---
type: "Bill"
title: "Child Abuse and Neglect – Investigations – Timeliness"
description: "Child Abuse and Neglect – Investigations – Timeliness"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 1248"
citation: "Maryland HB 1248 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Valentino-Smith"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 15
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-02-11"
last_action: "2022-04-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/acb662b3-fac7-4dca-9825-2dddaf95bd0d"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb1248?ys=2022RS&search=True"
source_hash: "33158cc9b5dc94bf141d7ea1082b76db8cef8d8fba8c9e46089367c778559812"
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 1248 (2022) — Child Abuse and Neglect – Investigations – Timeliness

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Child Abuse and Neglect – Investigations – Timeliness** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/Chapters_noln/CH_200_hb1248e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Child Abuse and Neglect – Investigations – Timeliness** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/hb/hb1248e.pdf)
3. **First - Child Abuse and Neglect – Investigations – Timeliness** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/hb/hb1248f.pdf)
4. **Third - Child Abuse and Neglect – Investigations – Timeliness** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/hb/hb1248t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading (Amend) — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **131–0** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **137–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Valentino-Smith — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-11** First Reading Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-14** Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2022-03-17** Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-17** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-17** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2022-03-18** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-03-21** Referred Judicial Proceedings `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-05** Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-05** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-05** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2022-04-06** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-04-07** House Concurs Senate Amendments
- **2022-04-07** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-04-07** Passed Enrolled
- **2022-04-21** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 200 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/acb662b3-fac7-4dca-9825-2dddaf95bd0d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).