Health Care & Biopharma
Bill Tracking
2026
| Bill | Bill Title | Hearing Date | Sponsor | Status | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 385 (SB 269) | Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Evidence - Rebuttable Presumption of Medical Bills | Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.@Judiciary |
Del. David Moon (20-D) | In the House - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (2/16) | Oppose |
| SB 269 (HB 385) | Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Evidence - Rebuttable Presumption of Medical Bills | Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m.@Judicial Proceedings |
Sen. Shaneka Henson (30-D) | In the Senate - Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m. (1/27) | Oppose |
| HB 400 (SB 247) | Biotechnology Investment Incentive Tax Credit - Conversion to Grant Program | Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.@Ways and Means |
Del. Mark Chang (32-D) | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (1/22) | Support |
| SB 247 (HB 400) | Biotechnology Investment Incentive Tax Credit - Conversion to Grant Program | Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m.@Budget and Taxation |
Sen. Pamela Beidle (32-D) | In the House - First Reading Ways and Means (2/18) | Support |
| HB 484 | Corporate Income Tax - Addition Modification - Direct-to-Consumer Pharmaceutical Advertising | Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.@Ways and Means |
Del. Natalie Ziegler (9A-D) | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (1/23) | Oppose |
| HB 526 | Civil Actions - Settlement Agreements - Payment and Release | Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.@Judiciary |
Del. Aaron Kaufman (18-D) | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (1/29) | Oppose |
| HB 599 | Health - Licensure of Hospitals - Ownership Requirements | Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m.@Health |
Del. Terri Hill (12A-D) | In the Senate - First Reading Finance (2/27) | Monitor |
| HB 616 (SB 515) | Health Services Cost Review Commission - Health Facilities - Jurisdiction and Rate Setting | Del. Bonnie Cullison (19-D) | In the House - First Reading Health (1/30) | Monitor | |
| SB 515 (HB 616) | Health Services Cost Review Commission - Health Facilities - Jurisdiction and Rate Setting | Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.@Finance |
Sen. Pamela Beidle (32-D) | In the Senate - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (2/9) | Monitor |
| HB 624 (SB 411) | Hospitals - Clinical Staffing Committees and Plans - Establishment (Safe Staffing Act of 2026) | Hearing 2/18 at 1:30 p.m.@Health |
Del. Jennifer Holland (10-D) | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:30 p.m. (2/5) | Oppose |
| SB 411 (HB 624) | Hospitals - Clinical Staffing Committees and Plans - Establishment (Safe Staffing Act of 2026) | Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.@Finance |
Sen. Malcolm Augustine (47-D) | In the Senate - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (2/3) | Oppose |
| HB 684 | Health Insurance - Material Changes to Provider Networks - Notification and Special Enrollment Period | Hearing 2/19 at 1:30 p.m.@Health |
Chair, Health Committee | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:30 p.m. (2/19) | Monitor |
| HB 737 (SB 416) | Health Maintenance Organizations - Payments to Nonparticipating Providers - Reimbursement Rate | Hearing 2/19 at 1:30 p.m.@Health |
Del. Terri Hill (12A-D) | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:30 p.m. (2/19) | Oppose |
| SB 416 (HB 737) | Health Maintenance Organizations - Payments to Nonparticipating Providers - Reimbursement Rate | Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.@Finance |
Sen. Clarence Lam (12-D) | In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (2/4) | Oppose |
| HB 739 | Health Insurance - Prompt Payment of Claims - Requirements | Hearing 2/19 at 1:30 p.m.@Health |
Del. Ashanti Martinez (22-D) | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:30 p.m. (2/19) | TBD |
| HB 746 (SB 428) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Collaborative Care Model - Cost Sharing Prohibition | Hearing 2/19 at 1:30 p.m.@Health |
Del. Heather Bagnall (33C-D) | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:30 p.m. (2/19) | Monitor |
| SB 428 (HB 746) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Collaborative Care Model - Cost Sharing Prohibition | Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.@Finance |
Sen. Malcolm Augustine (47-D) | In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (2/4) | Monitor |
| HB 795 | Health Insurance - Artificial Intelligence - Grievance Process and Reporting (AI Health Insurance Accountability Act of 2026) | Del. Chao Wu (9A-D) | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor (2/23) | Monitor | |
| HB 808 (SB 490) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Step Therapy, Fail-First Protocols, and Prior Authorization - Prescription Drugs to Treat Serious Mental Illness | Hearing 2/19 at 1:30 p.m.@Health |
Del. Steve Johnson (34A-D) | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:30 p.m. (2/19) | Monitor |
| SB 490 (HB 808) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Step Therapy, Fail-First Protocols, and Prior Authorization - Prescription Drugs to Treat Serious Mental Illness | Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.@Finance |
Sen. Clarence Lam (12-D) | In the Senate - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (2/3) | Monitor |
| HB 883 | Consumer Protection - Artificial Intelligence - Behavioral Health Care Prohibitions | Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters)@Economic Matters Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters) and Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (Health)@Health |
Del. Lily Qi (15-D) | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters) and Hearing canceled (Health) (2/13) | Oppose |
| HB 944 (SB 494) | Maryland Health Care Commission - Certificates of Need and Material Change Transactions | Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.@Health |
Del. Bonnie Cullison (19-D) | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (2/9) | Oppose |
| SB 494 (HB 944) | Maryland Health Care Commission - Certificates of Need and Material Change Transactions | Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.@Finance |
Sen. Pamela Beidle (32-D) | In the Senate - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (2/9) | Oppose |
| HB 995 | Health Occupations - Behavioral Health Care Providers - Use of Artificial Intelligence | Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.@Health |
Del. Jamila Woods (26-D) | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (2/9) | Monitor |
| HB 1068 | Health Insurance - Special Enrollment Period for Newly Hired Employees of Small Businesses | Hearing 2/26 at 1:30 p.m.@Health |
Del. Jared Solomon (18-D) | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:30 p.m. (2/26) | TBD |
| HB 1126 | Health Insurance and Managed Care Organizations - Laboratory Services - Contract Providers | Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m.@Health |
Del. Lily Qi (15-D) | In the House - Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m. (2/16) | |
| HB 1209 (SB 950) | Conversion Therapy - Prohibitions and Causes of Action | Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary)@Judiciary |
Del. Bonnie Cullison (19-D) | In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary) (2/11) | Monitor |
| SB 950 (HB 1209) | Conversion Therapy - Prohibitions and Causes of Action | Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (Judicial Proceedings)@Judicial Proceedings |
Sen. Cheryl Kagan (17-D) | In the Senate - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (Judicial Proceedings) (2/12) | Monitor |
| HB 1228 (SB 890) | Insurance - Premium Receipts Tax - Exemption for Captive Insurance Procured by Nonprofit Hospitals and Health Care Systems | Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means)@Ways and Means |
Del. Lily Qi (15-D) | In the House - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) (2/17) | Monitor |
| SB 890 (HB 1228) | Insurance - Premium Receipts Tax - Exemption for Captive Insurance Procured by Nonprofit Hospitals and Health Care Systems | Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.@Finance |
Sen. Dawn Gile (33-D) | In the Senate - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (2/11) | Monitor |
| HB 1385 | Health Insurance - Use of Artificial Intelligence - Human Evaluation | Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.@Health |
Del. Terri Hill (12A-D) | In the House - Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m. (2/13) | |
| HB 1426 (SB 778) | Clinical Research Pharmacies and Clinical Trials - Permits, Ownership, and Definition of Practice of Medicine | Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.@Health |
Del. Jared Solomon (18-D) | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (2/13) | Support |
| SB 778 (HB 1426) | Clinical Research Pharmacies and Clinical Trials - Permits, Ownership, and Definition of Practice of Medicine | Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.@Finance |
Sen. Brian Feldman (15-D) | In the Senate - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (2/12) | Support |
| HB 1440 (SB 837) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Coverage and Utilization Review - Drugs Reviewed by the Prescription Drug Affordability Board | Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.@Health |
Del. Teresa Woorman (16-D) | In the House - Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m. (2/13) | |
| SB 837 (HB 1440) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Coverage and Utilization Review - Drugs Reviewed by the Prescription Drug Affordability Board | Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.@Finance |
Sen. Justin Ready (5-R) | In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (2/12) | |
| HB 1470 (SB 839) | Medical Assistance Programs - Drug Dispensing - Cost-of-Dispensing Survey and Fee-for-Service Professional Dispensing Fee | Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.@Health |
Del. Bonnie Cullison (19-D) | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (2/13) | |
| SB 839 (HB 1470) | Medical Assistance Programs - Drug Dispensing - Cost-of-Dispensing Survey and Fee-for-Service Professional Dispensing Fee | Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.@Finance |
Sen. Justin Ready (5-R) | In the Senate - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (2/12) | |
| HB 1472 (SB 779) | Better Small Business Employee Benefit Act of 2026 | Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m.@Health |
Del. Lily Qi (15-D) | In the House - Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m. (2/16) | Support |
| SB 779 (HB 1472) | Better Small Business Employee Benefit Act of 2026 | Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.@Finance |
Sen. Brian Feldman (15-D) | In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (2/12) | Support |
| HB 1531 | Maryland Helping Everyone Afford Life-Saving Treatments and Health Care (HEALTH) Fund - Establishment | Del. Kris Fair (3-D) | In the House - Hearing canceled (Health) (3/3) | ||
| HB 1585 (SB 787) | Maryland Economic Development Corporation - Major Information Technology Development Projects - Project Management | Del. Kenneth Kerr (3-D) | In the House - Reassigned to Government, Labor, and Elections (2/23) | ||
| SB 787 (HB 1585) | Maryland Economic Development Corporation - Major Information Technology Development Projects - Project Management | Sen. Guy Guzzone (13-D) | In the Senate - Hearing canceled (Education, Energy, and the Environment) (3/3) | ||
| SB 521 | Health Insurance - Material Changes to Provider Networks - Notification and Special Enrollment Period | Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.@Finance |
Sen. Benjamin Kramer (19-D) | In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (2/12) | Monitor |
| SB 987 | Corporate Income Tax - Addition Modification - Direct-to-Consumer Pharmaceutical Advertising | Sen. Karen Young (3-D) | In the Senate - Rereferred to Budget and Taxation (3/4) | Oppose |