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Maryland General Assembly · HB1181 · Approved by the Governor - Chapter 159 (Chapter 159)

Family Law - Children in Out-of-Home Placement - Voluntary Placement Agreements

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Officially: “Family Law - Children in Out-of-Home Placement - Voluntary Placement Agreements Read the full text

2026 session

What it does

Altering provisions relating to children who are placed in an out-of-home placement by a local department of social services under a voluntary placement agreement; requiring, by October 1, 2029, the Department of Human Services and the Maryland Department of Health to jointly submit a report to certain entities concerning children who are placed in an out-of-home placement under a voluntary placement agreement; and establishing that certain child support due to the State before the effective dat
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Where it is

First reading, house of origin · Feb 10, 2026
Hearing · Mar 3, 2026
Committee report, house of origin: Favorable with Amendments · Mar 19, 2026
Second reading, house of origin: Passed with Amendments · Mar 6, 2026
Third reading, house of origin: Passed · Mar 8, 2026
First reading, opposite house · Mar 6, 2026
Committee report, opposite house: Favorable · Apr 8, 2026
Second reading, opposite house: Passed with Amendments · Mar 20, 2026
Third reading, opposite house: Passed with Amendments · Mar 21, 2026

The numbers

19
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Delegate BagnallDelegate AlstonDelegate CullisonDelegate GuzzoneDelegate HillDelegate HutchinsonDelegate Johnson, S.Delegate KaufmanDelegate KipkeDelegate LopezDelegate MartinezDelegate Morgan, M.Delegate ReillyDelegate RosenbergDelegate RossDelegate SzeligaDelegate TaverasDelegate White HollandDelegate Woorman
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 159 (as of Aug 30, 2026).