Maryland · Senate Bill 252 · 2025 Regular Session

Child Care Centers - Certificated Staff Ratio Requirement - Alteration

  1. Introduced Jan 8, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 8, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Feb 27, 2025
  4. Passed the House of Delegates Apr 7, 2025
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law May 6, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Altering a requirement that a child care center that has 20 or more children have in attendance a certain ratio of staff to children who hold a certificate in first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation under certain circumstances.

Every action

21 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 13 earlier steps
  1. SenatePre-filed
  2. CommitteeFirst Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment · Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
  3. SenateHearing 2/12 at 2:00 p.m.
  4. SenateHearing canceled
  5. SenateHearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
  6. CommitteeFavorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment · Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
  7. SenateFavorable Adopted
  8. SenateSecond Reading Passed
  9. SenateThird Reading Passed (46-0)46–0 vote
  10. CommitteeReferred Ways and Means · House of Delegates Ways and Means Committee
  11. House of DelegatesHearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m.
  12. House of DelegatesHearing canceled
  13. House of DelegatesHearing 3/19 at 2:15 p.m.
  1. CommitteeFavorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means · House of Delegates Ways and Means Committee
  2. House of DelegatesFavorable with Amendments { 923528/1 Adopted
  3. House of DelegatesSecond Reading Passed with Amendments
  4. House of DelegatesThird Reading Passed (110-24)110–24 vote
  5. SenateSenate Concurs House Amendments
  6. SenateThird Reading Passed (44-1)44–1 vote
  7. SenatePassed Enrolled
  8. GovernorApproved by the Governor - Chapter 318

Roll calls

5 recorded votes: 3 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Third Reading Passed (46-0) · Full Senate

Passed 46–0
Feb 27, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 46 No 0 Not voting 1
Democrats: 33 yes, 0 no Republicans: 13 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 46

Not voting · 1

Third Reading Passed (110-24) · Full House of Delegates

Passed 110–24
Apr 7, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 110 No 24 Not voting 7
Democrats: 98 yes, 0 no Republicans: 12 yes, 24 no
How each member voted

Yes · 110

No · 24

Not voting · 4

Absent · 3

Third Reading Passed (44-1) · Full Senate

Passed 44–1
Apr 7, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 44 No 1 Not voting 2
Democrats: 32 yes, 0 no Republicans: 12 yes, 1 no
How each member voted

Yes · 44

No · 1

Not voting · 2

Committee and other votes

Sponsors

The 0 members who introduced it.

  • CE Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee (By Request - Departmental - Education ) Sponsoring committee

From Maryland's official records (mgaleg.maryland.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.