HB849Introduced in the House of Delegates
Child Care Scholarship Program - Freeze in Enrollment - Exceptions and Waitlist
Introduced by Bernice Mireku-North, District 14
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
Prohibiting a freeze in enrollment in the Child Care Scholarship Program from including certain individuals enrolled in certain governmental support programs, children with siblings enrolled in the Program, and children who are homeless; requiring the State Department of Education to establish a waitlist for the Program under certain conditions; requiring the Department to give priority for enrollment in the Program to certain individuals on the waitlist; requiring a new application for the program that collects certain information; etc.
Where it stands
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 594
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 | Not Voting |
| Benjamin Brooks | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
First Reading Ways and Means
Reassigned to Ways and Means Appropriations
Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means)
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
Favorable with Amendments {193322/1 Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Third Reading Passed (123-13)
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 594
Verify the information
- Official page on the Maryland Legislature website
- Favorable with Amendments 193322/1 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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