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Maryland · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 561: Maryland Child Care Credential Program - Extension of Funding

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 561 is a bill introduced in the Maryland House on January 28, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Maryland Child Care Credential Program - Extension of Funding. Primary sponsor: Julie Palakovich Carr (Democratic), Aletheia McCaskill (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (May 26, 2026): Approved by the Governor - Chapter 623.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Julie Palakovich CarrPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse17
Aletheia McCaskillPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse44B

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Approved by the Governor - Chapter 623
  2. Passed Enrolled
  3. Third Reading Passed
  4. House Concurs Senate Amendments
  5. Third Reading Passed
  6. Second Reading Passed with Amendments
  7. Favorable with Amendments {
  8. Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
  9. Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.
  10. Referred Budget and Taxation
  11. Third Reading Passed
  12. Second Reading Passed with Amendments

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source