HB 1122 Maryland House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Office of Child Care Advisory Council - Membership - Alterations

HB 1122 increases the maximum membership of Maryland's Office of Child Care Advisory Council from 30 to 31 members and adds a representative from the Maryland Association of Public Library Administrators to the council's required membership. The bill modifies existing law to ensure the council includes this new library administrator position alongside existing representatives from child care providers, health departments, advocacy groups, and other stakeholders. This change directly affects the council's composition and its ability to gather diverse input on child care policy. The bill takes effect July 1, 2025.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

May 2025

Introduced Feb 5, 2025 Signed May 6, 2025

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MODERATE

This bill amends the composition of the Office of Child Care Advisory Council by reorganizing how members are appointed and represented. The changes clarify the appointment process and maintain the council's size requirements while updating formatting and procedural elements. The substantive membership categories remain largely the same, with minor adjustments to how representatives are selected and organized.

REQUIREMENT

Reorganized the structure of the Office of Child Care Advisory Council membership requirements, maintaining the same member categories but adjusting formatting and presentation of the appointment process.

TECHNICAL

Added committee report and house action status information to the bill header, indicating the bill was favorably reported and adopted by the House.

Updated bill formatting elements including chapter number placeholder and explanatory notes about how amendments are marked in the document.

TIMELINE

Added signature lines for Governor, Speaker of the House, and President of the Senate at the end of the bill, indicating final approval steps.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 15, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 28, 2025

How they voted

45–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 46

Mar 15, 2025

D Democratic33

32 Yea 1

96% Yea

R Republican13

13 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Key actions

Committee

May 6, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 376

executive

Apr 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned Passed

lower

Apr 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

Third Reading Passed

upper

Apr 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable Adopted

upper

Mar 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment

upper

Mar 15, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (45-0-1)

senate

Mar 12, 2025

Committee

Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment

upper

Mar 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Reading Passed

lower

Mar 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed

lower

Mar 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable Report by Ways and Means

lower

Feb 28, 2025

House Of Delegates · Passed

House of Delegates Vote: pass (136-2-2)

house of delegates

Feb 5, 2025

Committee

First Reading Ways and Means

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors