---
type: "Bill"
title: "Child in Need of Assistance – Neglect – Cannabis Use"
description: "Child in Need of Assistance – Neglect – Cannabis Use"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 232"
citation: "Maryland HB 232 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Williams"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-23"
last_action: "2023-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/acc5e923-d3d4-4f73-b57c-bad45931c2b3"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0232?ys=2023RS&search=True"
source_hash: "eca45432dc8c78a9d619119efe025aab4896f6776928db54dd05df77eb17ce63"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
---

# Maryland HB 232 (2023) — Child in Need of Assistance – Neglect – Cannabis Use

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chapter - Child in Need of Assistance – Neglect – Cannabis Use** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/Chapters_noln/CH_767_hb0232e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Child in Need of Assistance – Neglect – Cannabis Use** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/hb/hb0232e.pdf)
3. **First - Child in Need of Assistance – Neglect – Cannabis Use** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/hb/hb0232f.pdf)
4. **Third - Child in Need of Assistance – Neglect – Cannabis Use** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/hb/hb0232t.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Williams — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-01-23** First Reading Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-25** Hearing 2/02 at 2:30 p.m.
- **2023-02-27** Favorable Report by Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-28** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-02** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-03-03** Referred Judicial Proceedings `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-16** Hearing 3/22 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2023-03-21** Hearing canceled
- **2023-04-03** Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-03** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-03** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2023-04-04** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-07** House Concurs Senate Amendments
- **2023-04-07** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-07** Passed Enrolled
- **2023-05-16** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 767 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/acc5e923-d3d4-4f73-b57c-bad45931c2b3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).