 | 2024 Legislative Session - Updated November 21 | |||
| These are the bills MHA has taken a position on during the 2024 session. Browse by Senate or House bill number, by position taken, or by category. To see upcoming hearing dates, current bill status and MHA testimony, click on the bill's assigned category. Testimony will be uploaded after the hearing date. | ||||
POSITIONS:
SUPPORT | SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS | OPPOSE | LETTER OF CONCERN | LETTER OF INFORMATION
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH | COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | CONSUMER PROTECTION | CRIMINAL LAW | EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES | ENVIRONMENT | GUARDIANSHIP | HEALTH EQUITY & SOCIAL DETERMINANTS | INSURANCE | LABOR | LICENSURE | MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH | POST-ACUTE CARE | SEXUAL ASSAULT & HUMAN TRAFFICKING | VIOLENCE PREVENTION | WORKFORCE |
| Bill | Title | Position | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 1 HB 267 |
Electricity and Gas - Retail Supply - Regulation and Consumer Protection | Support w/Amendments | Environment |
| SB 3 | Health Occupations - Service Members, Veterans, and Military Spouses - Temporary Licensure, Certification, Registration, and Permitting | Letter of Support | |
| SB 33 HB 837 |
More Opportunities for Career-Focused Students Act of 2024 | Letter of Support | |
| SB 59 | Hospitals - Care of Infants After Discharge (Safe Sleep Act of 2024) | Support w/Amendments | |
| SB 62 HB 355 |
Health Occupations - Licensed Direct-Entry Midwives - Previous Cesarean Section | Oppose | Maternal & Child Health |
| SB 88 HB 55 |
Maryland Commission on Veterans and Military Families | Support w/Amendments | Workforce |
| SB 98 | Interagency Food Desert Advisory Committee - Food Desert Study | Letter of Support | |
| SB 124 HB 400 |
Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Annual Behavioral Health Wellness Visits - Coverage and Reimbursement | Support | |
| SB 137 | Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship Program Workgroup | Support | |
| SB 153 | Maryland Department of Transportation - Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Awareness, Training, and Response | Letter of Information | |
| SB 167 HB 806 |
Physician Assistants - Revisions (Physician Assistant Modernization Act of 2024) | Letter of Support | |
| SB 201 | Public Health - Childbirth - Paternity Test | Letter of Concern | |
| SB 203 HB 7 |
Housing Innovation Pilot Program and Housing Innovation Fund - Establishment (Housing Innovation Pilot Program Act of 2024) | Letter of Support | Community Development Health Equity & Social Determinants |
| SB 204 HB 34 |
Interstate Social Work Licensure Compact | Letter of Support | |
| SB 210 | Emergency Medical Services - Paramedics - Immunization Administration - Effective Date | Letter of Support | Emergency Medical Services |
| SB 211 HB 119 |
Public Health - Giving Infants a Future Without Transmission (GIFT) Act | Letter of Support | |
| SB 212 HB 1048 |
Behavioral Health Advisory Council and Commission on Behavioral Health Care Treatment and Access - Alterations | Letter of Support | Behavioral Health |
| SB 221 HB 146 |
Health Occupations Boards - Reciprocal Licensure and Certification | Letter of Support | |
| SB 246 HB 127 |
Public Health - Nonoccupational Postexposure Prophylaxis (nPEP) Standing Order Program - Establishment | Support w/Amendments | |
| SB 308 HB 241 |
Housing and Community Development - Just Community Designation | Letter of Support | |
| SB 332 HB 84 |
Hospitals and Urgent Care Centers - Sepsis Protocol (Lochlin's Law) | Support w/Amendments | |
| SB 359 HB 425 |
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact | Support | Workforce Licensure |
| SB 374 HB 380 |
State Emergency Medical Services Board - Licenses and Certificates - Application Requirements | Letter of Support | |
| SB 398 HB 482 |
Criminal Injuries Compensation Board - Victims of Nonfatal Strangulation | Letter of Support | |
| SB 412 HB 408 |
Mental Health Law - County Mental Health Advisory Committees - Membership | Letter of Support | |
| SB 418 HB 891 |
Seed Community Development Anchor Institution Fund - Alterations | Support | |
| SB 419 HB 377 |
Therapeutic Child Care Grant Program - Funding - Alterations | Letter of Support | |
| SB 439 HB 656 |
Family Law - Victims of Domestic Violence Program - Certification and Grant Fund | Letter of Support | |
| SB 453 HB 576 |
Mental Health - Assisted Outpatient Treatment Programs | Support w/Amendments | |
| SB 472 HB 581 |
State Government - Permits, Licenses, and Certificates - Processing (Transparent Government Act of 2024) | Support | |
| SB 474 HB 579 |
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and Related Approvals - Definition of Generating Station (Critical Infrastructure Streamlining Act of 2024) | Support | |
| SB 475 HB 583 |
Center for Firearm Violence Prevention and Intervention - Establishment | Support | |
| SB 482 HB 694 |
Governor's Office for Children - Engaging Neighborhoods, Organizations, Unions, Governments, and Households (ENOUGH) Grant Program (ENOUGH Act of 2024) | Letter of Support | |
| SB 483 HB 599 |
Maryland Community Investment Corporation - Establishment (Housing and Community Development Financing Act of 2024) | Letter of Support | |
| SB 511 HB 650 |
Maryland Department of Labor - Report on Apprenticeship Mentoring Ratios | Support | |
| SB 538 HB 83 |
Civil Actions - Noneconomic Damages - Personal Injury and Wrongful Death | Letter of Concern | |
| SB 550 HB 508 |
Children - Labor Trafficking | Letter of Support | |
| SB 630 HB 673 |
Real Property - Contract Liens - Medical Debt | Letter of Concern | |
| SB 661 HB 707 |
Public Safety - Law Enforcement - Use of Body-Worn Cameras | Letter of Information | |
| SB 694 HB 887 |
Maryland Department of Health - Health Commissions and Maryland Insurance Administration - Study | Support | |
| SB 701 HB 953 |
Maryland Health Benefit Exchange - State-Based Young Adult Health Insurance Subsidies Pilot Program - Amount of Annual Subsidies | Letter of Support | |
| SB 705 HB 728 |
Health Insurance - Qualified Resident Enrollment Program (Access to Care Act) | Support | |
| SB 708 HB 1499 |
Family Law - Kinship Care | Letter of Support | |
| SB 718 | Maryland Pathway to Nursing Pilot Program and Advisory Committee - Establishment | Support | |
| SB 729 HB 1277 |
Business Occupations and Professions - Security Guards - Use of Force Reporting, Standards, and Certifications | Support w/Amendments | |
| SB 741 HB 771 |
Public Senior Higher Education Institutions - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Policy Requirements (Pregnant and Parenting Support Act) | Support | |
| SB 752 HB 794 |
Regulated Firearms - Maryland Voluntary Do Not Sell Firearm Process | Letter of Support | |
| SB 754 HB 1368 |
Health Insurance Carriers and Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Clinician-Administered Drugs and Related Services | Support | |
| SB 759 HB 698 |
Estates and Trusts - Guardianship of the Person of a Disabled Person - Expedited Proceedings | Support | Guardianship |
| SB 791 HB 932 |
Health Insurance - Utilization Review - Revisions | Letter of Support | |
| SB 820 | Hospitals - Care of Infants After Discharge | Support | |
| SB 830 HB 934 |
State Board of Physicians - Performance of X-Ray Duties Without a License | Support | |
| SB 874 HB 1006 |
Hospitals and Ambulatory Surgical Facilities - Surgical Technologists | Oppose | |
| SB 876 HB 1040 |
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Limited Behavioral Health Services | Support | |
| SB 949 HB 1047 |
Consumer Protection - Self-Administered Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits | Letter of Support | |
| SB 950 HB 1127 |
Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations Conducted Through Telehealth - Reimbursement and Study | Support | |
| SB 955 HB 1174 |
State Government - Technology Advisory Commission - Established | Support w/Amendments | |
| SB 973 | Hospitals - Private Hospital Grant Program - Funding | Support | |
| SB 974 HB 933 |
Behavioral Health Crisis Response Services - 9-8-8 Trust Fund Fees | Support | |
| SB 986 HB 1056 |
State Board of Pharmacy - Prohibition on Discrimination Against 340B Drug Distribution | Support | |
| SB 999 HB 1125 |
Certified Nursing Assistants - Licensing Requirements and Administrative Updates | Support | |
| SB 1000 HB 1122 |
Maryland Health Care Commission - Nursing Homes - Acquisitions | Support | |
| SB 1006 | Hospitals - Medical Debt Collection - Sale of Patient Debt | Letter of Information | |
| SB 1020 HB 1194 |
Hospitals - Clinical Staffing Committees and Plans - Establishment (Safe Staffing Act of 2024) | Oppose | |
| SB 1023 HB 1279 |
Maryland Building Performance Standards - Fossil Fuel Use, Energy Conservation, and Electric- and Solar-Ready Standards (Better Buildings Act of 2024) | Letter of Information | |
| SB 1059 HB 1051 |
Maternal Health - Assessments, Referrals, and Reporting (Maryland Maternal Health Act of 2024) | Support w/Amendments | |
| SB 1071 HB 1155 |
Hospitals - Opioid Overdose and Opioid-Related Emergency Medical Conditions - Treatment | Letter of Information | |
| SB 1087 | Maryland Artificial Intelligence Advisory and Oversight Commission | Support w/Amendments | |
| SB 1103 HB 1149 |
Hospitals and Related Institutions - Outpatient Facility Fees | Support w/Amendments | |
| SB 1104 HB 1148 |
Health Care Facilities - Notice to Consumers - Out-of-Network Status (Health Care Provider Out-of-Network Information Act) | Oppose Unless Amended | |
| SB 1110 HB 1100 |
Health - Child Advocacy Centers - Reporting Requirements and Investigations | Letter of Concern | |
| SB 1141 HB 607 |
Community Colleges - Maryland Community College Promise Scholarship - Requirements | Letter of Support | |
| SB 1158 HB 547 |
Crime of Violence - Educational Facilities, Medical Facilities, and Places of Worship - Penalty (Sacred Places Safety Act) | Support | Workforce Violence Prevention |
| SB 1165 HB 485 |
Public Health - Prohibition on Transfer of Human Immunodeficiency Virus - Repeal | Support w/Amendments | |
| SB 1182 HB 1388 |
Labor and Employment - Noncompete and Conflict of Interest Clauses - Veterinary and Health Care Professionals | Oppose | |
| HB 10 | Criminal Injuries Compensation Board - Eligible Individuals and Direct Reimbursement for Mental Health Services | Letter of Support | Behavioral Health |
| HB 148 | Department of Transportation - Human Trafficking Awareness, Training, and Response (See Someone, Save Someone Act) | Letter of Information | Sexual Assault & Human Trafficking |
| HB 167 | Public Schools - Student Health - Information on Accessible Dental Health | Letter of Support | |
| HB 177 | Hospitals - Care of Infants After Discharge (Safe Sleep Act of 2024) | Support w/Amendments | |
| HB 312 | Physician Assistants - Collaboration Agreements | Support | |
| HB 328 | Hospitals - Financial Assistance Policies - Revisions | Letter of Concern | |
| HB 354 | Maryland Pathway to Nursing Pilot Program and Advisory Committee - Establishment | Support | |
| HB 359 | Petition for Guardianship of the Property of Alleged Disabled Person - Stay of Civil Actions and Proceedings | Letter of Support | |
| HB 568 | Community Health Worker Appreciation Day | Support | |
| HB 757 | State Board of Physicians - Supervised Medical Graduates and Cardiovascular Invasive Specialists (Bridge to Medical Residency Act) | Support | |
| HB 767 | Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Adult and Pediatric Dental Services - Reimbursement Rates | Support | |
| HB 784 | Task Force on Reducing Emergency Department Wait Times | Letter of Information | |
| HB 804 | Certificate of Need - Psychiatric Health Care Facilities and Psychiatric and Mental Health Services - Exemption | Oppose | |
| HB 1054 | Physicians - Licensing - Foreign Practicing Physicians | Support | Workforce |
| HB 1128 | Labor and Employment - Workforce Development - Talent Innovation Program and Fund | Letter of Support | |
| HB 1143 | Emergency Medical Services - Maryland Emergency Department Wait Time Reduction Commission - Establishment | Letter of Information | |
| HB 1253 SB 813 |
Health Care Facilities - Access to Telephones | Support w/Amendments |