---
type: "Bill"
title: "Adult Protective Services – Modifications"
description: "Adult Protective Services – Modifications"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 282"
citation: "Maryland HB 282 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-09-18"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e8a3eb63-5a59-4173-8c50-1b49996a2598"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0282?ys=2026RS"
source_hash: "432fa69aeac8b0fb22fd6fa9ff979e7187b4868c702a0529e757e0ff63f49a4d"
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 282 (2026) — Adult Protective Services – Modifications

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Adult Protective Services – Modifications** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_652_hb0282t.pdf)
2. **First - Adult Protective Services – Modifications** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0282f.pdf)
3. **Third - Adult Protective Services – Modifications** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0282t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **132–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Chair, Judiciary Committee — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-09-18** Pre-filed `introduction`
- **2026-01-14** First Reading Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-16** Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m.
- **2026-01-22** Hearing canceled
- **2026-01-22** Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-03-18** Favorable Report by Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-18** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-18** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-03-19** Referred Judicial Proceedings `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-09** Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-09** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-13** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-13** Returned Passed
- **2026-05-26** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 652 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e8a3eb63-5a59-4173-8c50-1b49996a2598`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).