Children's Behavioral Health Coalition
2026 Legislative Bill Tracking
Thursday, March 12, 2026 8:40 AM
| Bill (Crossfile) | Bill Title & Upcoming Hearings | Sponsor | Status | Position | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 238 (HB 340) | School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact Enters Maryland into a compact with other states allowing licensed school psychologists to operate across state lines. |
Augustine | In the House - First Reading Ways and Means (3/6) | Support | SB0238_MHAMD_FAV.pdf (2-23) |
| SB 282 (HB 390) | Budget Bill (Fiscal Year 2027) Makes appropriations contained in the proposed State Budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027. |
The President | In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation (1/21) | ||
| SB 284 (HB 392) | Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2026 Alters certain mandated appropriations to balance the proposed FY27 state budget and address the broader structural deficit. Includes a $20 million annual reduction in school mental health funding. |
The President | In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (2/11) | Support with Amendment | SB0284_MHAMD_FWA.pdf (3-9) |
| SB 402 (HB 396) | Residential Child Care Programs - Education of Children and Training of Child and Youth Care Practitioners | Brooks | In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (2/10) | Monitor | |
| SB 428 (HB 746) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Collaborative Care Model - Cost Sharing Prohibition Prohibits Maryland Medicaid and commercial health insurers from imposing a copay, coinsurance, or deductible for services provided via the Collaborative Care Model (CoCM). |
Augustine | In the Senate - Second Reading Passed (3/10) | Support | SB0428_MHAMD_FAV.pdf (2-23) |
| SB 537 (HB 1058) | Youth Delinquency Prevention Fund - Establishment Establishes a fund to support community-oriented delinquency prevention, youth suicide prevention, drug and alcohol use prevention, and youth development |
McCray | In the Senate - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (Judicial Proceedings) (2/5) | Support | SB0537_MHAMD_FAV.pdf (3-9) |
| SB 668 (HB 680) | Children's Cabinet Fund - Renaming and Funding for Grants to Local Management Boards Requires annual appropriations to the Children's Cabinet Interagency Fund through FY31 to be used for grants to local management boards. |
Harris | In the Senate - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (2/11) | Monitor | |
| SB 870 (HB 1092) | Maryland Department of Health - Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatient Beds - Capacity in Prince George's County and Report Requires the Department of Health to establish and ensure the ongoing operation of at least 24 adolescent psychiatric inpatient beds in Prince George's County. |
A. Washington | In the Senate - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (2/12) | Monitor | |
| SB 891 (HB 1118) | Health, Health Insurance, and Health Occupations - Perinatal Mental Health Conditions Expands perinatal mental health screening, resource distribution, and provider training requirements. |
Gile | In the Senate - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. (2/12) | Support | SB0891_MHAMD_FAV.pdf (2-23) |
| HB 71 | Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program Services - Reimbursement (Youth Psychiatric Rehabilitation Parity Act of 2026) Requires Maryland Medicaid to reimburse a psychiatric rehabilitation program for a minimum and maximum number of psychiatric rehabilitation community psychiatric support services delivered to individuals with serious mental illness who are living with a parent, guardian or relative. |
Sample-Hughes | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor (2/16) | Monitor | |
| HB 340 (SB 238) | School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact Enters Maryland into a compact with other states allowing licensed school psychologists to operate across state lines. |
Mireku-North | In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (3/5) | Support | HB0340_MHAMD_FAV.pdf (2-23) |
| HB 341 | Maryland Commission for Boys' and Men's Health - Establishment Establishes a Commission to review data, shape policy, and raise public awareness of health issues specific to boys and men, including issues related to mental health and substance use. |
Wims | In the House - Hearing 2/10 at 2:30 p.m. (2/10) | Support | HB0341_MHAMD_FAV.pdf (2-7) |
| HB 390 (SB 282) | Budget Bill (Fiscal Year 2027) Makes appropriations contained in the proposed State Budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027. |
The Speaker | In the House - First Reading Appropriations (1/21) | ||
| HB 392 (SB 284) | Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2026 Alters certain mandated appropriations to balance the proposed FY27 state budget and address the broader structural deficit. Includes a $20 million annual reduction in school mental health funding. |
The Speaker | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (2/20) | Support with Amendment | HB0392_MHAMD_FWA.pdf (3-9) |
| HB 396 (SB 402) | Residential Child Care Programs - Education of Children and Training of Child and Youth Care Practitioners Requires residential childcare programs to provide certain educational opportunities to youth in their custody and expands training requirements for residential child and youth care practitioners. |
Pasteur | In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (3/9) | Monitor | |
| HB 468 | Health and Taxation - Digital Social Media Services and the Mental Health Care Fund for Children and Youth Assesses a tax on individuals deriving over $1 million annually from digital social media services and allocates that money to a new fund to improve access to mental health care for children and youth. |
Martinez | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (1/23) | Support with Amendment | HB0468_MHAMD_FAVWA.pdf (2-23) |
| HB 680 (SB 668) | Children's Cabinet Fund - Renaming and Funding for Grants to Local Management Boards Requires annual appropriations to the Children's Cabinet Interagency Fund through FY31 to be used for grants to local management boards. |
Shetty | In the House - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (2/17) | Monitor | |
| HB 746 (SB 428) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Collaborative Care Model - Cost Sharing Prohibition Prohibits Maryland Medicaid and commercial health insurers from imposing a copay, coinsurance, or deductible for services provided via the Collaborative Care Model (CoCM). |
Bagnall | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:30 p.m. (2/19) | Support | HB0746_MHAMD_FAV.pdf (2-23) |
| HB 915 | Workgroup on Aging Out of Foster Care Establishes a workgroup to identify and determine the effectiveness of currently available resources for youth who have aged out of foster care. Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m.@Appropriations |
Hill | In the House - Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m. (2/17) | Support | |
| HB 921 | 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. |
Moreno | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (2/6) | Support | HB0921_MHAMD_FAV.pdf (3-9) |
| HB 1058 (SB 537) | Youth Delinquency Prevention Fund - Establishment Establishes a fund to support community-oriented delinquency prevention, youth suicide prevention, drug and alcohol use prevention, and youth development |
Woods | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (2/10) | Support | HB1058_MHAMD_FAV.pdf (3-9) |
| HB 1060 | Primary and Secondary Schools - Petitions for Emergency Evaluation - Requirement for Tracking and Reporting and Study Requires the development and implementation of a system to track and report petitions for emergency psychiatric evaluations made during the school year and requires establishment of a workgroup to study the use of emergency petitions involving students in school settings to improve coordination, training, and policy related to school-based mental health crisis responses. |
Smith | In the House - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) (2/16) | Support | HB1060_MHAMD_FWA.pdf (3-9) |
| HB 1092 (SB 870) | Maryland Department of Health - Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatient Beds - Capacity in Prince George's County and Report Requires the Department of Health to establish and ensure the ongoing operation of at least 24 adolescent psychiatric inpatient beds in Prince George's County. |
Martinez | In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (2/11) | Monitor | |
| HB 1118 (SB 891) | Health, Health Insurance, and Health Occupations - Perinatal Mental Health Conditions Expands perinatal mental health screening, resource distribution, and provider training requirements. Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.@Health |
White Holland | In the House - Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m. (2/13) | Support | HB1118_MHAMD_FAV.pdf (2-23) |
| HB 1181 | Family Law - Children in Out-of-Home Placement - Voluntary Placement Agreements Revises timelines and processes related to children receiving residential treatment under a voluntary placement agreement (VPA). |
Bagnall | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations) (2/17) | Support | HB1181_MHAMD_FAV.pdf (3-9) |
| HB 1559 | Children in Unlicensed Settings and Pediatric Hospital Overstay Patients - Placement Omnibus bill to prohibit the placement of childen in unlicensed settings and reduce the frequency of youth experiencing lengthy stays in hospitals or emergency departments after being cleared for discharge or transfer. |
The Speaker | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations) (2/17) | Support | HB1559_MHAMD_FAV.pdf (3-9) |