HB 1321 — Child Care Scholarship Program - Application Process and Copays - Alterations
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-12
Requiring the State Department of Education to identify, inform, and assist Child Care Scholarship Program applicants who qualify for enrollment in publicly funded prekindergarten, Head Start, and Early Head Start subject to certain conditions; requiring the process for identifying and assisting eligible applicants whose children qualify for a program to continue as long as the waitlist is in effect; and limiting certain copays for certain individuals under the Program.
Latest action: — In the House - Returned Passed
Sponsors (13)
- Julie Palakovich Carr (D, MD-17) — sponsor · 2026-02-12
- Aletheia McCaskill (D, MD-44) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Bernice Mireku-North (D, MD-14) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Jackie Addison (D, MD-45) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Eric Ebersole (D, MD-44) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Jessica Feldmark (D, MD-12) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Cheryl E. Pasteur (D, MD-11) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Edith J. Patterson (D, MD-28) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Kent Roberson (D, MD-25) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Joe Vogel (D, MD-17) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Jheanelle K. Wilkins (D, MD-20) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Greg Wims (D, MD-39) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Caylin Young (D, MD-45) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
Action timeline (10)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · house — Third Reading — Passed
- · senate — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · house — Hearing — Ways and Means
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
- · senate — Second Reading — Passed
- · senate — Hearing — Education, Energy, and the Environment
- · senate — Third Reading — Passed
- · senate — Committee Report — Favorable
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Connected on the graph
4 typed relationships in the influence graph — 0 inbound, 4 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (4)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | Senate budget and taxation | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | Senate education, energy, and the environment | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | House appropriations | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | House ways and means | — | 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 | Julie Palakovich Carr (D, state_lower MD-17) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Aletheia McCaskill (D, state_lower MD-44) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Bernice Mireku-North (D, state_lower MD-14) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Caylin Young (D, state_lower MD-45) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Cheryl E. Pasteur (D, state_lower MD-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Edith J. Patterson (D, state_lower MD-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Eric Ebersole (D, state_lower MD-44) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Greg Wims (D, state_lower MD-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Jackie Addison (D, state_lower MD-45) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Jessica Feldmark (D, state_lower MD-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Jheanelle K. Wilkins (D, state_lower MD-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Joe Vogel (D, state_lower MD-17) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Kent Roberson (D, state_lower MD-25) | 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
Timeline
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate budget and taxation · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate education, energy, and the environment · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House appropriations · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House ways and means · md-leg