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IntroducedFeb 06, 2023
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Passed HouseMar 10, 2023
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Passed SenateMar 31, 2023
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Signed into LawMay 03, 2023
Declaration of Rights - Right to Reproductive Freedom
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executive • May 03, 2023: Approved by the Governor, assigned a chapter number, enactment subject to constitutional referendum - Chapter 245
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Sponsors
- Allencosponsor
- Alstoncosponsor
- Atterbearycosponsor
- Bagnallcosponsor
- B. Barnescosponsor
- Barvecosponsor
- Boafocosponsor
- Boycecosponsor
- Bridgescosponsor
- Changcosponsor
- Charkoudiancosponsor
- Charlescosponsor
- Clippingercosponsor
- Crutchfieldcosponsor
- Cullisoncosponsor
- Ebersolecosponsor
- Embrycosponsor
- Faircosponsor
- Feldmarkcosponsor
- Foleycosponsor
- Forbescosponsor
- Fraser-Hidalgocosponsor
- Grossmancosponsor
- Guytoncosponsor
- Guzzonecosponsor
- Harriscosponsor
- Harrisoncosponsor
- Hensoncosponsor
- Holmescosponsor
- A. Johnsoncosponsor
- S. Johnsoncosponsor
- D. Jonescosponsor
- Kaisercosponsor
- Kaufmancosponsor
- Kellycosponsor
- Kerrcosponsor
- Kormancosponsor
- Lehmancosponsor
- J. Lewiscosponsor
- R. Lewiscosponsor
- J. Longcosponsor
- Lopezcosponsor
- Lovecosponsor
- McCaskillcosponsor
- Mireku-Northcosponsor
- Mooncosponsor
- Palakovich Carrcosponsor
- Pasteurcosponsor
- Pattersoncosponsor
- Pena-Melnykcosponsor
- Phillipscosponsor
- Pruskicosponsor
- Qicosponsor
- Queencosponsor
- Reznikcosponsor
- Rosenbergcosponsor
- Ruthcosponsor
- Sample-Hughescosponsor
- Shettycosponsor
- Simmonscosponsor
- Simpsoncosponsor
- Smithcosponsor
- Solomoncosponsor
- Steincosponsor
- Stewartcosponsor
- Taverascosponsor
- Terrasacosponsor
- Tolescosponsor
- Turnercosponsor
- Valderramacosponsor
- Vogelcosponsor
- Watsoncosponsor
- Wellscosponsor
- Whitecosponsor
- Wilkinscosponsor
- Williamscosponsor
- Wilsoncosponsor
- Zieglercosponsor
Votes
YES: 38
- Adams
- Ciliberti
- Howard
- Miller
- Reilly
- Anderton
- Fisher
- Hutchinson
- Morgan, M.
- Rose
- Arentz
- Ghrist
- Jacobs
- Morgan, T.
- Schmidt
- Arikan
- Grammer
- Kipke
- Munoz
- Szeliga
- Baker
- Griffith
- Long, R.
- Nawrocki
- Tomlinson
- Bouchat
- Hartman
- Mangione
- Otto
- Valentine
- Buckel
- Hinebaugh
- McComas
- Pippy
- Wivell
- Chisholm
- Hornberger
- Metzgar
NO: 97
- Speaker
- Charles
- Henson
- McCaskill
- Solomon
- Acevero
- Conaway
- Hill
- Mireku-North
- Stein
- Addison
- Crosby
- Holmes
- Moon
- Stewart
- Allen
- Crutchfield
- Ivey
- Palakovich Carr
- Taveras
- Alston
- Cullison
- Jackson
- Pasteur
- Taylor
- Amprey
- Davis
- Johnson, A.
- Patterson
- Terrasa
- Attar
- Ebersole
- Johnson, S.
- Pena-Melnyk
- Toles
- Atterbeary
- Edelson
- Jones, D.
- Phillips
- Turner
- Bagnall
- Embry
- Kaiser
- Pruski
- Valderrama
- Barnes, B.
- Fair
- Kaufman
- Qi
- Vogel
- Barnes, D.
- Feldmark
- Kerr
- Queen
- Watson
- Bartlett
- Fennell
- Korman
- Reznik
- Wells
- Barve
- Foley
- Lehman
- Rogers
- White
- Bhandari
- Forbes
- Lewis, J.
- Rosenberg
- Wilkins
- Boafo
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lewis, R.
- Ruth
- Williams
- Boyce
- Grossman
- Long, J.
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilson
- Bridges
- Guyton
- Lopez
- Shetty
- Woods
- Cardin
- Guzzone
- Love
- Simpson
- Wu
- Chang
- Harris
- Martinez
- Smith
- Ziegler
- Charkoudian
- Harrison
NOT VOTING: 3
YES: 36
- Adams
- Fisher
- Howard
- Miller
- Reilly
- Arentz
- Ghrist
- Hutchinson
- Morgan, M.
- Rose
- Arikan
- Grammer
- Jacobs
- Morgan, T.
- Schmidt
- Baker
- Griffith
- Kipke
- Munoz
- Szeliga
- Bouchat
- Hartman
- Long, R.
- Nawrocki
- Tomlinson
- Buckel
- Hinebaugh
- Mangione
- Otto
- Valentine
- Chisholm
- Hornberger
- Metzgar
- Pippy
- Wivell
- Ciliberti
NO: 99
- Speaker
- Charles
- Harrison
- McCaskill
- Stein
- Acevero
- Clippinger
- Henson
- Mireku-North
- Stewart
- Addison
- Conaway
- Hill
- Moon
- Taveras
- Allen
- Crosby
- Holmes
- Palakovich Carr
- Taylor
- Alston
- Crutchfield
- Ivey
- Pasteur
- Terrasa
- Amprey
- Cullison
- Jackson
- Patterson
- Toles
- Attar
- Davis
- Johnson, A.
- Pena-Melnyk
- Turner
- Atterbeary
- Ebersole
- Johnson, S.
- Phillips
- Valderrama
- Bagnall
- Edelson
- Jones, D.
- Pruski
- Vogel
- Barnes, B.
- Embry
- Kaiser
- Qi
- Watson
- Barnes, D.
- Fair
- Kaufman
- Queen
- Wells
- Bartlett
- Feldmark
- Kerr
- Reznik
- White
- Barve
- Fennell
- Korman
- Rogers
- Wilkins
- Bhandari
- Foley
- Lehman
- Rosenberg
- Williams
- Boafo
- Forbes
- Lewis, J.
- Ruth
- Wilson
- Boyce
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lewis, R.
- Sample-Hughes
- Woods
- Bridges
- Grossman
- Long, J.
- Shetty
- Wu
- Cardin
- Guyton
- Lopez
- Simpson
- Young
- Chang
- Guzzone
- Love
- Smith
- Ziegler
- Charkoudian
- Harris
- Martinez
- Solomon
YES: 35
- Adams
- Fisher
- Hutchinson
- Miller
- Reilly
- Arentz
- Grammer
- Jacobs
- Morgan, M.
- Rose
- Arikan
- Griffith
- Kipke
- Morgan, T.
- Schmidt
- Baker
- Hartman
- Long, R.
- Munoz
- Szeliga
- Bouchat
- Hinebaugh
- Mangione
- Nawrocki
- Tomlinson
- Chisholm
- Hornberger
- McComas
- Otto
- Valentine
- Ciliberti
- Howard
- Metzgar
- Pippy
- Wivell
NO: 96
- Speaker
- Charles
- Harrison
- McCaskill
- Solomon
- Acevero
- Clippinger
- Henson
- Mireku-North
- Stein
- Addison
- Conaway
- Hill
- Moon
- Stewart
- Allen
- Crutchfield
- Holmes
- Palakovich Carr
- Taveras
- Alston
- Cullison
- Ivey
- Pasteur
- Taylor
- Amprey
- Davis
- Jackson
- Patterson
- Terrasa
- Attar
- Ebersole
- Johnson, A.
- Pena-Melnyk
- Toles
- Atterbeary
- Edelson
- Johnson, S.
- Phillips
- Turner
- Bagnall
- Embry
- Jones, D.
- Pruski
- Valderrama
- Barnes, B.
- Fair
- Kaiser
- Qi
- Vogel
- Barnes, D.
- Feldmark
- Kaufman
- Queen
- Watson
- Bartlett
- Fennell
- Kerr
- Reznik
- Wells
- Barve
- Foley
- Korman
- Rogers
- White
- Bhandari
- Forbes
- Lehman
- Rosenberg
- Wilkins
- Boafo
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lewis, R.
- Ruth
- Wilson
- Boyce
- Grossman
- Long, J.
- Sample-Hughes
- Woods
- Bridges
- Guyton
- Lopez
- Shetty
- Wu
- Cardin
- Guzzone
- Love
- Simpson
- Young
- Chang
- Harris
- Martinez
- Smith
- Ziegler
- Charkoudian
YES: 99
- Speaker
- Charles
- Harrison
- Martinez
- Solomon
- Acevero
- Clippinger
- Healey
- McCaskill
- Stein
- Addison
- Conaway
- Henson
- Mireku-North
- Stewart
- Allen
- Crosby
- Hill
- Moon
- Taveras
- Alston
- Crutchfield
- Holmes
- Palakovich Carr
- Taylor
- Amprey
- Cullison
- Ivey
- Pasteur
- Terrasa
- Attar
- Davis
- Jackson
- Patterson
- Toles
- Atterbeary
- Ebersole
- Johnson, A.
- Pena-Melnyk
- Turner
- Bagnall
- Edelson
- Johnson, S.
- Phillips
- Valderrama
- Barnes, B.
- Embry
- Jones, D.
- Pruski
- Vogel
- Barnes, D.
- Fair
- Kaiser
- Qi
- Watson
- Bartlett
- Feldmark
- Kaufman
- Queen
- Wells
- Barve
- Fennell
- Kerr
- Reznik
- White
- Bhandari
- Foley
- Korman
- Rogers
- Wilkins
- Boafo
- Forbes
- Lehman
- Rosenberg
- Williams
- Boyce
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lewis, J.
- Ruth
- Wilson
- Bridges
- Grossman
- Lewis, R.
- Sample-Hughes
- Woods
- Cardin
- Guyton
- Long, J.
- Shetty
- Wu
- Chang
- Guzzone
- Lopez
- Simpson
- Ziegler
- Charkoudian
- Harris
- Love
- Smith
NO: 37
Actions
- May 03, 2023 | executive
- Approved by the Governor, assigned a chapter number, enactment subject to constitutional referendum - Chapter 245
- Apr 03, 2023 | House
- Returned Passed
- Mar 31, 2023 | Senate
- Floor Amendment {833328/1 (Senator Simonaire) Rejected (17-30)
- Third Reading Passed (33-14)
- Mar 29, 2023 | Senate
- Favorable Report by Finance
- Favorable Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- Mar 13, 2023 | Senate
- Referred Finance
- Mar 10, 2023 | House
- Third Reading Passed (99-37)
- Mar 08, 2023 | House
- Floor Amendment {283723/1 (Delegate Wivell) Rejected (35-96)
- Floor Amendment {373529/1 (Delegate Wivell) Rejected (36-99)
- Floor Amendment {913523/1 (Delegate Miller) Rejected (38-97)
- Second Reading Passed
- Mar 07, 2023 | House
- Favorable Adopted
- Motion Special Order until 3/8 (Delegate Wivell) Adopted
- Mar 06, 2023 | House
- Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
- Feb 15, 2023 | House
- Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 06, 2023 | House
- First Reading Health and Government Operations
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Declaration of Rights - Right to Reproductive FreedomPDF
- Floor Amendment {283723/1 (Delegate Wivell) Rejected (35-96) (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {373529/1 (Delegate Wivell) Rejected (36-99) (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {913523/1 (Delegate Miller) Rejected (38-97) (House)PDF
- Text - Third - Declaration of Rights - Right to Reproductive FreedomPDF
- Floor Amendment {833328/1 (Senator Simonaire) Rejected (17-30) (Senate)PDF
- Text - Chapter - Declaration of Rights - Right to Reproductive FreedomPDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy NotePDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government OperationsPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - FinancePDF
- Video: Health and Government OperationsHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Shapiro, Melanie (Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence)
- HGO Testimony, UNF -- Wilson, Thomas
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Pullias, Charlene (Garrett County Democratic Club)
- HGO In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Arlinghaus, Francis
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Finkelstein, Jodi
- HGO Testimony, UNF -- Marino-Ramirez, Leonardo
- HGO Testimony, UNF -- Marino, Deanne
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Rubinson, Harriet
- HGO Testimony, UNF -- Samuel, William
- HGO Testimony, UNF -- Cantilena, Barbara (self)
- HGO Testimony, UNF -- Pikulsky, Patrice
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Leaphart, Krystal (Black Girls Vote)
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Koravos, JoAnne (Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club)
- HGO Testimony, UNF -- Okerblom, Paul
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Spear, Bob
- HGO In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Jordan, Lisae C (Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA))
- HGO Testimony, UNF -- Kelly, Kathy (Democrats for Life of Maryland)
- HGO Testimony, UNF -- Witte, Mary Jo
- HGO Testimony, UNF -- Colombini, Marco
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Kasemeyer, Pam
- HGO Virtual - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Rak, Alexandra
- HGO In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Quinn, John (Democrats for Life of America)
- HGO Testimony, UNF -- Burns, Paige
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Morgan, Jessica (Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women (MLAW))
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Enagonio, Liz
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Skinner, Mark
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Drayton, Morgan (Common Cause MD)
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Hodge-Williams, Sam
- HGO Virtual - Oral Testimony, UNF -- KIJESKY, CRYSTAL
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Richards, Elizabeth (Montgomery County's Commission for Women)
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Stone, Judy (n/a)
- HGO In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- American Center for Law & Justice, American Center for Law & Justice (American Center for Law & Justice)
- HGO Testimony, UNF -- Dowling, Ann
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Emerson, Jessica (The Human Trafficking Prevention Project)
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Jacobi, Laura
- HGO Testimony, UNF -- Hayden, Maria
- HGO In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Barnwell, Brian (Maryland Catholic Conference)
- HGO In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Pivec, Barbara
- HGO In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Siri, Michelle (The Women's Law Center of Maryland)
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Alexander, Kimberly
- HGO In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Esposito, Ashley
- HGO Testimony, UNF -- Mariner, Joy (FaceTheTruth.life)
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Mullen, Katherine (If/When/How - University of Baltimore Law School)
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Elliott, Robyn
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Elliott, Robyn
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Egan, Ashley (UULM-MD)
- HGO Testimony, UNF -- Lough, Thomas (MDRTL Caroline County)
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Grossman, Rabbi Susan (Beth Shalom Congregation, Columbia, MD)
- HGO Testimony, UNF -- Killingsworth, Juin
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Goldstein, Mathew (Secular Maryland)
- HGO Virtual - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Holt, Kristen
- HGO Testimony, UNF -- Griffiths, Brian
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Kowalski, Cresta
- HGO Testimony, UNF -- Kuk, Justin
- HGO Testimony, UNF -- Maurer, Robin (National Association of Pro-Life Nurses)
- HGO Testimony, UNF -- Van Bemmel, Jason (Forest Hill Presbyterian Church)
- HGO Testimony, UNF -- Brocato, Deborah
- HGO Testimony, UNF -- Desmarais, Philip
- HGO Testimony, UNF -- Hand, Mary
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Strohl, Rahula
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Dumais, Brige (1199SEIU UHE)
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Walker, Keegan
- HGO Testimony, UNF -- Slosson, Sarah
- HGO In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Johnson, Jakeya
- HGO In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Sullivan, Shannon
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Price, Christine
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Pittman, Steuart (Anne Arundel County Executive)
- HGO Testimony, UNF -- Gillin, Joseph
- HGO Virtual - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Brown, Jennifer
- HGO Testimony, UNF -- Holloway, Cherilyn (Pro-Black Pro-Life)
- HGO Testimony, UNF -- Holloway, Cherilyn (Pro-Black Pro-Life)
- HGO Testimony, UNF -- Quinn, Kathryn (DFLA Education Fund)
- HGO Testimony, UNF -- Cox, Josh (Family Heritage Matters)
- HGO Testimony, UNF -- Witte, William
- HGO In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Wharam, S. (Maryland Legislative Lobby for Life, Inc.)
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Edwards, Donna (Maryland State & DC AFL-CIO)
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Richards, Lori (Mountain Maryland Alliance for Reproductive Freedom)
- HGO Testimony, UNF -- Jarosinski, Paul
- HGO Testimony, UNF -- Hicks, Kimberly
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Bost, Cheryl (Maryland State Education Association)
- HGO Virtual - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Christiansen, Sandy
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Schweiss, Nancy
- HGO Testimony, UNF -- Gantner, Rebekah
- HGO In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Pimentel, Danielle
- HGO Testimony, UNF -- Dunlop, Douglas
- HGO In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Greenberg, Joshua (Baltimore County)
- HGO In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Bogley, Laura (Maryland Right to Life)
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Murphy, Melissa
- HGO Virtual - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Cox, Dan
- HGO In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- New, Michael (Charlotte Lozier Institute)
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Fitzwater, Jessica (Office of Frederick County Executive Jessica Fitzwater)