# Maryland SB 0400: Residential Child Care Programs - Transportation Companies - Regulation (Preventing Abduction in Youth Transport Act of 2025) Maryland SB 0400, Residential Child Care Programs - Transportation Companies - Regulation (Preventing Abduction in Youth Transport Act of 2025), is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Dawn Gile (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 344) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0400-2025RS - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maryland SB 0400 - State: Maryland - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Residential Child Care Programs - Transportation Companies - Regulation (Preventing Abduction in Youth Transport Act of 2025) - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-20 - Last action: 2025-05-06, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 344 - Sponsor: Dawn Gile (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Social Services - Generally, Children, Abduction, Attorneys' Fees, Attorney General, Camps, Child Care, Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims, Courts -see also- AppCt; Circuit; District; Orphans'; etc., Damages, Disabilities, Discipline, Mental and Behavioral Health -see also- Aut; Cogn; Dev; etc., Repeat Offenders, Restitution, Safety -see also- Occupational Safety, Substance Abuse Treatment, Time, Transportation -see also- Aircraft; Airports; Boats; etc - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (233 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Legal remedies for youth transport violations: benefit, medium. For claims arising on or after October 1, 2025, individuals can sue youth transport companies for breaking the safety rules. They can seek repayment, compensation for harm, and statutory damages of up to $500 per violation. Reasonable attorney’s fees are also available if repayment or damages are a… - New transport safeguards for children: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, Maryland sets safety rules for businesses specializing in transporting children to covered residential care programs. Covered programs provide licensed, 24-hour care. They include certain wilderness programs, boot camps, boarding schools, and behavior programs serving chi… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Dawn Gile (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-07 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 139 | 0 | 2 | | 2025-04-07 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 47 | 0 | | | 2025-03-14 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 47 | 0 | | ## Actions (18) - 2025-05-06: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 344 - 2025-04-07: Passed Enrolled (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Senate Concurs House Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Third Reading Passed (139-0) (House) - 2025-04-02: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House) - 2025-04-02: Favorable with Amendments {613720/1 Adopted (House) - 2025-04-02: Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary (House) - 2025-03-26: Hearing 3/26 at 3:15 p.m. (House) - 2025-03-26: Hearing canceled (House) - 2025-03-19: Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. (House) - 2025-03-15: Referred Judiciary (House) - 2025-03-14: Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Favorable with Amendments {743328/1 Adopted (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate) - 2025-01-20: First Reading Finance (Senate) ## Bill text - Enacted, 2025-05-06: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_344_sb0400e.pdf) - Enrolled, 2025-04-07: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0400e.pdf) - Third Reading, 2025-03-13: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0400t.pdf) - First Reading, 2025-01-20: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0400f.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_344_sb0400e.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0400e.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0400t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0400f.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-SB0400-2025RS (as of 2026-10-19).