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MD HB 280

enacted

Health Insurance - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders - Codification of Federal Requirements

Maryland · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did MD HB 280 pass?

Yes. MD HB 280 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-14): Approved by the Governor - Chapter 11

What is MD HB 280 about?

MD HB 280 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Health Insurance - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders - Codification of Federal Requirements”.

Who sponsors MD HB 280?

Chair, Health Committee is the primary sponsor of MD HB 280.

Introduced
2025-09-16
Latest action
2026-04-14 — Approved by the Governor - Chapter 11
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Chair, Health Committeeprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-14

    Approved by the Governor - Chapter 11

    executive-signature

  2. 2026-04-07

    Returned Passed

  3. 2026-04-06

    Third Reading Passed

    passage

  4. 2026-03-31

    Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2026-03-30

    Favorable Report by Finance

    committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2026-03-05

    Referred Finance

    referral-committee

  7. 2026-03-04

    Third Reading Passed

    passage

  8. 2026-03-03

    Second Reading Passed

  9. 2026-03-03

    Favorable Adopted

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2026-03-03

    Favorable Report by Health

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2026-01-20

    Hearing 1/29 at 2:00 p.m.

  12. 2026-01-14

    First Reading Health

    referral-committee

  13. 2025-09-16

    Pre-filed

    introduction

Versions

  • Chapter - Health Insurance - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders - Codification of Federal RequirementsCompare
  • Third - Health Insurance - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders - Codification of Federal RequirementsCompare
  • First - Health Insurance - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders - Codification of Federal RequirementsCompare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • On Third Reading

    2026-02-23 · pass · 93-35

    Member-level votes (141)
    • Speaker: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Kaiser: yes
    • Queen: yes
    • Stewart: yes
    • Acevero: yes
    • Ebersole: yes
    • Kaufman: yes
    • Roberson: yes
    • Stinnett: yes
    • Addison: yes
    • Edelson: yes
    • Kerr: yes
    • Roberts: yes
    • Taveras: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Embry: yes
    • Korman: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Amprey: yes
    • Fair: yes
    • Lehman: yes
    • Rosenberg: yes
    • Terrasa: yes
    • Bagnall: yes
    • Feldmark: yes
    • Lewis: yes
    • Ross: yes
    • Toles: yes
    • Barnes: yes
    • Fennell: yes
    • Lopez: yes
    • Ruff: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • Bartlett: yes
    • Foley: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Ruth: yes
    • Valderrama: yes
    • Behler: yes
    • Forbes: yes
    • McCaskill: yes
    • Sample-Hughes: yes
    • Watson: yes
    • Bhandari: yes
    • Fraser-Hidalgo: yes
    • Mireku-North: yes
    • Schindler: yes
    • Wells: yes
    • Boyce: yes
    • Guyton: yes
    • Moon: yes
    • Schmidt: yes
    • White Holland: yes
    • Cardin: yes
    • Guzzone: yes
    • Moreno: yes
    • Shetty: yes
    • Wilkins: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Odom: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Charkoudian: yes
    • Hill: yes
    • Palakovich Carr: yes
    • Simpson: yes
    • Wims: yes
    • Clippinger: yes
    • Holmes: yes
    • Pasteur: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Wolek: yes
    • Coley: yes
    • Ivey: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Solomon: yes
    • Woorman: yes
    • Conaway: yes
    • Johnson, A.: yes
    • Phillips: yes
    • Spiegel: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Crutchfield: yes
    • Johnson, S.: yes
    • Pruski: yes
    • Stein: yes
    • Ziegler: yes
    • Cullison: yes
    • Jones, D.: yes
    • Qi: yes
    • Adams: no
    • Chisholm: no
    • Hornberger: no
    • McComas: no
    • Pippy: no
    • Anderson: no
    • Ciliberti: no
    • Howard: no
    • Metzgar: no
    • Reilly: no
    • Arentz: no
    • Fisher: no
    • Hutchinson: no
    • Miller: no
    • Rose: no
    • Arikan: no
    • Ghrist: no
    • Jacobs: no
    • Morgan, M.: no
    • Stonko: no
    • Baker: no
    • Griffith: no
    • Kipke: no
    • Morgan, T.: no
    • Szeliga: no
    • Beauchamp: no
    • Hartman: no
    • Long, R.: no
    • Nawrocki: no
    • Tomlinson: no
    • Buckel: no
    • Hinebaugh: no
    • Mangione: no
    • Nkongolo: no
    • Valentine: no
    • Boafo: not voting
    • Bouchat: not voting
    • Woods: not voting
    • Young: not voting
    • Alston: absent
    • Grammer: absent
    • Jones, A.: absent
    • Vogel: absent
    • Wivell: absent
    • Crosby: absent
    • Healey: absent
    • Long, J.: absent
    • Williams: absent

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Official source

http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0280?ys=2026RS

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