King, Benson and Bailey) (House)
- 2025-04-07: Senate Requests House Recede (House)
- 2025-04-07: Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments (House)
- 2025-04-07: Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators King, Benson and Bailey) (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Senate Requests House Recede (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Third Reading Passed (138-2) (House)
- 2025-04-03: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2025-04-03: Favorable with Amendments {243523/1 Adopted (House)
- 2025-04-03: Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means (House)
- 2025-03-05: Hearing 3/19 at 2:15 p.m. (Ways and Means) (House)
- 2025-03-05: Hearing canceled (Ways and Means) (House)
- 2025-03-03: Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) (House)
- 2025-02-11: Referred Ways and Means Appropriations (House)
- 2025-02-10: Third Reading Passed (41-0) (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Favorable with Amendments {283421/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Hearing 1/29 at 10:30 a.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: First Reading Budget and Taxation (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-05-06: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_239_sb0359t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-02-06: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0359t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-16: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0359f.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_239_sb0359t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0359t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0359f.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-SB0359-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).