HB 275 Maryland House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Family Law - Child Support - Multifamily Adjustment

HB 275 adjusts Maryland's child support calculation by adding a new deduction for parents with children living in their home for more than 92 nights annually. The bill requires courts to subtract a specific allowance - calculated as 75% of the basic child support obligation for those additional children - from a parent's actual income before determining support amounts. This change directly affects parents with children in their household who are subject to child support orders for other children. The policy aims to better account for the cost of supporting multiple households in child support determinations.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Oct 29, 2024 Signed May 13, 2025
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MODERATE
This bill adds procedural status updates to the legislative document, including a favorable committee report and adoption by the House, while maintaining the core child support guidelines. The substantive legal text regarding income definitions, calculation methods, and support allowances remains unchanged from the previous version.
TECHNICAL

Added committee report status showing the bill received a favorable recommendation from the Judiciary Committee.

Added House action status indicating the bill was adopted by the House of Delegates.

Added the second reading date of February 27, 2025 to the legislative history.

Changed the bill title header from 'A BILL ENTITLED' to 'CHAPTER ______' to prepare for final enactment numbering.

Reformatted the explanatory notes about how amendments are marked in the text (capitalization, brackets, underlining, and strike-throughs).

Floor votes · Senate Mar 19, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 28, 2025

How they voted

383
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 46
Mar 19, 2025
D Democratic33
30 Yea 3
90% Yea
R Republican13
8 Yea 3 Nay 2
61% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
10
Committee
6
May 13, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 532
executive
Apr 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned Passed
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Apr 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable Adopted
upper
Apr 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (38-3-5)
senate
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
Referred Judicial Proceedings
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 Judiciary
lower
Feb 28, 2025
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (136-0-4)
house of delegates
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
First Reading Judiciary
lower
Oct 29, 2024
Introduced
Pre-filed
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Charlotte Crutchfield
Charlotte Crutchfield
DDemocratic
MD
19