---
type: "Bill"
title: "Child Abuse and Neglect - Disclosure of Reports and Records"
description: "Child Abuse and Neglect - Disclosure of Reports and Records"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1326"
citation: "Maryland HB 1326 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cardin", "Conaway", "Mangione", "McComas", "Moreno", "Nkongolo", "Phillips", "Simmons", "Simpson", "Williams", "Wilson", "Woods"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 25
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-12"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5910d957-efa0-4003-9f14-76f8a320854e"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb1326?ys=2026RS"
source_hash: "50daf2b542924eb1e803bcfe76f7d43d390fbe9fe8d7a68e226f8a360229e4d4"
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 1326 (2026) — Child Abuse and Neglect - Disclosure of Reports and Records

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Child Abuse and Neglect - Disclosure of Reports and Records** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_790_hb1326e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Child Abuse and Neglect - Disclosure of Reports and Records** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1326e.pdf)
3. **First - Child Abuse and Neglect - Disclosure of Reports and Records** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1326f.pdf)
4. **Third - Child Abuse and Neglect - Disclosure of Reports and Records** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1326t.pdf)

## Votes

- Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. — **42–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **132–0** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **130–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cardin — primary (person)
- Conaway — primary (person)
- Mangione — primary (person)
- McComas — primary (person)
- Moreno — primary (person)
- Nkongolo — primary (person)
- Phillips — primary (person)
- Simmons — primary (person)
- Simpson — primary (person)
- Williams — primary (person)
- Wilson — primary (person)
- Woods — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-12** First Reading Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-13** Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-03-19** Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-19** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-19** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-03-20** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-03-23** Referred Judicial Proceedings `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-06** Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-07** Favorable `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-07** Motion Special Order until 4/8 (Senator Hayes) Adopted
- **2026-04-08** Favorable `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-08** Motion Special Order until Next Session (Senator Hayes) Adopted
- **2026-04-08** Favorable `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-08** Motion Special Order until 4/10 (Senator Hayes) Adopted
- **2026-04-10** Favorable `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-10** Motion Special Order until Next Session (Senator James) Adopted
- **2026-04-10** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-10** Floor Amendment {
- **2026-04-10** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-04-10** Motion Rules Suspend Two Readings Same Day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Hershey) Adopted
- **2026-04-10** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-11** House Concurs Senate Amendments
- **2026-04-11** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-11** Passed Enrolled
- **2026-05-26** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 790 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5910d957-efa0-4003-9f14-76f8a320854e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).