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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Commission for Men's Health - Reestablishment [HB-1552]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Reestablishing the Maryland Commission for Men's Health in the Maryland Department of Health to develop strategies and programs, including community outreach and public-private partnerships, to raise awareness of men's health issues, encourage the participation of men in healthy behaviors such as regular checkups, and reduce disparities in morbidity rates in certain populations; and requiring the Commission to report annually by September 30 to the Governor and the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Rep. Greg Wims
Hearing Canceled on 03/13/2025
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Prior Authorizations of State Debt - Alterations [HB-1519]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Amending certain prior authorizations of State Debt to change the names of certain grantees, alter the authorized uses of certain grants, and extend the termination date of certain grants.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark S. Chang
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 643 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration Waiver Advisory Council - Establishment [SB-1027]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Disabilities ]
Establishing the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration Waiver Advisory Council to advise and provide recommendations to the Developmental Disabilities Administration on system design, service delivery, and quality enhancement strategies for the Medicaid waiver programs operated by the Administration.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Favorable With Amendments Report By Health And Government Operations on 04/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
State Government - Equal Access to Public Services for Individuals With Limited English Proficiency and Individuals With Disabilities [HB-1473]
[Disabilities ]
[Human Services ]
[Immigration ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Rights ]
Requiring the Governor's Office of Immigrant Affairs and the Department of Disabilities to convene the Maryland Language Advisory Group, by January 1, 2026, to make findings and recommendations on oversight, monitoring, investigation, and enforcement of certain provisions of law relating to equal access to public services for certain individuals; altering provisions of law relating to equal access to public services for individuals with limited English proficiency to include individuals with disabilities; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 434 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Consortium on Coordinated Community Supports - Workgroup and Study [HB-1305]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Community Development ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the Consortium on Coordinated Community Supports to convene a workgroup to study the effectiveness of the framework for community supports partnerships in meeting the needs of local school systems and equitable distribution of grant funding across the State; requiring the workgroup to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly by December 1, 2025; and prohibiting the Consortium from awarding grants in fiscal year 2026.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason C. Buckel
Hearing Canceled on 03/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Health - Report on Establishing a Directory of Home Health Care Providers [HB-1478]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health, in consultation with certain stakeholders, to submit a report on the feasibility of establishing and maintaining an online directory of home health care providers to certain committees of the General Assembly by December 31, 2025.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 748 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Sickle Cell Disease - Institutions of Higher Education - Policies, Procedures, and Educational Campaigns [HB-1352]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Disabilities ]
Prohibiting an institution of higher education from denying access or services to a student based on the student's diagnosis of sickle cell disease; requiring an institution of higher education to provide reasonable accommodations for students with sickle cell disease; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to develop an education and awareness campaign for institutions of higher education in the State regarding students with sickle cell disease; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Energy, And The Environment) on 03/18/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Discharge of Patients and Referral Services - Standards [HB-1289]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to establish by regulation standards relating to the discharge of patients from drug and alcohol treatment programs and certain referral services offered to patients by certain drug and alcohol treatment programs; and requiring the Department to submit a report on the status of the adoption and revision of regulations to implement the requirements of the Act and Chapter 580 of 2017, and a plan for the enforcement of the statutory and regulatory requirements under the Act and Chapter 580 of 2017.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason C. Buckel
Hearing Canceled on 03/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration Waiver Advisory Council - Establishment [HB-1244]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Disabilities ]
Establishing the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration Waiver Advisory Council to advise and provide recommendations to the Developmental Disabilities Administration on system design, service delivery, and quality enhancement strategies for the Medicaid waiver programs operated by the Administration.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 756 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Health - Sickle Cell Disease - Specialized Clinics and Scholarship Program for Medical Residents [HB-1306]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Science ]
[Education ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to establish certain specialized clinics for the management and treatment of sickle cell disease and establish a scholarship program for medical residents who specialize in benign or classical hematology with a focus on sickle cell disease; and requiring the Governor for fiscal year 2027 to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $6,000,000 to support clinic operations, staffing, training, and social support services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Hearing Canceled on 03/08/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Department of the Environment - Community Water and Sewerage Systems - Cybersecurity Planning and Assessments [HB-1062]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to coordinate, in coordination with the Department of Information Technology and the Maryland Department of Emergency Management, cybersecurity efforts within community water systems and community sewerage systems; establishing the roles and responsibilities of various State agencies with respect to regulating, assessing, and promoting cybersecurity efforts within the water and wastewater sector; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andrea Fletcher Harrison
Favorable With Amendments Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Commission on Behavioral Health Care Treatment and Access - Workgroups [HB-1066]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Human Services ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Commission on Behavioral Health Care Treatment and Access to establish a workgroup on the improvement of health, social, and economic outcomes related to substance use; requiring the workgroup to make recommendations on changes to State laws, policies and practices needed to mitigate the harm related to criminalization of substance use and related to the discharge of patients from substance use treatment programs; and requiring the workgroup to submit a certain report annually.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 763 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Behavioral Health Advisory Council and the Commission on Behavioral Health Care Treatment and Access - Plan to Implement Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment Requirements [HB-1083]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the Behavioral Health Advisory Council and the Commission on Behavioral Health Care Treatment and Access, through its workgroup, to implement Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment requirements; requiring the workgroup to provide recommendations to implement recommendations in a certain Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services State Health Official letter; and requiring the Maryland Department of Health to report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly by January 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 687 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Health - Maryland Interested Parties Advisory Group - Establishment [HB-1142]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing the Maryland Interested Parties Advisory Group to ensure adequate access to applicable home- and community-based services in the State; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to provide certain support to the Advisory Group; and requiring by September 1 each year beginning in 2026, the Advisory Group to report its activities and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 754 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Community-Based Residential Facilities - Licensing Entities - Provision of Licensing Criteria and Single Point of Contact [HB-1136]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring a licensing authority, on request, to provide to an interested party the criteria used by the licensing authority to determine whether to issue a license for or renew a license of a community facility; and requiring a licensing authority to designate a single point of contact to respond to complaints, concerns, or issues regarding a community facility.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel I Rosenberg
Hearing Canceled on 03/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Community-Based Residential Facilities - Licensing Entities - Provision of Licensing Criteria and Single Point of Contact [SB-945]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring a licensing authority, on request, to provide to an interested party the criteria used by the licensing authority to determine whether to issue a license for or renew a license of a community facility; and requiring a licensing authority to designate a single point of contact to respond to complaints, concerns, or issues regarding a community facility.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin T. Brooks
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Immigration Enforcement - Sensitive Locations - Access, Guidance, and Policies (Protecting Sensitive Locations Act) [SB-828]
[Immigration ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Education ]
[Libraries ]
Prohibiting certain schools, libraries, and units of State government that operate at certain sensitive locations from allowing certain federal personnel to access certain areas, subject to certain exceptions; requiring the Attorney General to develop guidance regarding immigration enforcement at certain sensitive locations and guidance regarding individuals interacting with certain federal personnel; and requiring certain schools, libraries and units of State government to adopt policies consistent with the guidelines.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Smith
Third Reading Passed (34-13) on 04/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Health - Maryland Interested Parties Advisory Group - Establishment [SB-920]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing the Maryland Interested Parties Advisory Group to ensure adequate access to applicable home- and community-based services in the State; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to provide certain support to the Advisory Group; requiring by September 1 each year, beginning in 2026, the Advisory Group to report its activities and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly; and requiring the Department to post the report to the Department's website within 30 days after the report has been finalized.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dawn D. Gile
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Department of the Environment - Community Water and Sewerage Systems - Cybersecurity Planning and Assessments [SB-871]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to coordinate, in coordination with the Department of Information Technology and the Maryland Department of Emergency Management, cybersecurity efforts within community water systems and community sewerage systems; establishing the roles and responsibilities of various State agencies with respect to regulating, assessing, and promoting cybersecurity efforts within the water and wastewater sector; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Fry Hester
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 495 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Behavioral Health Advisory Council and the Commission on Behavioral Health Care Treatment and Access - Plan to Implement Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment Requirements [SB-790]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Disabilities ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the Behavioral Health Advisory Council and the Commission on Behavioral Health Care Treatment and Access, through its workgroup on youth behavioral health, individuals with developmental disabilities, and individuals with complex behavioral health needs, to provide recommendations to implement Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment requirements; requiring the workgroup to create a plan to implement the recommendations in a certain Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services State Health Official letter; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm L. Augustine
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 686 on 05/20/2025