Children's Behavioral Health Coalition
2025 Legislative Bill Tracking
Tuesday, July 1, 2025 7:11 PM


Bill (Crossfile)Bill Title & Upcoming HearingsSponsorStatusPositionTestimony
SB 310 Education - Youth Suicide Prevention School Program - Revisions

Expands the focus and scope of the state’s Youth Suicide Prevention School Program to include awareness of gambling addiction, trauma or violence occurring out of the school, and referrals to needed behavioral health services.
Simonaire
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 246 (5/6) Support with AmendmentSB0310_MHAMD_FAVWA.pdf (2-18)
SB 359 (HB 185) Therapeutic Child Care Grant Program - Funding - Alterations

Extends a grant program that supports childcare for children under the age of six who have developmental delays, physical disabilities, or delays in social, emotional or behavioral functioning.
King
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 239 (5/6) SupportSB0359_MHAMD_Fav.pdf (1-27)
SB 696 (HB 962) Public Health - Pediatric Hospital Overstay Patients and Workgroup on Children in Unlicensed Settings and Pediatric Overstays

Expands the scope of Maryland's hospital registry and referral system to better serve pediatric overstay patients, creates pediatric overstay coordinators in the Department of Health and the Department of Human Services to organize and manage interagency policies and procedures related to this population, and establishes a workgroup to review data and develop a plan to end the use of pediatric overstays and placements in unlicensed settings.
Beidle
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 480 (5/13) SupportSB0696_MHAMD_Fav.pdf (2-18)
SB 790 (HB 1083) 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

Requires the development of recommendations for implementing federal guidance related to the screening, diagnosis and treatment of behavioral health conditions in children and youth.
Augustine
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 686 (5/20) SupportSB0790_MHAMD_Fav.pdf (3-2)
SB 827 (HB 1107) Juvenile Law - Confinement and Restrictive Housing - Limitations

Limits the circumstances under which an incarcerated minor may be placed in restrictive housing (solitary confinement) and prohibits placement of a minor in restrictive housing for longer than six hours.
Love
In the Senate - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (2/4) SupportSB0827_MHAMD_Fav.pdf (2-18)
SB 897 (HB 1316) Primary and Secondary Education - Student Technology and Social Media Resource Guide

Requires the State Department of Education, in coordination with the National Center for School Mental Health, to develop and publish a resource guide with information and guidance on safe internet, technology, and social media usage by K-12 students.
Love
In the Senate - Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (4/7) Monitor
HB 185 (SB 359) Therapeutic Child Care Grant Program - Funding - Alterations

Extends a grant program that supports childcare for children under the age of six who have developmental delays, physical disabilities, or delays in social, emotional or behavioral functioning.
Mireku-North
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 238 (5/6) SupportHB0185_MHAMD_Fav.pdf (1-27)
HB 962 (SB 696) Public Health - Pediatric Hospital Overstay Patients and Workgroup on Children in Unlicensed Settings and Pediatric Overstays

Expands the scope of Maryland's hospital registry and referral system to better serve pediatric overstay patients, creates pediatric overstay coordinators in the Department of Health and the Department of Human Services to organize and manage interagency policies and procedures related to this population, and establishes a workgroup to review data and develop a plan to end the use of pediatric overstays and placements in unlicensed settings.
Pena-Melnyk
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 479 (5/13) SupportHB0962_MHAMD_Fav.pdf (3-2)
HB 1083 (SB 790) 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

Requires the development of recommendations for implementing federal guidance related to the screening, diagnosis and treatment of behavioral health conditions in children and youth.
Woods
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 687 (5/20) SupportHB1083_MHAMD_Fav.pdf (3-10)
HB 1107 (SB 827) Juvenile Law - Confinement and Restrictive Housing - Limitations

Limits the circumstances under which an incarcerated minor may be placed in restrictive housing (solitary confinement) and prohibits placement of a minor in restrictive housing for longer than six hours.
Bartlett
In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (2/10) SupportHB1107_MHAMD_Fav.pdf (3-2)
HB 1305 Maryland Consortium on Coordinated Community Supports - Workgroup and Study

Requires the Consortium on Coordinated Community Supports to convene a workgroup to study the Consortium's effectiveness and prohibits the Consortium from awarding school mental health grants unless and until the workgroup issues a positive report.
Miller
In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:15 p.m. (3/5) OpposeHB1305_MHAMD_Unfav.pdf (3-10)
HB 1316 (SB 897) Primary and Secondary Education - Youth-Centric Technology and Social Media Resource Guide

Requires the State Department of Education, in coordination with the National Center for School Mental Health, to develop and publish a resource guide with information and guidance on safe internet, technology, and social media usage by K-12 students.
Wolek
Vetoed by the Governor (Policy) (5/16) Monitor