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type: "Bill"
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title: "Maryland Child Care Credential Program - Extension of Funding"
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description: "Maryland Child Care Credential Program - Extension of Funding"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
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legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 561"
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citation: "Maryland HB 561 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["McCaskill", "Palakovich Carr"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2026-01-28"
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last_action: "2026-05-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c71b5c02-b877-4a27-8201-f53ca7d3494d"
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source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0561?ys=2026RS"
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source_hash: "bac400a0161a0a6392597f25b1b20b9d56657365e5e156dbefc4099400241a69"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
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---
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# Maryland HB 561 (2026) — Maryland Child Care Credential Program - Extension of Funding
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Chapter - Maryland Child Care Credential Program - Extension of Funding** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_623_hb0561e.pdf)
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2. **Enrolled - Maryland Child Care Credential Program - Extension of Funding** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0561e.pdf)
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3. **First - Maryland Child Care Credential Program - Extension of Funding** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0561f.pdf)
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4. **Third - Maryland Child Care Credential Program - Extension of Funding** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0561t.pdf)
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## Votes
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- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **118–13** (pass) · lower
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- On Third Reading (Amend) — **41–0** (pass) · upper
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- On Third Reading — **104–32** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- McCaskill — primary (person)
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- Palakovich Carr — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-28** First Reading Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-06** Reassigned to Appropriations Ways and Means
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- **2026-02-09** Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations)
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- **2026-03-10** Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-10** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-10** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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- **2026-03-11** Third Reading Passed `passage`
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- **2026-03-12** Referred Budget and Taxation `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-23** Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.
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- **2026-04-08** Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-04-08** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-04-08** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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- **2026-04-09** Third Reading Passed `passage`
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- **2026-04-10** House Concurs Senate Amendments
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- **2026-04-10** Third Reading Passed `passage`
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- **2026-04-10** Passed Enrolled
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- **2026-05-26** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 623 `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c71b5c02-b877-4a27-8201-f53ca7d3494d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).
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