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Maryland 2026

HB 980

Family Law and Human Services - Guardianship Assistance Program and State Foster Youth Ombudsman - Establishment (Kanaiyah's Law)

Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-11-09 10:11:02 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Maryland
Session
2026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Administrative Agencies, Age of Majority, Attorney General, Attorneys, Budget and Management, Department of, Budgets, Child Custody, Children, Circuit Courts, Commercial Property, Complaints, Crimes and Punishments, Criminal Background Investigations, Disabilities, Disclosure, Discrimination, Education, Electronic Government, Ex-Offenders, Family Law, Foster Care, Group Homes, Health, Hearings, Hotels and Motels, Housing, Human Services, Department of, Inspections, Investigations and Inquiries, Judges, Judicial Review, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency, Law Enforcement, Legislation, Licenses, Minors, Notices, Oaths, Ombudsmen, Parents and Guardians, Penalties and Sentences, Petitions, Privacy, Public Information, Records, Recruitment and Hiring, Registration, Reports, Rules and Regulations, Safety, Salaries and Compensation, Social Services, Social Workers, Standards and Best Practices, State Aid, State Employees, State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials, State Police, Department of, Subpoenas, Telephones, Testimony, Time, Trials, Witnesses, Work, Labor, and Employment
Introduced / first action
2026-02-06 00:00:00

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Approved by the Governor - Chapter 158

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  2. Returned Passed

  3. Third Reading Passed

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  4. Second Reading Passed

  5. Favorable Adopted

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  6. Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings

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  7. Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.

  8. Referred Judicial Proceedings

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  9. Third Reading Passed

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  10. Second Reading Passed with Amendments

  11. Favorable with Amendments {

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  12. Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary

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  13. Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.

  14. First Reading Judiciary

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