Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB1490: Family Investment Program - Temporary Cash Assistance - Good Cause and Adequate Reason Exceptions
Status: Signed into law, May 26, 2026
Prohibiting the Department of Human Services from denying an application or reducing or terminating temporary cash assistance from an individual if the individual has good cause or an adequate reason for noncooperation with child support; defining "good cause" as circumstances in which cooperation with child support may be against the best interest of the child; requiring the Family Investment Program to determine that there is good cause for noncooperation with child support using certain criteria; etc.
What the bill says
An act concerning Family Investment Program - Temporary Cash Assistance - Good Cause and Adequate Reason Exceptions FOR the purpose of prohibiting the Department of Human Services from denying an application or reducing or terminating temporary cash assistance from an individual if the individual has good cause or an adequate reason for noncooperation with child support under certain criteria; requiring the Secretary of Human Services to establish certain criteria for determining good cause for noncooperation with child support…
From the enrolled text, June 3, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Family Investment Program - Temporary Cash Assistance - Good Cause and Adequate Reason Exceptions FOR the purpose of prohibiting the Department of Human Services from denying an application or reducing or terminating temporary cash assistance from an individual if the individual has good cause or an adequate reason for noncooperation with child support under certain criteria; requiring the Secretary of Human Services to establish certain criteria for determining good cause for noncooperation with child support; requiring the Family Investment Program to determine that there is good cause for noncooperation with child support using certain criteria; requiring the Child Support Enforcement Agency Administration to determine that there is adequate reason for noncooperation with child support using certain criteria; and generally relating to temporary cash assistance. BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - Human Services Section 5-101(c) 5-101(c) and (e), 5-301(c), and 5-308(c) Annotated Code of Maryland (2019 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY adding to Article - Human Services Section 5-308(d) through (g) Annotated Code of Maryland (2019 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Human Services Section 5-308(d) and 5-312(e) Annotated Code of Maryland (2019 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: Article …