Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB1181: Family Law - Children in Out-of-Home Placement - Voluntary Placement Agreements
Status: Signed into law, April 28, 2026
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 date of the Act is uncollectable.
What the bill says
An act concerning Family Law - Children in Out-of-Home Placement - Voluntary Placement Agreements FOR the purpose of 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; altering the duties of the Workgroup on Children in Unlicensed Settings and Pediatric Hospital Overstays…
From the engrossed text, March 21, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Family Law - Children in Out-of-Home Placement - Voluntary Placement Agreements FOR the purpose of 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; altering the duties of the Workgroup on Children in Unlicensed Settings and Pediatric Hospital Overstays; requiring the Department of Human Services and the Maryland Department of Health to jointly submit a certain report concerning children who are placed in an out-of-home placement under a voluntary placement agreement; and generally relating to children in out-of-home placement and voluntary placement agreements. BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - Family Law Section 5-525(a) and (d) Annotated Code of Maryland (2019 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Family Law Section 5-525(b), (c), and (e) Annotated Code of Maryland (2019 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW. [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. Underlining indicates amendments to bill. Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by amendment. *hb1181* HOUSE BILL 1181 BY adding to Article - Family Law Section 5-525(m) through (p) Annotated Code of Maryland (2019 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Chapter 479 …
Sponsors
- Heather Bagnall (D, 33C) · primary sponsor
- Tiffany Alston (D, HD-024)
- Bonnie Cullison (D, 19)
- Pam Guzzone (D, HD-013)
- Terri Hill (D, HD-012)
- Tom Hutchinson (R, HD-037)
- Johnson, Steve (D, 34A)
- Aaron Kaufman (D, HD-018)
- Nicholaus Kipke (R, HD-031B)
- Lesley Lopez (D, HD-039)
- Ashanti Martinez (D, 22)
- Morgan, Matthew (R, 29A)
Latest actions
- : Approved by the Governor - Chapter 159
- : Passed Enrolled
- : Third Reading Passed (129-0)
- : House Concurs Senate Amendments
- : Third Reading Passed (40-0)
- : Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- : Floor Amendment {393928/1 (Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee) Adopted
- : Favorable Adopted
- : Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- : Hearing 4/03 at 1:00 p.m.
Votes
- Third Reading Passed (129-0) (April 10, 2026): 129 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third Reading Passed (40-0) (April 9, 2026): 40 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third Reading Passed (127-0) (March 21, 2026): 127 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB1181?
- HB1181 is a bill in the Maryland Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Family Law - Children in Out-of-Home Placement - Voluntary Placement Agreements.
- What does HB1181 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning Family Law - Children in Out-of-Home Placement - Voluntary Placement Agreements FOR the purpose of 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; altering the duties of the Workgroup on Children in Unlicensed Settings and Pediatric Hospital Overstays…
- What is the status of HB1181?
- Signed into law as of April 28, 2026. Latest action: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 159 (April 28, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1181?
- Heather Bagnall (D, 33C), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1181?
- On the Maryland Legislature website: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb1181?ys=2026RS
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