2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB497: Residential Child Care Programs - Transportation Companies - Regulation (Preventing Abduction in Youth Transport Act of 2025)

Legislative Summary

Prohibiting transportation companies that transport children to residential child care programs from using certain restraints unless there is a substantial likelihood of imminent serious physical harm to a child or others; prohibiting transportation companies that transport children to residential child care programs from picking up children between the hours of 9 p.m. and 6 a.m.; authorizing an individual and the Attorney General to bring a certain civil action against certain transportation companies; and applying the Act prospectively.

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Bill History

1/20/2025
First Reading Judiciary
House of Delegates
1/27/2025
Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Favorable with Amendments {133728/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
4/3/2025
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
House of Delegates
4/3/2025
Referred Rules
Senate
4/7/2025
Rereferred to Finance
Senate
4/7/2025
Favorable Report by Finance
Senate
4/7/2025
Favorable Adopted
Senate
4/7/2025
Second Reading Passed
Senate
4/7/2025
Motion Rules Suspend Two Readings Same Day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Gile) Adopted
Senate
4/7/2025
Third Reading Passed (44-0)
Senate
4/7/2025
Returned Passed
House of Delegates

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 133728/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 133728/1 Adopted

4/2/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
4/3/2025
138
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/7/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text4/2/2025142.7 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/21/2025111.4 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197059.5 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197036.9 KB