HB 1559 — Children in Unlicensed Settings and Pediatric Hospital Overstay Patients - Placement
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-13
Prohibiting the placement of children in unlicensed settings under the out-of-home placement program required to be established by the Social Services Administration; altering the duties of the pediatric hospital overstay coordinators; establishing the Child and Youth Placement Review Panel in the Governor's Office for Children with the Senior Advisor for Children and Families as its head; establishing the Advisory Council on Maryland's System of Care for Children, Youth, and Families; etc.
Latest action: — Approved by the Governor - Chapter 160
Sponsors (39)
- Mike Griffith (R, MD-35) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Gabriel Acevero (D, MD-39) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Tiffany T. Alston (D, MD-24) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Heather Bagnall (D, MD-33) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Ben Barnes (D, MD-21) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Barry Beauchamp (R, MD-38) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Mark S. Chang (D, MD-32) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Bonnie Cullison (D, MD-19) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Mark Edelson (D, MD-46) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Catherine M. Forbes (D, MD-43) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Jefferson L. Ghrist (R, MD-36) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Pam Lanman Guzzone (D, MD-13) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Andrea Fletcher Harrison (D, MD-24) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Terri L. Hill (D, MD-12) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Jim Hinebaugh (R, MD-1) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Thomas S. Hutchinson (R, MD-37) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Julian Ivey (D, MD-47) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Anne R. Kaiser (D, MD-14) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Aaron M. Kaufman (D, MD-18) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Nicholaus R. Kipke (R, MD-31) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Lesley J. Lopez (D, MD-39) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Ashanti Martinez (D, MD-22) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Aletheia McCaskill (D, MD-44) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Ric Metzgar (R, MD-6) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Teresa E. Reilly (R, MD-35) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Samuel I. Rosenberg (D, MD-41) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Kim Ross (D, MD-8) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Malcolm P. Ruff (D, MD-41) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Emily Shetty (D, MD-18) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Stephanie Smith (D, MD-45) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Ryan Spiegel (D, MD-17) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Joshua J. Stonko (R, MD-42) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Kathy Szeliga (R, MD-7) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Deni Taveras (D, MD-47) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Karen Toles (D, MD-25) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Courtney Watson (D, MD-9) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Jennifer White Holland (D, MD-10) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Sarah Wolek (D, MD-16) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Teresa Woorman (D, MD-16) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
Action timeline (10)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Appropriations
- · house — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · senate — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · house — Third Reading — Passed
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
- · senate — Second Reading — Passed
- · senate — Third Reading — Passed
- · senate — Hearing — Finance
- · senate — Committee Report — Favorable
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Bill text (extracted)
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Connected on the graph
3 typed relationships in the influence graph — 0 inbound, 3 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (3)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | Senate finance | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | House health | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | House appropriations | — | 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 | Aaron M. Kaufman (D, state_lower MD-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 2 | Aletheia McCaskill (D, state_lower MD-44) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Andrea Fletcher Harrison (D, state_lower MD-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Anne R. Kaiser (D, state_lower MD-14) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Ashanti Martinez (D, state_lower MD-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Barry Beauchamp (R, state_lower MD-38) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Ben Barnes (D, state_lower MD-21) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Bonnie Cullison (D, state_lower MD-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Catherine M. Forbes (D, state_lower MD-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Courtney Watson (D, state_lower MD-9) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Deni Taveras (D, state_lower MD-47) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Emily Shetty (D, state_lower MD-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Gabriel Acevero (D, state_lower MD-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Heather Bagnall (D, state_lower MD-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Jefferson L. Ghrist (R, state_lower MD-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Jennifer White Holland (D, state_lower MD-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Jim Hinebaugh (R, state_lower MD-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Joshua J. Stonko (R, state_lower MD-42) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Julian Ivey (D, state_lower MD-47) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Karen Toles (D, state_lower MD-25) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 21 | Kathy Szeliga (R, state_lower MD-7) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 22 | Kim Ross (D, state_lower MD-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 23 | Lesley J. Lopez (D, state_lower MD-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 24 | Malcolm P. Ruff (D, state_lower MD-41) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 25 | Mark Edelson (D, state_lower MD-46) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
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 finance · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House health · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House appropriations · md-leg