HB 1272 — Family Law - Kinship Care
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-12
Requiring a local department to consider a child's feelings or views about a prospective kinship caregiver in selecting a placement that is in the best interest of the child in an out-of-home placement; including a certain unrelated individual identified by a child as an option for a kinship caregiver; and requiring a local department to consider certain factors when determining whether to approve an individual as a kinship caregiver.
Latest action: — In the Senate - Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
Sponsors (13)
- Gabriel Acevero (D, MD-39) — sponsor · 2026-02-12
- Diana M. Fennell (D, MD-47) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Michele Guyton (D, MD-42) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Terri L. Hill (D, MD-12) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Ashanti Martinez (D, MD-22) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Gabriel M. Moreno (D, MD-13) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Stephanie Smith (D, MD-45) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Karen Toles (D, MD-25) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Jamila J. Woods (D, MD-26) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Caylin Young (D, MD-45) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Gary Simmons (D, MD-12) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Kym Taylor (D, MD-23) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Frank M. Conaway (D, MD-40) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
Action timeline (7)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Judiciary
- · house — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · senate — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · house — Third Reading — Passed
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
- · senate — Hearing — Judicial Proceedings
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Connected on the graph
2 typed relationships in the influence graph — 0 inbound, 2 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | Senate judicial proceedings | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | House judiciary | — | md-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriel Acevero (D, state_lower MD-39) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Ashanti Martinez (D, state_lower MD-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Caylin Young (D, state_lower MD-45) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Diana M. Fennell (D, state_lower MD-47) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Frank M. Conaway (D, state_lower MD-40) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Gabriel M. Moreno (D, state_lower MD-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Gary Simmons (D, state_lower MD-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Jamila J. Woods (D, state_lower MD-26) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Karen Toles (D, state_lower MD-25) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Kym Taylor (D, state_lower MD-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Michele Guyton (D, state_lower MD-42) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Stephanie Smith (D, state_lower MD-45) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Terri L. Hill (D, state_lower MD-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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Predicted vote
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate judicial proceedings · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House judiciary · md-leg