SB 191

Withdrawn

Family Law - Children in Need of Assistance - Unlicensed Settings

Sponsor: Chair, Judicial Proceedings CommitteeCommittee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Family LawStatus: Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting a child in need of assistance from being placed in an unlicensed setting except under certain circumstances.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 4FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 8UnfavorableINFO 7Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Tauler, Ashleylobbyist	Maryland Coalition of Families	Oral
FAV	Vormelker, Will	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
FAV	Caldwell, Diane	Individual	Oral
FAV	Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee, Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee	Individual	Oral
UNF	Stine, Jennifer	CASA of Baltimore County, Inc.	Oral
UNF	Philip, Diana	Coalition to Protect Maryland's Children	Written (PDF)
UNF	Berger, Meganlobbyist	Disability Rights Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Ruth, Laure	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Position only
UNF	McClellan, Daphne	NASW Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Mirviss, Mitchell	Venable LLP	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Krone, Christinelobbyist	Individual	Position only
UNF	Schagrin, judith	Individual	Oral
FWA	López, Rafael	Department of Human Services	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Boro-Hernandez, Rachel	Johns Hopkins Hospital	Oral
INFO	Lee, Melanie	Luminis Health	Oral
INFO	Fitzpatrick, Lauren	Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center	Oral
INFO	Krienke, Janelobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Lichterman, Hayley	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Pearlman, Megan	University of Maryland Medical Center	Oral
INFO	Hessler, Thereselobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

CASA of Baltimore County, Inc.UNF 1

Coalition to Protect Maryland's ChildrenUNF 1

Department of Human ServicesFWA 1

Disability Rights MarylandUNF 1

Johns Hopkins HospitalINFO 1

Luminis HealthINFO 1

Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical CenterINFO 1

Maryland Coalition of FamiliesFAV 1

Maryland Hospital AssociationINFO 1

Maryland JudiciaryFAV 1

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceUNF 1

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderINFO 1

NASW MarylandUNF 1

University of Maryland Medical CenterINFO 1

Venable LLPUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVTauler, AshleyMaryland Coalition of FamiliesRegistered for: Maryland Coalition of Families

UNFBerger, MeganDisability Rights MarylandRegistered for: Disability Rights Maryland

UNFKrone, ChristineRegistered for: American Coatings Association; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; City of Rockville; Coordinating Center for Home and Community Care, The, LLC (dba The Coordinating Center); Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.; LifeSpan Network…

INFOKrienke, JaneMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association

INFOHessler, ThereseRegistered for: City of Gaithersburg; Elevate Recovery Centers; Evolve Kids Care; Evolve Life Centers; High Roller Technologies; Laila's Gift…