SB0672 • 2026

Prince George's County - Expanding Access to Early Childhood Education and Child Care

Children Education

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Senator A. Washington
Last action: 2026-03-31
Official status: In the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (132-1)
Effective date: 2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Prince George's County - Expanding Access to Early Childhood Education and Child Care

Requiring the Prince George's County government to develop an implementation and financing plan to expand access to high-quality early childhood education and child care in Prince George's County for children from birth through 3 years; requiring the county government to consult with certain entities; and requiring the plan to include certain analyses.

What This Bill Does

Requiring the Prince George's County government to develop an implementation and financing plan to expand access to high-quality early childhood education and child care in Prince George's County for children from birth through 3 years; requiring the county government to consult with certain entities; and requiring the plan to include certain analyses.

Limits and Unknowns

This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

633425/1

None • Prince George's County Delegation

Floor Amendment { 633425/1 (Prince George's County Delegation) Adopted

Plain English: AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL 672 (Third Reading File Bill) AMENDMENT NO.

AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL 672 (Third Reading File Bill) AMENDMENT NO.
1 On page 1, in line 5, strike “government” and substitute “ public school system”; and in line 7, strike “county government” and substitute “public school system”.
AMENDMENT NO.
2 On page 1, in lines 13 and 17, in each instance, strike “ government” and substitute “public school system”; and in line 18, strike “ the Prince George’s County Public School System,”.

953721/1

None

Favorable with Amendments { 953721/1 Adopted

Plain English: AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL 672 (First Reading File Bill) AMENDMENT NO.

AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL 672 (First Reading File Bill) AMENDMENT NO.
1 On page 1, in line 4, strike “State Department of Education” and substitute “Prince George’s County government”; and in line 7, strike “Department” and substitute “county government”.
AMENDMENT NO.
2 On page 1, in line 12, strike “State Department of Education” and substitute “Prince George’s County government ”; in line 15, strike “Department” and substitute “Prince George’s County government”; in the same line, after “with” insert “the”; in line 16, after “County” insert “ Public School System, the Prince George’s C ounty Council, the State Department of Education, businesses, ”; and in the same line, strike “State agencies” and substitute “organizations”.

Bill History

2026-04-11 House
Favorable Report by Ways and Means
2026-03-31 House
Floor Amendment { 633425/1 (Prince George's County Delegation) Adopted
2026-03-31 House
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (132-1)
2026-03-28 House
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2026-03-25 House
Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-03-20 Senate
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
2026-03-11 House
Referred Ways and Means
2026-03-06 Senate
Third Reading Passed (43-0)
2026-03-04 Senate
Favorable with Amendments { 953721/1 Adopted
2026-03-04 Senate
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2026-02-10 Senate
Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-02-06 Senate
First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Maryland General Assembly
Text - First - Prince George's County - Expanding Access to Early Childhood Education and Child Care
Maryland General Assembly
Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the Environment
Maryland General Assembly
Text - Third - Prince George's County - Expanding Access to Early Childhood Education and Child Care
Maryland General Assembly
Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means

Official Summary Text

Requiring the Prince George's County government to develop an implementation and financing plan to expand access to high-quality early childhood education and child care in Prince George's County for children from birth through 3 years; requiring the county government to consult with certain entities; and requiring the plan to include certain analyses.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
amendment.
*sb0672*

SENATE BILL 672
F3 6lr3388

By: Senator A. Washington
Introduced and read first time: February 6, 2026
Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: March 4, 2026

CHAPTER ______

AN ACT concerning 1

Prince George’s County – Expanding Access to Early Childhood Education and 2
Child Care 3

FOR the purpose of requiring the State Department of Education Prince George’s County 4
government to develop an implementation and financing plan to expand access to 5
high–quality early childhood education and child care in Prince George’s County for 6
children from birth through 3 years; requiring the Department county government 7
to consult with certain entities; requiring the plan to include certain analyses; and 8
generally relating to early childhood education and child care in Prince George’s 9
County. 10

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 11
That: 12

(a) The State Department of Education Prince George’s County government shall 13
develop an implementation and financing plan to expand access to high –quality early 14
childhood education and child care in Prince George’s County for children from birth 15
through 3 years. 16

(b) To complete the plan, the Department Prince George’s County government 17
shall consult with the Prince George’s County Public School System, the Prince George’s 18
County Counc il, the State Department of Education, businesses, and relevant State 19
agencies organizations. 20

(1) the cost to parents, the county, and the State; 1

(2) the workforce needs of early childhood education and ch ild care 2
providers to expand access; 3

(3) the capacity of early childhood education and child care providers to 4
serve more children; and 5

(4) additional county and State revenue options to expand access. 6

(d) On or before December 1, 2026 2027, the Department county government shall 7
submit the plan to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government 8
Article, the General Assembly and the members of the Prince George’s County Delegation 9
to the General Assembly. 10

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 11
1, 2026. 12

Approved:
________________________________________________________________________________
Governor.
________________________________________________________________________________
President of the Senate.
________________________________________________________________________________
Speaker of the House of Delegates.