Mental Health Association of Maryland
2025 Legislative Bill Tracking
Wednesday, April 9, 2025 10:50 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 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 14 (4/8) | Support | SB0036_MHAMD_Fav.pdf (1-17) |
| SB 43 (HB 32) | Maryland Department of Health - Forensic Review Board - Established Requires the Department of Health to establish forensic review boards (FRB) at state psychiatric facilities that have custody of persons who have been committed as not criminally responsible and develop FRB processes for reviewing patient records and recommending if a committed person should be considered eligible for discharge or conditional release. |
Augustine | In the Senate - Returned Passed (4/1) | 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 - Passed Enrolled (4/7) | Support | HB0300_MHAMD_FAV.pdf (4-3) |
| 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 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 10 (4/8) | 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 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 34 (4/8) | 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 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 36 (4/8) | 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 - Returned Passed (4/7) | Support with Amendment | SB0310_MHAMD_FAVWA.pdf (2-18) |
| 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. |
King | In the Senate - Returned Passed (4/7) | 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 Senate - Passed Enrolled (4/2) | Support | SB0372_MHAMD_FAV.pdf (2-5) |
| SB 379 (HB 1521) | Workgroup on Social Worker Requirements for Licensure - Extension and Duties Repeals the examination requirements for bachelor and master social worker licenses. |
M. Washington | In the Senate - Recommitted to Finance (Senator Beidle) (3/12) | 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. |
Hettleman | In the Senate - Returned Passed (4/7) | 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 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 | In the Senate - Returned Passed (4/7) | 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 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) | 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 | In the Senate - Returned Passed (4/1) | 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. |
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. |
Love | In the Senate - Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (4/7) | 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 - Returned Passed (3/31) | 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. |
Augustine | In the Senate - Returned Passed (3/31) | 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 House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations (4/4) | Support | SB0920_MHAMD_Fav.pdf (3-2) |
| HB 11 (SB 902) | Health Insurance - Access to Nonparticipating Providers - Referrals, Additional Assistance, and Coverage Reauthorizes a provision prohibiting the balance billing of commercially insured individuals who are forced to go out of network for behavioral health treatment. |
Sample-Hughes | In the House - Returned Passed (4/1) | Support | HB0011_MHAMD_FAV.pdf (1-27) |
| HB 32 (SB 43) | Maryland Department of Health - Forensic Review Board - Established Requires the Department of Health to establish forensic review boards (FRB) at state psychiatric facilities that have custody of persons who have been committed as not criminally responsible and develop FRB processes for reviewing patient records and recommending if a committed person should be considered eligible for discharge or conditional release. |
Charkoudian | In the House - Returned Passed (4/3) | 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 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 33 (4/8) | 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 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 35 (4/8) | 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 Senate - Passed Enrolled (4/7) | 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 House - Passed Enrolled (4/5) | 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 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 9 (4/8) | Support | HB0345_MHAMD_FAV.pdf (1-21) |
| 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 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 13 (4/8) | 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 Senate - Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance) (3/13) | 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 Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings (3/12) | 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 - Withdrawn by Sponsor (4/3) | 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 - Withdrawn by Sponsor (3/12) | 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 - Returned Passed (4/7) | 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 - Withdrawn by Sponsor (3/13) | 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 House - Passed Enrolled (4/3) | Support | HB0869_MHAMD_FAV.pdf (2-18) |
| 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 | In the House - Passed Enrolled (4/7) | 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 - Second Reading Passed (4/7) | Support | HB1049_MHAMD_FAV.pdf (3-2) |
| HB 1066 | Commission on Behavioral Health Care Treatment and Access - Workgroups Establishes a new standing workgroup of the Commission on Behavioral Health Care Treatment and Access that will focus on improving health, social, and economic outcomes related to substance use. |
Ruth | In the House - Returned Passed (4/4) | Monitor | |
| 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 | In the House - Returned Passed (4/2) | Support | HB1083_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) | 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. |
Bagnall | In the House - Passed Enrolled (4/5) | Support | HB1142_MHAMD_Fav.pdf (3-10) |
| 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. |
White Holland | In the House - Passed Enrolled (4/5) | 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. |
Miller | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:15 p.m. (3/5) | Oppose | HB1305_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 | In the House - Returned Passed (4/7) | 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 Repeals the examination requirements for bachelor and master social worker licenses. |
Woods | In the Senate - First Reading Finance (3/17) | Support | HB1521_MHAMD_FAV.pdf (3-10) |