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Maryland · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 447: Child Abuse and Neglect – Disclosure of Reports and Records

Passed both chambers 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

SB 447 is a bill introduced in the Maryland Senate on February 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Child Abuse and Neglect – Disclosure of Reports and Records. Primary sponsor: Dawn Gile (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 13, 2026): House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Simpson, Arikan and Moreno).

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 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Dawn GilePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate33

“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. House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Simpson, Arikan and Moreno)
  2. House Refuses Recede
  3. House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Simpson, Arikan and Moreno)
  4. House Refuses Recede
  5. Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators West, James and McKay)
  6. Senate Requests House Recede
  7. Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
  8. Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators West, James and McKay)
  9. Senate Requests House Recede
  10. Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
  11. Third Reading Passed
  12. Second Reading Passed with Amendments

Showing 12 most recent of 24 actions. Full history

Sources

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