Civic IQ
STATE BILLMD HB 281PASSED
Get alerts

Family Law - Child Care Providers - Criminal Background Investigations

State of Maryland

Altering provisions relating to criminal background investigations for certain individuals who care for or supervise children; requiring certain facilities to apply to the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository for a national and State criminal history records check for each employee, employer, individual, or volunteer; and altering provisions relating to the process under which a certain State or local law enforcement agency conducts a certain name-based check on certain individuals.

Status
Passed
Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date
Apr 28, 2026
198 days ago
Current chamber
House of Delegates
Session
2026 Regular Session
MD HB 281 · PassedApr 28

Follow the legislation that affects what you sell.

Get started free

Free account · 30-second setup · No credit card

Prefer ChatGPT or Claude? Ask Civic IQ about this bill →

What it means for vendors

Civic IQ reads each bill for what it would fund, require or change for the agencies that buy.

What this bill would fund or requireThe spending and mandates in the bill, in plain languageTop matches freeWhy it matters for what you sellMatched to your products, with how to open the conversationTop matches free1 signal from this bill in Civic IQSee them free →

Bill details

Last action
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 266 · Apr 28, 2026

Sponsor

JJudiciaryRepresentativePrimary sponsor

Bill history

Newest first.

Apr 28, 2026Approved by the Governor - Chapter 266House
Apr 11, 2026Passed EnrolledHouse
Apr 11, 2026Third Reading Passed (130-0)House
Apr 11, 2026House Concurs Senate AmendmentsHouse
Apr 10, 2026Third Reading Passed (41-0)Senate
Apr 10, 2026Second Reading Passed with AmendmentsSenate
Apr 10, 2026Favorable with Amendments {293921/1 AdoptedSenate
Apr 10, 2026Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial ProceedingsSenate
Show 10 earlier actions
Mar 24, 2026Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.Senate
Mar 20, 2026Referred Judicial ProceedingsSenate
Mar 19, 2026Third Reading Passed (129-0)House
Mar 19, 2026Favorable Adopted Second Reading PassedHouse
Mar 19, 2026Favorable Report by JudiciaryHouse
Jan 22, 2026Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m.House
Jan 22, 2026Hearing canceledHouse
Jan 16, 2026Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m.House
Jan 14, 2026First Reading JudiciaryHouse
Sep 16, 2025Pre-filedHouse

Recorded votes

Third Reading PassedMar 19, 2026 · House · 129 yea · 0 nayPassed
Third Reading PassedApr 10, 2026 · Senate · 41 yea · 0 nayPassed
Third Reading PassedApr 11, 2026 · House · 130 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

  • Public Safety
  • Family Law
  • Child Care
  • Criminal Background Investigations
  • Emergency Bills
  • Emergencies
  • Fingerprinting
  • Foster Care
  • Human Services, Department of
  • kinship
  • Law Enforcement
  • Licenses
  • Records
  • Time
  • Work, Labor, and Employment

Read the bill at the source

This page follows the bill as the legislature records it. For the bill's full text and the official record, use the legislature's own site.

View on the legislature's site(opens in a new tab)View on LegiScan(opens in a new tab)

Bill data from LegiScan, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Work in government? Get Civic IQ free →
State of Maryland profile →

Start finding government buyers today.
It's free.

B2G and SLED sales intelligence. Surface government procurement signals from 100,000+ state, local, and education agencies months before the RFP.

Get started free

No credit card required