MD SB 496

enacted

Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Authorization

Maryland · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Introduced: —
Status date: —
Latest action: 2026-05-31 — Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 866
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-02-02
First Reading Finance
referral-committee
2026-02-03
Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-03-23
Favorable Report by Finance
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-23
Favorable Adopted
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-23
Floor Amendment {
2026-03-23
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2026-03-23
Third Reading Passed
passage
2026-03-24
Referred Health
referral-committee
2026-03-24
Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-04-03
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-03
Favorable with Amendments {
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-03
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2026-04-08
Third Reading Passed
passage
2026-04-09
Senate Concurs House Amendments
2026-04-09
Third Reading Passed
passage
2026-04-09
Passed Enrolled
2026-05-31
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 866
became-law

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Votes

On Third Reading
2026-03-07 · pass · 43-0
Member-level votes (47)
- Mr. President: yes
- Feldman: yes
- Hester: yes
- Love: yes
- Smith: yes
- Attar: yes
- Folden: yes
- Hettleman: yes
- Mautz: yes
- Sydnor: yes
- Augustine: yes
- Gallion: yes
- Jackson: yes
- McCray: yes
- Waldstreicher: yes
- Bailey: yes
- Gile: yes
- Jennings: yes
- McKay: yes
- Washington, A.: yes
- Beidle: yes
- Guzzone: yes
- Kagan: yes
- Muse: yes
- Washington, M.: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Harris: yes
- King: yes
- Ready: yes
- Watson: yes
- Carozza: yes
- Hayes: yes
- Kramer: yes
- Rosapepe: yes
- West: yes
- Charles: yes
- Henson: yes
- Lam: yes
- Salling: yes
- Zucker: yes
- Corderman: yes
- Hershey: yes
- Lewis Young: yes
- Ellis: not voting
- Benson: absent
- James: absent
- Simonaire: absent
On Third Reading (Amend)
2026-03-22 · pass · 109-23
Member-level votes (141)
- Speaker: yes
- Cullison: yes
- Johnson, S.: yes
- Pruski: yes
- Stinnett: yes
- Acevero: yes
- Davis: yes
- Jones, D.: yes
- Qi: yes
- Stonko: yes
- Addison: yes
- Ebersole: yes
- Kaiser: yes
- Queen: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Allen: yes
- Edelson: yes
- Kaufman: yes
- Roberson: yes
- Terrasa: yes
- Amprey: yes
- Embry: yes
- Kerr: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Toles: yes
- Arentz: yes
- Fair: yes
- Korman: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Tomlinson: yes
- Bagnall: yes
- Feldmark: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Rose: yes
- Turner: yes
- Barnes: yes
- Fennell: yes
- Lewis: yes
- Rosenberg: yes
- Valderrama: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- Foley: yes
- Long, J.: yes
- Ross: yes
- Vogel: yes
- Beauchamp: yes
- Forbes: yes
- Long, R.: yes
- Ruff: yes
- Watson: yes
- Behler: yes
- Fraser-Hidalgo: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Ruth: yes
- Wells: yes
- Bhandari: yes
- Guyton: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Sample-Hughes: yes
- White Holland: yes
- Boyce: yes
- Guzzone: yes
- McCaskill: yes
- Schindler: yes
- Wilkins: yes
- Cardin: yes
- Harrison: yes
- Miller: yes
- Schmidt: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Chang: yes
- Healey: yes
- Mireku-North: yes
- Shetty: yes
- Wims: yes
- Charkoudian: yes
- Hill: yes
- Moon: yes
- Simmons: yes
- Wolek: yes
- Ciliberti: yes
- Hinebaugh: yes
- Moreno: yes
- Simpson: yes
- Woods: yes
- Clippinger: yes
- Holmes: yes
- Odom: yes
- Smith: yes
- Woorman: yes
- Coley: yes
- Hornberger: yes
- Palakovich Carr: yes
- Solomon: yes
- Wu: yes
- Conaway: yes
- Hutchinson: yes
- Pasteur: yes
- Spiegel: yes
- Young: yes
- Crosby: yes
- Ivey: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Stein: yes
- Ziegler: yes
- Crutchfield: yes
- Johnson, A.: yes
- Phillips: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Adams: no
- Fisher: no
- Jacobs: no
- Morgan, M.: no
- Reilly: no
- Anderson: no
- Ghrist: no
- Kipke: no
- Morgan, T.: no
- Szeliga: no
- Arikan: no
- Griffith: no
- Mangione: no
- Nawrocki: no
- Valentine: no
- Baker: no
- Hartman: no
- McComas: no
- Nkongolo: no
- Wivell: no
- Chisholm: no
- Howard: no
- Metzgar: no
- Bouchat: not voting
- Buckel: not voting
- Pippy: not voting
- Taveras: not voting
- Alston: absent
- Boafo: absent
- Grammer: absent
- Jones, A.: absent
- Williams: absent
Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage.
2026-03-22 · pass · 42-0
Member-level votes (47)
- Mr. President: yes
- Folden: yes
- Hettleman: yes
- Lewis Young: yes
- Smith: yes
- Augustine: yes
- Gallion: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Love: yes
- Sydnor: yes
- Bailey: yes
- Gile: yes
- James: yes
- Mautz: yes
- Waldstreicher: yes
- Beidle: yes
- Guzzone: yes
- Jennings: yes
- McCray: yes
- Washington, A.: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Harris: yes
- Kagan: yes
- McKay: yes
- Washington, M.: yes
- Carozza: yes
- Hayes: yes
- King: yes
- Ready: yes
- Watson: yes
- Corderman: yes
- Henson: yes
- Kramer: yes
- Rosapepe: yes
- West: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Hershey: yes
- Lam: yes
- Salling: yes
- Zucker: yes
- Feldman: yes
- Hester: yes
- Muse: not voting
- Attar: absent
- Benson: absent
- Charles: absent
- Simonaire: absent

Related bills

Companion bill: HB 813

Official source

http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0496?ys=2026RS

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