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Bills affecting Adoptive or foster parent in Maryland (2026 session)
CivicRadar surfaces 32 active Maryland bills this session that affect adoptive or foster parent constituents directly. Your rep needs to hear from you before the vote.
Top 20 bills, ranked
Ranked by how strongly each bill matches the adoptive or foster parent community, weighted by stage, recency, advocacy-org consensus, and sponsor support.
- 01MD · SB626In committee
Sex Designation on Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards and Birth Information Histories (Birth Certificate Modernization Act)
- 02MD · HB628In committee
Human Services - Foster Care Transition Grant Program - Establishment
- 03MD · HB666In committee
Research Facilities and Testing Facilities That Use Animals - Prohibitions and Adoption Requirements (Animal Research Modernization and Best Practices Act of 2026)
- 04MD · HB818In committee
Higher Education - Foster Care Recipients and Homeless Youth - Tuition Exemption and Associated Benefits
- 05MD · HB1272In committee
Family Law - Kinship Care
- 06MD · HB1500In committee
State Agencies - Adoption of Regulations - Required
- 07MD · HB1521In committee
Income Tax - Credit for Contributions, Volunteerism, and Employment Initiatives for At-Risk Youth
- 08MD · SB604In committee
Adoption, Foster Care, and Public Services - Prohibition Against Discrimination
- 09MD · HB570In committee
Foster Care – Adjacent County Applicants and Reporting Requirements
- 10MD · HB915On floor
Workgroup on Aging Out of Foster Care
- 11MD · HB982In committee
Higher Education - Tuition Exemption for Foster Care Recipients - Eligibility
- 12MD · HB1258In committee
Child Placement Services - Advertising by Unlicensed Person - Prohibition
- 13MD · HB980Introduced
Family Law and Human Services - Guardianship Assistance Program and State Foster Youth Ombudsman - Establishment (Kanaiyah's Law)
- 14MD · HB1181Introduced
Family Law - Children in Out-of-Home Placement - Voluntary Placement Agreements
- 15MD · HB1559Introduced
Children in Unlicensed Settings and Pediatric Hospital Overstay Patients - Placement
- 16MD · HB1593Introduced
Community Pathways Waiver - Adoption of Regulations
- 17MD · HB1629Introduced
Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Discharge of Patients and Referral Services - Standards
- 18MD · SB1006Introduced
Maryland State Flag Protection Act
- 19MD · HB1305Introduced
State Child Welfare System - Reporting
- 20MD · HB1403In committee
Election Law - Initiative Process
- What adoptive or foster parent bills are moving in Maryland in 2026?
- CivicRadar currently tracks 32 Maryland bills this session that affect adoptive or foster parent constituents including Sex Designation on Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards and Birth Information Histories (Birth Certificate Modernization Act); Human Services - Foster Care Transition Grant Program - Establishment; Research Facilities and Testing Facilities That Use Animals - Prohibitions and Adoption Requirements (Animal Research Modernization and Best Practices Act of 2026).
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- Enter your ZIP code on the CivicRadar home page. CivicRadar looks up your state and federal representatives automatically, and every bill page includes a tool to email or call them directly.
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- How does CivicRadar decide which bills affect adoptive or foster parent people?
- CivicRadar matches bill text, sponsor signals, and advocacy-organization positions against a curated set of identity keywords, then ranks by legislative stage and recency. See the Methodology page for the full breakdown.
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