SB 452

Child Care Affordability Commission - Establishment

Sponsor: Nancy J. King (District 39)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: ChildrenStatus: Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Child Care Affordability Commission to study and make recommendations regarding child care affordability in the State; 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 25FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Reyes, Ruth Carolina	Arco Iris Bilingual Children's Center	Oral
FAV	Miller, Kristen	Celebree Schools	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jahromi, Laura	Children's Opportunity Alliance	Written (PDF)
FAV	Colmers, Elly	Compass Advocacy	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	Cornerstone Government Affairs	Position only
FAV	Roberts-King, Hilary	Downtown Baltimore Child Care	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Webb, Cynthia	Frederick Country Day Montessori School	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	ALBERTSEN, RANDI	Innovations in Education, LLC	Oral
FAV	Lopez, Christina	MDAEYC	Oral
FAV	DANIELS, RUBY	MSFCCA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kovacs, Lisa	Maryland Association of Local Management Boards	Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Day, Garrettlobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Weeldreyer, Lauralobbyist	Maryland Family Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Nash, Lynnlobbyist	Maryland Military 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	Levine, Brianlobbyist	Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jones, Tiffany	Montgomery County Community Action Board	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rubenstein, Cynthia	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bagwell, Ashlielobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	King, Senator Nancy	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rice, Robin	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator King, Senator Kinglegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator King, Senator Kinglegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Wiggins, Grasonlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Wieland, Tom	Ritchie Pharmacy , Brooklyn Park, Md.	Position only
FWA	London, Rachel	Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council	Written (PDF)
FWA	Kolp, Ande	Individual	Written (PDF)

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVDews, ChristopherCornerstone Government AffairsRegistered for: Advance Maryland Education Fund; Beyond Impact; Center for Urban Families; Dews & Associates; Out for Justice, Inc.; REFORM Alliance…

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

FAVWeeldreyer, LauraMaryland Family NetworkRegistered for: Maryland Family Network

FAVNash, LynnMaryland Military CoalitionRegistered for: Maryland Military Coalition

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…

SB 452

What this bill does

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