HB 862

Child Care Affordability Commission - Establishment

Sponsor: Jared Solomon (District 18)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: ChildrenStatus: Referred to interim study by Ways and Means (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Child Care Affordability Commission to study and make recommendations regarding obstacles and barriers to child care affordability in the State; requiring the Commission to consider certain economic measures to support working families; and requiring the Commission to submit an interim report by January 1, 2026, and a final report of its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly by December 1, 2026.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 22FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Kovacs, Lisa	Anne Arundel County Partnership for Children, Youth, and Families	Written (PDF)
FAV	Martinez, Madelinlobbyist	Catholic Charities	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dingus, Wendy	Charles County Family Day Care Association, Inc.	Oral
FAV	Jahromi, Laura	Children's Opportunity Alliance	Written (PDF)
FAV	Colmers, Elly	Compass Advocacy	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	ALBERTSEN, RANDI	Innovations in Education, LLC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bridges, Kam	Job Opportunities Task Force	Written (PDF)
FAV	DANIELS, RUBY	MSFCCA	Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Day, Garrettlobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Weeldreyer, Lauralobbyist	Maryland Family Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Peusch, Christina	Maryland State Child Care Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Snyder, Co-Chair, Abby	Marylanders Against Poverty	Written (PDF)
FAV	Womack, Margarita	MasPanadas	Oral
FAV	Levine, Brianlobbyist	Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rubenstein, Cynthia	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Webb, Cynthia	The Learning Bee	Oral
FAV	OMalley, Catherine	Women's Law Center	Position only
FAV	Bagwell, Ashlielobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Solomon, Delegate Solomonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Solomon, Jared	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wiggins, Grasonlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	London, Rachel	Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council	Written (PDF)
FWA	Nash, Lynnlobbyist	Maryland Military Coalition / Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S. Public Health Services	Written (PDF)
INFO	Houck, Madeline	Maryland State Department of Education	Written (PDF)

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMartinez, MadelinCatholic CharitiesRegistered for: Catholic Charities

FAVO'Day, GarrettMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference

FAVWeeldreyer, LauraMaryland Family NetworkRegistered for: Maryland Family Network

FAVLevine, BrianMontgomery County Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce

FAVBagwell, AshlieRegistered for: AbbVie Inc.; Aligned Data Centers; American Academy of Anesthesiology Assistants, Inc.; Atmosphere Data Centers LLC; Baltimore Civic Fund, Inc.; Beltway Fine Wine…

FAVWiggins, GrasonRegistered for: Maryland Chamber of Commerce; United Way of Central Maryland, Inc.; Madison Marquette Property Investments LLC; Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund; Family Tree, The; OVG Facilities…

FWANash, LynnMaryland Military Coalition / Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S. Public Health ServicesRegistered for: Maryland Military Coalition

HB 862

What this bill does

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