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2026 Regular Session

HB1559

Children in Unlicensed Settings and Pediatric Hospital Overstay Patients - Placement

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.

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
April 28, 2026
Last status update
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 160
Author
Michael Griffith
Co-sponsors
Gabriel AceveroTiffany AlstonHeather BagnallBen BarnesBarry BeauchampMark ChangBonnie CullisonMark EdelsonCatherine ForbesJeff GhristPam GuzzoneAndrea HarrisonTerri HillJim HinebaughTom HutchinsonJulian IveySteve JohnsonAdrienne JonesDana JonesAnne KaiserAaron KaufmanNicholaus KipkeLesley LopezAshanti MartinezAletheia McCaskillRic MetzgarMatt MorganTeresa ReillySamuel RosenbergKim RossMalcolm RuffEmily ShettyStephanie SmithRyan SpiegelJoshua StonkoKathy SzeligaDeni TaverasKaren TolesCourtney WatsonJennifer White HollandSarah WolekTeresa Woorman

Legislative progress

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Introduced in House February 13, 2026 House passed March 21, 2026 Senate passed April 10, 2026 Governor approved April 28, 2026
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Recorded floor votes

2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

March 21, 2026 · House

Third Reading Passed

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

127 yea–0 nay · 6 not voting · 8 absent

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April 10, 2026 · Senate

Third Reading Passed

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

42 yea–0 nay · 2 not voting · 3 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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  1. House Approved by the Governor - Chapter 160
  2. House Returned Passed
  3. Senate Third Reading Passed (42-0) View roll call
  4. Senate Second Reading Passed
  5. Senate Favorable Adopted
  6. Senate Favorable Report by Finance
  7. Senate Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
  8. Senate Referred Finance
  9. House Third Reading Passed (127-0) View roll call
  10. House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
  11. House Favorable with Amendments {533426/1 Adopted
  12. House Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
  13. House Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations)
  14. House First Reading Appropriations and Health
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
2116337
LegiScan session ID
2240
Source file
var/states/maryland/source/legiscan/2240-842f860f45b5/bill/HB1559.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:49:46+00:00