HB 1290 — Child in Need of Assistance - Proceedings - Child's Right to be Present
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-12
Authorizing a child who is the subject of a child in need of assistance proceeding to be present at the proceeding; and authorizing the court to exclude the child from a proceeding if the child's attorney requests to waive the child's presence at the proceeding.
Latest action: — In the Senate - Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
Sponsors (20)
- Jamila J. Woods (D, MD-26) — sponsor · 2026-02-12
- Tiffany T. Alston (D, MD-24) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Charlotte Crutchfield (D, MD-19) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Andrea Fletcher Harrison (D, MD-24) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Julian Ivey (D, MD-47) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Susan K. McComas (R, MD-34) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Edith J. Patterson (D, MD-28) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Kent Roberson (D, MD-25) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Denise Roberts (D, MD-25) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Sheila Ruth (D, MD-44) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Gary Simmons (D, MD-12) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Sean A. Stinnett (D, MD-41) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Kym Taylor (D, MD-23) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Jen Terrasa (D, MD-13) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Veronica Turner (D, MD-26) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- N. Scott Phillips (D, MD-10) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Gabriel M. Moreno (D, MD-13) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Lauren Arikan (R, MD-7) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Frank M. Conaway (D, MD-40) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Nicole A. Williams (D, MD-22) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
Action timeline (7)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Judiciary
- · senate — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · house — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · 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 | Jamila J. Woods (D, state_lower MD-26) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Andrea Fletcher Harrison (D, state_lower MD-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Charlotte Crutchfield (D, state_lower MD-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Denise Roberts (D, state_lower MD-25) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Edith J. Patterson (D, state_lower MD-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Frank M. Conaway (D, state_lower MD-40) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Gabriel M. Moreno (D, state_lower MD-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Gary Simmons (D, state_lower MD-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Jen Terrasa (D, state_lower MD-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Julian Ivey (D, state_lower MD-47) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Kent Roberson (D, state_lower MD-25) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Kym Taylor (D, state_lower MD-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Lauren Arikan (R, state_lower MD-7) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | N. Scott Phillips (D, state_lower MD-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Nicole A. Williams (D, state_lower MD-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Sean A. Stinnett (D, state_lower MD-41) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Sheila Ruth (D, state_lower MD-44) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Susan K. McComas (R, state_lower MD-34) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Tiffany T. Alston (D, state_lower MD-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Veronica Turner (D, state_lower MD-26) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
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