Maryland - Session 2026
Title: Child Care Facilities - Criminal History Records Check - Requirement
Requiring individuals who will have direct contact with children in certain child care facilities to submit to a criminal history records check; requiring the State Department of Education, by June 30, 2027, to establish a centralized unit for the processing and management of information about criminal history records checks; altering the applicability of probationary employment qualifications for first-time child care teachers in child care centers in the State that serve children who are at least 2 years old; etc.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0000-00-00 | Status | passed_upper |
| 2026-01-23 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-03-28 | Latest Action | In the House - Hearing 3/25 at 1:30 p.m. |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 104 | Unhoused Individuals - Rights and Affirmative Defense | introduced |
| HB 1044 | Criminal Procedure - Postconviction Release - Crimes Resulting in Death of Young Victim | introduced |
| HB 105 | Public Health - Restaurants - Disclosure of Main Food Allergens | introduced |
| HB 1053 | Criminal Law - Second Degree Assault - Sports Official | introduced |
| HB 1054 | Criminal Law - Ethics Violations, Malfeasance, Misfeasance, and Nonfeasance - Statute of Limitations | passed_lower |
| HB 1061 | Criminal Law - Wearing, Carrying, or Transporting a Handgun - Prior Convictions | introduced |
| HB 1073 | Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Prospective Tenant Criminal History Records Check (Maryland Fair Chance Housing Act) | introduced |
| HB 1123 | Criminal Law - Minor's Access to Firearms - Penalty | introduced |