Mental Health Association of Maryland
2025 Legislative Bill Tracking
Wednesday, March 5, 2025 12:40 PM
| Bill (Crossfile) | Bill Title & Upcoming Hearings | Sponsor | Status | Position | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 36 (HB 421) | Public Safety - 9-1-1 Trust Fund - 9-8-8 Suicide Prevention Hotline Allows the use of 911 funding for costs associated with operations that are shared with Maryland's 988 helpline, including software interfaces and joint training. |
Kagan | In the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations (1/31) | Support | SB0036_MHAMD_Fav.pdf (1-17) |
| SB 43 (HB 32) | Maryland Department of Health - Forensic Review Board and Community Forensic Aftercare Program - Established Requires each state psychiatric facility to have a forensic review board that reviews patient records annually to determine whether to recommend that a committed person should be considered eligible for discharge or conditional release. Establishes a community forensic aftercare program to monitor individuals on conditional release to support an individual in complying with the conditions of their release. |
Augustine | In the Senate - Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance) (1/14) | Support | SB0043_MHAMD_FAV.pdf (1-24) |
| SB 83 (HB 845) | Public Health - Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program Provides for the establishment of six overdose prevention sites throughout Maryland. |
Hettleman | In the Senate - Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. (1/22) | Support | SB0083_MHAMD_FAV.pdf (1-30) |
| SB 90 (HB 195) | Criminal Procedure - Incompetency to Stand Trial Dismissal Extends the maximum time an individual may be confined for certain criminal charges after a determination they are incompetent to stand trial. |
Muse | In the Senate - Hearing 1/21 at 2:30 p.m. (1/9) | Oppose | SB0090_MHAMD_Unfav.pdf (1-23) |
| SB 111 (HB 382) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Step Therapy, Fail-First Protocols, and Prior Authorization - Prescription to Treat Serious Mental Illness Prohibits prior authorization requirements, step therapy protocols, or fail–first protocols for prescription drugs used to treat certain mental illnesses. |
Lam | In the Senate - Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m. (1/14) | Support | SB0111_MHAMD_FAV.pdf (1-27) |
| SB 127 (HB 300) | State Government - Grants and Contracts - Reimbursement of Indirect Costs Alters the rate at which nonprofit organizations receiving State-funded grants or contracts may be reimbursed for indirect costs to match the rate established under relevant federal guidelines. |
Kagan | In the Senate - Hearing 1/22 at 11:30 a.m. (1/14) | Support | |
| SB 129 (HB 474) | Public Health - Maryland Commission on Health Equity - Advisory Committee and Hospital Reporting Requires the Maryland Commission on Health Equity to establish a heath equity measures advisory committee and requires hospitals to report annually on disparities in access to care and strategies to address those disparities. |
Ellis | In the Senate - Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m. (1/14) | Support | SB0129_MHAMD_Fav.pdf (1-31) |
| SB 174 (HB 345) | Interstate Social Work Licensure Compact Enters Maryland into a compact with other states allowing regulated social workers to operate across state lines. |
Benson | In the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations (2/28) | Support | SB0174_MHAMD_FAV.pdf (1-24) |
| SB 212 (HB 36) | Department of Aging - Aging Services - Program Repeal and Consolidation Consolidates legacy programs in the Department of Aging to make the provision of services more efficient. |
Chair, Finance Committee | In the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations (2/7) | Support | SB0212_MHAMD_Fav.pdf (1-23) |
| SB 223 (HB 158) | Department of Aging - Senior Call-Check and Social Connections Program Establishes the Social Connections Program to provide regular, direct communication with eligible older adults to reduce isolation and promote wellness and purposeful social engagement. |
Chair, Finance Committee | In the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations (2/14) | Support | SB0223_MHAMD_Fav.pdf (1-23) |
| 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 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (2/10) | Support with Amendment | SB0310_MHAMD_FAVWA.pdf (2-18) |
| SB 321 (HB 352) | Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2025 Cuts annual funding for school behavioral health services by $90 million and eliminates language requiring the Department of Health to develop a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) program. |
The President | In the Senate - Hearing 2/28 at 12:00 p.m. (2/14) | Support with Amendment | SB0321_MHAMD_FWA.pdf (2-19) |
| SB 328 (HB 665) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Annual Behavioral Health Wellness Visits - Coverage and Reimbursement Requires that Medicaid and commercial insurance carriers cover and reimburse for annual behavioral health wellness visits, regardless of whether the assessment results in a diagnosis. |
Augustine | In the Senate - Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. (1/22) | Support | SB0328_MHAMD_FAV.pdf (1-30) |
| 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. Hearing 3/19 at 2:15 p.m. (Ways and Means)@Ways and Means |
King | In the House - Hearing 3/19 at 2:15 p.m. (Ways and Means) (3/5) | Support | SB0359_MHAMD_Fav.pdf (1-27) |
| SB 367 | Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Supportive Housing and Health Services Requires Maryland Medicaid to provide defined supportive housing and health services to eligible individuals who are experiencing homelessness, have a chronic health condition, and require assistance obtaining and maintaining housing as a result of a mental illness, substance use disorder, or disability. |
Ellis | In the Senate - Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. (1/22) | Letter of Information | SB0367_MHAMD_LOI.pdf (1-31) |
| SB 370 (HB 556) | Drug Paraphernalia for Administration - Decriminalization Decriminalizes the possession of drug paraphernalia. |
McCray | In the Senate - Hearing 1/29 at 11:00 a.m. (1/22) | Support | SB0370_MHAMD_Fav.pdf (1-27) |
| SB 372 (HB 869) | Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2025 Reauthorizes legislation ensuring the availability of audio-only telehealth and telehealth reimbursement rates that are on par with services delivered in person. |
Beidle | In the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations (2/21) | Support | SB0372_MHAMD_FAV.pdf (2-5) |
| SB 379 (HB 1521) | State Board of Social Work Examiners - Membership and Examination Requirements Repeals the examination requirements for bachelor and master social worker licenses. |
M. Washington | In the Senate - Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. (1/22) | Support | SB0379_MHAMD_FAV.pdf (1-30) |
| SB 475 (HB 659) | Health Insurance - Utilization Review - Exemption for Participation in Value-Based Care Arrangements Prohibits commercial health insurance companies form imposing prior authorization or step therapy requirements on health services included in a value-based care arrangement. |
Beidle | In the Senate - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (1/27) | Monitor | |
| SB 509 (HB 592) | Prohibited Possession of Firearms - Assisted Outpatient Treatment Respondents Prohibits an individual currently subject to an assisted outpatient treatment (AOT) order from possessing a firearm. |
Henson | In the Senate - Hearing 2/07 at 10:00 a.m. (2/6) | Monitor | |
| SB 592 (HB 743) | Public Health - Health Care Quality Fund for Community-Based Behavioral Health Programs - Establishment Establishes a fund to reinvest civil penalties assessed on community behavioral health providers into training, grant awards, demonstration projects or other purposes designed to improve the quality of behavioral health care in the state. |
Augustine | In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance) (1/31) | Support | SB0592_MHAMD_FAV.pdf (2-18) |
| SB 599 (HB 1049) | Behavioral Health Crisis Response Grant Program - Funding Reauthorizes Maryland's Behavioral Health Crisis Response Grant Program to support the development and expansion of crisis response services across the state. Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m.@Budget and Taxation |
Hettleman | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. (2/7) | Support | SB0599_MHAMD_FAV.pdf (3-2) |
| SB 604 (HB 1398) | Criminal Law - Distribution of Heroin or Fentanyl Causing Serious Bodily Injury or Death (Victoria, Scottie, Ashleigh, and Yader's Law) Makes the distribution of an opioid that results in death or serious bodily injury to another a felony subject to 20 years imprisonment. |
Waldstreicher | In the Senate - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (1/30) | Oppose | SB0604_MHAMD_Unfav.pdf (2-18) |
| SB 696 (HB 962) | Public Health - Pediatric Hospital Overstay Patients Establishes a position in the Governor's Office for Children to coordinate across state agencies and community programs to assist in finding the most appropriate services and/or placement for individuals under 22 years of age who remain in a hospital inpatient or emergency department for more than 24 hours after being medically cleared for discharge or transfer. |
Beidle | In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (1/31) | Support | SB0696_MHAMD_Fav.pdf (2-18) |
| SB 702 (HB 647) | Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing Prohibits the use of restrictive housing (solitary confinement) for certain incarcerated individuals, including those with serious mental illness. |
Love | In the Senate - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (2/4) | Support | SB0702_MHAMD_Fav.pdf (2-18) |
| SB 741 | Forensic Mental Health Treatment Establishes a workgroup to review court records related to incompetency to stand trial proceedings and offer recommendations on, among other things, the need for more psychiatric beds; establishes a fund, consisting of court-ordered monetary penalties levied against the Department of Health, that may only be used to increase psychiatric bed capacity across the state. |
Lam | In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance) (2/6) | Support with Amendment | |
| SB 782 | Criminal Procedure - Verdict of Not Criminally Responsible - Eligibility for Evaluation for Discharge Establishes a minimum time an individual shall be confined in a psychiatric facility for certain criminal charges after it is determined they are not criminally responsible for their actions. |
Corderman | In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (2/4) | Oppose | SB0782_MHAMD_Unfav.pdf (3-2) |
| SB 790 (HB 1083) | Maryland Department of Health - Workgroup to Implement Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment Requirements Establishes a workgroup that must create a plan to implement recent federal recommendations related to behavioral health care for children, including best practices related to screening, diagnosis and treatment. |
Augustine | In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (2/6) | Support | SB0790_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) | Support | SB0827_MHAMD_Fav.pdf (2-18) |
| SB 859 (HB 1014) | Fair Share for Maryland Act of 2025 Modifies a range of corporate and individual income tax rules and credits to increase revenue and create a more equitable state tax system. Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.@Budget and Taxation |
Hettleman | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (2/5) | Support | SB0859_MHAMD_FAV.pdf (3-2) |
| 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. Hearing 3/07 at 9:00 a.m.@Education, Energy, and the Environment |
Love | In the Senate - Hearing 3/07 at 9:00 a.m. (3/4) | Monitor | |
| SB 900 (HB 1146) | Maryland Behavioral Health Crisis Response System - Integration of 9-8-8 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Network and Outcome Evaluations Expands outcomes measurement and reporting requirements related to Maryland 988 and the state's behavioral health crisis response system. |
Augustine | In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (2/6) | Support | SB0900_MHAMD_FAV.pdf (3-2) |
| SB 902 (HB 11) | Health Insurance - Access to Nonparticipating Providers - Referrals, Additional Assistance, and Coverage Removes sunset on provision prohibiting balance billing of commercially insured individuals who are forced to go out of network for behavioral health treatment; prohibits prior authorization requirements for out of network appointments, reimbursement, or treatment plans; requires the Maryland Health Care Commission to determine a reimbursement formula for out of network providers. |
Augustine | In the Senate - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (2/6) | Support | SB0902_MHAMD_FAV.pdf (3-2) |
| SB 920 (HB 1142) | Public Health - Maryland Interested Parties Advisory Group - Establishment Establishes a standing advisory group to review and oversee Maryland Medicaid home- and community-based service programs and make continuing recommendations regarding provider reimbursement rates, workforce challenges, and consumer access to care. |
Gile | In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (2/6) | Support | SB0920_MHAMD_Fav.pdf (3-2) |
| HB 11 (SB 902) | Health Insurance - Access to Nonparticipating Providers - Referrals, Additional Assistance, and Coverage Removes sunset on provision prohibiting balance billing of commercially insured individuals who are forced to go out of network for behavioral health treatment; prohibits prior authorization requirements for out of network appointments, reimbursement, or treatment plans; requires the Maryland Health Care Commission to determine a reimbursement formula for out of network providers. |
Sample-Hughes | In the Senate - First Reading Finance (2/28) | Support | HB0011_MHAMD_FAV.pdf (1-27) |
| HB 32 (SB 43) | Maryland Department of Health - Forensic Review Board and Community Forensic Aftercare Program - Established Requires each state psychiatric facility to have a forensic review board that reviews patient records annually to determine whether to recommend that a committed person should be considered eligible for discharge or conditional release. Establishes a community forensic aftercare program to monitor individuals on conditional release to support an individual in complying with the conditions of their release. |
Charkoudian | In the House - Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m. (1/15) | Support | HB0032_MHAMD_FAV.pdf (1-31) |
| HB 36 (SB 212) | Department of Aging - Aging Services - Program Repeal and Consolidation Consolidates legacy programs in the Department of Aging to make the provision of services more efficient. |
Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee | In the Senate - First Reading Finance (2/7) | Support | HB0036_MHAMD_Fav.pdf (1-23) |
| HB 158 (SB 223) | Department of Aging - Senior Call-Check and Social Connections Program Establishes the Social Connections Program to provide regular, direct communication with eligible older adults to reduce isolation and promote wellness and purposeful social engagement. |
Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee | In the Senate - First Reading Finance (2/14) | Support | HB0158_MHAMD_Fav.pdf (1-23) |
| 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 | In the House - Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) (1/15) | Support | HB0185_MHAMD_Fav.pdf (1-27) |
| HB 195 (SB 90) | Criminal Procedure - Incompetency to Stand Trial Dismissal Extends the maximum time an individual may be confined for certain criminal charges after a determination they are incompetent to stand trial. |
Cardin | In the House - Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. (1/10) | Oppose | HB0195_MHAMD_Unfav.pdf (1-31) |
| HB 300 (SB 127) | State Government - Grants and Contracts - Reimbursement of Indirect Costs Alters the rate at which nonprofit organizations receiving State-funded grants or contracts may be reimbursed for indirect costs to match the rate established under relevant federal guidelines. |
Kerr | In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation (2/21) | Support | HB0300_MHAMD_FAV.pdf (1-31) |
| HB 312 | Criminal Procedure - Incompetency to Stand Trial Extends the maximum time an individual may be confined for certain criminal charges after a determination they are incompetent to stand trial. |
Cardin | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor (2/17) | Oppose | HB0312_MHAMD_Unfav.pdf (1-31) |
| HB 345 (SB 174) | Interstate Social Work Licensure Compact Enters Maryland into a compact with other states allowing regulated social workers to operate across state lines. |
Kerr | In the Senate - First Reading Finance (2/14) | Support | HB0345_MHAMD_FAV.pdf (1-21) |
| HB 352 (SB 321) | Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2025 Cuts annual funding for school behavioral health services by $90 million and eliminates language requiring the Department of Health to develop a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) program. |
The Speaker | In the House - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations) and Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) (2/13) | Support with Amendment | HB0352_MHAMD_FWA.pdf (2-19) |
| HB 382 (SB 111) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Step Therapy, Fail-First Protocols, and Prior Authorization - Prescription to Treat Serious Mental Illness Prohibits prior authorization requirements, step therapy protocols, or fail–first protocols for prescription drugs used to treat certain mental illnesses. |
S. Johnson | In the House - Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m. (1/21) | Support | HB0382_MHAMD_FAV.pdf (1-27) |
| HB 414 | Health and Taxation - Digital Social Media Services and the Mental Health Care Fund for Children and Youth Establishes a fund to improve access to mental health care for younger Marylanders funded by a tax on individuals deriving over $1 million annually from digital social media services. |
Martinez | In the House - Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m. (1/16) | Monitor | |
| HB 421 (SB 36) | Public Safety - 9-1-1 Trust Fund - 9-8-8 Suicide Prevention Hotline Allows the use of 911 funding for costs associated with operations that are shared with Maryland's 988 helpline, including software interfaces and joint training. |
S. Johnson | In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation (2/28) | Support | HB0421_MHAMD_Fav.pdf (2-18) |
| HB 468 | Petitions for Emergency Evaluation (Arnaud and Magruder Memorial Act) Specifies that a petition for an emergency psychiatric evaluation shall remain in effect for 5 days, may be extended by a court for an additional 5 days (not to exceed 30 days), and that police officers may use reasonable and necessary force when executing a petition. |
Alston | In the House - Second Reading Passed with Amendments (3/4) | Monitor | |
| HB 474 (SB 129) | Public Health - Maryland Commission on Health Equity - Advisory Committee and Hospital Reporting Requires the Maryland Commission on Health Equity to establish a heath equity measures advisory committee and requires hospitals to report annually on disparities in access to care and strategies to address those disparities. |
Bagnall | In the House - Hearing canceled (1/24) | Support | |
| HB 556 (SB 370) | Drug Paraphernalia for Administration - Decriminalization Decriminalizes the possession of drug paraphernalia. |
Simpson | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. (1/27) | Support | HB0556_MHAMD_Fav.pdf (2-18) |
| HB 592 (SB 509) | Prohibited Possession of Firearms - Assisted Outpatient Treatment Respondents Prohibits an individual currently subject to an assisted outpatient treatment (AOT) order from possessing a firearm. |
Phillips | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (1/27) | Monitor | |
| HB 612 | Public Schools - Lifesaver Schools Program - Establishment Establishes a program to recognize public schools that provide health and safety training to students and staff, including mental health wellness programs. |
Guyton | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (1/29) | Support | HB0612_MHAMD_Fav.pdf (2-18) |
| HB 647 (SB 702) | Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing Prohibits the use of restrictive housing (solitary confinement) for certain incarcerated individuals, including those with serious mental illness. |
Phillips | In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (2/10) | Support | HB0647_MHAMD_Fav.pdf (3-2) |
| HB 659 (SB 475) | Health Insurance - Utilization Review - Exemption for Participation in Value-Based Care Arrangements Prohibits commercial health insurance companies form imposing prior authorization or step therapy requirements on health services included in a value-based care arrangement. |
Cullison | In the House - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. (2/3) | Monitor | |
| HB 665 (SB 328) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Annual Behavioral Health Wellness Visits - Coverage and Reimbursement Requires that Medicaid and commercial insurance carriers cover and reimburse for annual behavioral health wellness visits, regardless of whether the assessment results in a diagnosis. |
Woods | In the House - Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m. (1/29) | Support | HB0665_MHAMD_FAV.pdf (2-5) |
| HB 735 | Certificate of Need - Psychiatric Health Care Facilities and Psychiatric and Mental Health Services - Exemption Provides that a certificate of need is not required to establish or operate a psychiatric health care facility or to offer mental health services at a health care facility. |
Grammer | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (2/4) | Monitor | |
| HB 737 | Public Health - Nonopioid Advance Directives Provides that a competent individual may make an advance directive to refuse the offer or administration of any opioid medication including during an emergency where they are unable to communicate their preferences. |
Bagnall | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (2/4) | Support | HB0737_MHAMD_Fav.pdf (2-18) |
| HB 743 (SB 592) | Public Health - Health Care Quality Fund for Community-Based Behavioral Health Programs - Establishment Establishes a fund to reinvest civil penalties assessed on community behavioral health providers into training, grant awards, demonstration projects or other purposes designed to improve the quality of behavioral health care in the state. |
Bagnall | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (2/4) | Support | HB0743_MHAMD_FAV.pdf (2-18) |
| HB 779 | Correctional Services - Medication Review Committee - Administration of Psychotropic Medication to an Incarcerated Individual Authorizes the establishment of a committee to approve the administration of involuntary psychotropic medication to individuals incarcerated in state prisons. |
Chair, Judiciary Committee | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 11:00 a.m. (2/17) | Oppose | HB0779_MHAMD_UNFAV.pdf (2-18) |
| HB 814 | Department of Juvenile Services - Report on Youth Service Bureaus Requires DJS to report each year on efforts to promote and expand predelinquency programs in youth service bureaus. |
Taylor | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (2/10) | Support | HB0814_MHAMD_Fav.pdf (3-2) |
| HB 828 | Health Care Facilities - Rights of Comprehensive and Extended Care Facility Residents - Hospice Comfort Care Provides certain exemptions to restraint prohibitions, including use of sedatives, if authorized by a clinician for an individual receiving hospice care. |
Kipke | In the House - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. (2/3) | Letter of Information | HB0828_MHAMD_LOI.pdf (2-18) |
| HB 845 (SB 83) | Public Health - Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program Provides for the establishment of six overdose prevention sites throughout Maryland. |
Pena-Melnyk | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (2/4) | Support | HB0845_MHAMD_FAV.pdf (3-2) |
| HB 869 (SB 372) | Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2025 Reauthorizes legislation ensuring the availability of audio-only telehealth and telehealth reimbursement rates that are on par with services delivered in person. |
Pena-Melnyk | In the Senate - First Reading Finance (2/28) | Support | HB0869_MHAMD_FAV.pdf (2-18) |
| HB 962 (SB 696) | Public Health - Pediatric Hospital Overstay Patients Establishes a position in the Governor's Office for Children to coordinate across state agencies and community programs to assist in finding the most appropriate services and/or placement for individuals under 22 years of age who remain in a hospital inpatient or emergency department for more than 24 hours after being medically cleared for discharge or transfer. |
Pena-Melnyk | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Health and Government Operations) (2/4) | Support | HB0962_MHAMD_Fav.pdf (3-2) |
| HB 1014 (SB 859) | Fair Share for Maryland Act of 2025 Modifies a range of corporate and individual income tax rules and credits to increase revenue and create a more equitable state tax system. |
Palakovich Carr | In the House - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. (2/4) | Support | HB1014_MHAMD_FAV.pdf (2-18) |
| HB 1049 (SB 599) | Behavioral Health Crisis Response Grant Program - Funding Reauthorizes Maryland's Behavioral Health Crisis Response Grant Program to support the development and expansion of crisis response services across the state. |
Feldmark | In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (2/21) | Support | HB1049_MHAMD_FAV.pdf (3-2) |
| HB 1066 | Commission on Behavioral Health Care Treatment and Access - Membership and Workgroups Expands the membership of the Commission on Behavioral Health Care Treatment and Access and requires the Commission to establish a workgroup on the improvement of health, social, and economic outcomes related to substance use. Hearing 3/05 at 2:00 p.m.@Health and Government Operations |
Ruth | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 2:00 p.m. (3/3) | Monitor | |
| HB 1083 (SB 790) | Maryland Department of Health - Workgroup to Implement Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment Requirements Establishes a workgroup that must create a plan to implement recent federal recommendations related to behavioral health care for children, including best practices related to screening, diagnosis and treatment. Hearing 3/05 at 2:00 p.m.@Health and Government Operations |
Woods | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 2:00 p.m. (3/3) | Support | |
| 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) | Support | HB1107_MHAMD_Fav.pdf (3-2) |
| HB 1142 (SB 920) | Public Health - Maryland Interested Parties Advisory Group - Establishment Establishes a standing advisory group to review and oversee Maryland Medicaid home- and community-based service programs and make continuing recommendations regarding provider reimbursement rates, workforce challenges, and consumer access to care. Hearing 3/05 at 2:00 p.m.@Health and Government Operations |
Bagnall | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 2:00 p.m. (3/3) | Support | |
| HB 1146 (SB 900) | Maryland Behavioral Health Crisis Response System - Integration of 9-8-8 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Network and Outcome Evaluations Expands outcomes measurement and reporting requirements related to Maryland 988 and the state's behavioral health crisis response system. Hearing 3/05 at 2:00 p.m.@Health and Government Operations |
White Holland | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 2:00 p.m. (3/3) | Support | HB1146_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. Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.@Ways and Means |
Miller | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (2/7) | Oppose | |
| HB 1316 (SB 897) | 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. Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.@Ways and Means |
Wolek | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (2/7) | Monitor | |
| HB 1398 (SB 604) | Criminal Law - Distribution of Heroin or Fentanyl Causing Serious Bodily Injury or Death (Victoria, Scottie, Ashleigh, and Yader's Law) Makes the distribution of an opioid that results in death or serious bodily injury to another a felony subject to 20 years imprisonment. |
Tomlinson | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 11:00 a.m. (2/17) | Oppose | HB1398_MHAMD_Unfav.pdf (2-18) |
| HB 1521 (SB 379) | State Board of Social Work Examiners - Membership and Examination Requirements | Woods | In the House - Rereferred to Health and Government Operations (3/3) | Support |