Maryland · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 497: Residential Child Care Programs - Transportation Companies - Regulation (Preventing Abduction in Youth Transport Act of 2025)

Enacted Last action May 6, 2025: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 343

Plain-language summary

HB 497 is a bill introduced in the Maryland House on January 20, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Residential Child Care Programs - Transportation Companies - Regulation (Preventing Abduction in Youth Transport Act of 2025). Primary sponsor: Aaron Kaufman (Democratic), Frank Conaway (Democratic), Sheree Sample-Hughes (Democratic), Robin Grammer (Republican), Karen Simpson (Democratic), Kym Taylor (Democratic), Sean Stinnett (Democratic), Scott Phillips (Democratic), Gary Simmons (Democratic), Stuart Schmidt (Republican), Karen Toles (Democratic), Cheryl Pasteur (Democratic), Chris Tomlinson (Republican), Charlotte Crutchfield (Democratic), Vaughn Stewart (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (May 6, 2025): Approved by the Governor - Chapter 343.

Sponsors

Primary sponsors: Aaron Kaufman (Democratic); Frank Conaway (Democratic); Sheree Sample-Hughes (Democratic); Robin Grammer (Republican); and 11 more.