HB1321Introduced in the House of Delegates
Child Care Scholarship Program - Application Process and Copays - Alterations
Introduced by Julie Palakovich Carr, District 17
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
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.
Where it stands
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 595
May 26, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
SenateStage: Third Reading Passed · April 13, 2026
43
Yes
0
No
4
Absent or Not Voting
47 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mike McKay | 1 | Yes |
| Paul Corderman | 2 | Yes |
| Karen Lewis Young | 3 | Yes |
| William Folden | 4 | Yes |
| Justin Ready | 5 | Yes |
| Johnny Salling | 6 | Yes |
| J.B. Jennings | 7 | Yes |
| Carl Jackson | 8 | Yes |
| Katie Hester | 9 | Yes |
| Benjamin Brooks | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
First Reading Ways and Means and Appropriations
Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means)
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
Favorable with Amendments {573921/1 Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Third Reading Passed (130-6)
Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment Budget and Taxation
Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment)
Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Favorable Adopted
Second Reading Passed
Third Reading Passed (43-0)
Returned Passed
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 595
Verify the information
- Official page on the Maryland Legislature website
- Favorable with Amendments 573921/1 Adopted (amendment)
- Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means (supplement)
- Vote - House - Committee - Appropriations (supplement)
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the Environment (supplement)
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and Taxation (supplement)
- Introduced (text)
- Engrossed (text)
- Chaptered (text)
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