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IntroducedNov 01, 2025
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Passed SenateApr 08, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 13, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Behavioral Health Rate Methodology Modernization - Workgroup Establishment and Study
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 13, 2026: Returned Passed
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 39
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 42
- Mr. President
- Feldman
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Smith
- Augustine
- Folden
- Hettleman
- Love
- Sydnor
- Bailey
- Gallion
- Jackson
- Mautz
- Waldstreicher
- Beidle
- Gile
- James
- McKay
- Washington, A.
- Benson
- Guzzone
- Jennings
- Ready
- Washington, M.
- Brooks
- Harris
- King
- Rosapepe
- Watson
- Carozza
- Hayes
- Kramer
- Salling
- West
- Charles
- Henson
- Lam
- Simonaire
- Zucker
- Corderman
- Hershey
NO: 0
YES: 134
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crosby
- Jacobs
- Palakovich Carr
- Stewart
- Acevero
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, A.
- Pasteur
- Stinnett
- Adams
- Cullison
- Johnson, S.
- Patterson
- Stonko
- Addison
- Davis
- Jones, D.
- Phillips
- Szeliga
- Allen
- Ebersole
- Kaiser
- Pippy
- Taveras
- Alston
- Edelson
- Kaufman
- Pruski
- Taylor
- Amprey
- Embry
- Kerr
- Qi
- Terrasa
- Anderson
- Fair
- Kipke
- Queen
- Toles
- Arentz
- Feldmark
- Korman
- Reilly
- Tomlinson
- Bagnall
- Fennell
- Lehman
- Roberson
- Turner
- Baker
- Fisher
- Lewis
- Roberts
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Foley
- Long, J.
- Rogers
- Valentine
- Bartlett
- Forbes
- Long, R.
- Rose
- Vogel
- Beauchamp
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lopez
- Rosenberg
- Watson
- Behler
- Ghrist
- Mangione
- Ross
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Griffith
- Martinez
- Ruff
- White Holland
- Boafo
- Guyton
- McCaskill
- Ruth
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- McComas
- Sample-Hughes
- Williams
- Buckel
- Hartman
- Metzgar
- Schindler
- Wims
- Cardin
- Healey
- Miller
- Schmidt
- Wivell
- Chang
- Hill
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Hinebaugh
- Moon
- Simmons
- Woods
- Chisholm
- Holmes
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Woorman
- Ciliberti
- Hornberger
- Morgan, T.
- Smith
- Wu
- Clippinger
- Howard
- Nawrocki
- Solomon
- Young
- Coley
- Hutchinson
- Nkongolo
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Conaway
- Ivey
- Odom
- Stein
NO: 3
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- Returned Passed
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (134-3)
- Apr 11, 2026 | House
- Favorable Report by Health
- Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- Rereferred to Health
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Referred Rules and Executive Nominations
- Apr 08, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- Favorable with Amendments {273123/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (42-0)
- Feb 12, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 28, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing canceled
- Jan 21, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m.
- Jan 14, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Finance
- Nov 01, 2025 | Senate
- Pre-filed
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - FinancePDF
- Vote - House - Committee - HealthPDF
- Video: FinanceHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- FIN Testimony, FWA -- Adediji, LCPC, Wunmi (Hope Health Systems, Inc)
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Mansfield, Andrea (Towing and Recovery Professionals of Maryland)
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Guthrie, Cari (Cornerstone Montgomery)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Rosen-Cohen, Nancy (NCADD-Maryland)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Dausch, Connie (MD Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Snyder, Abigail (Baltimore Jewish Council)
- FIN Testimony, FWA -- Rosier, Collan (Pyramid Healthcare, Inc.)
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Graner, Nicole (Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland)
- FIN Testimony, FWA -- Morris, Kara (Crossroads Community, Inc. & Corica River Mental Health Services, Inc.)
- FIN Testimony, FWA -- Martin, Dan (Mental Health Association of Maryland)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Lam, Clarence
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Westrick, Sara (AARP Maryland)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Oppler, Amanda (St. Mary's County Health Department)
- FIN Testimony, INFO -- (MD), State of Maryland
- FIN Testimony, FWA -- Rabbitt, Dan (Behavioral Health System Baltimore)
- FIN Testimony, UNF -- Lynch, Meghan (Maryland Department of Health)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Lang, Damian (Sheppard Pratt)
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Graziano, Lauren (Gaudenzia)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
- FIN Testimony, FWA -- Carroll, Andrea (Everstand)
- FIN Testimony, FWA -- Martinez, Madelin (Catholic Charities)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Mehu, Natasha (Maryland Hospital Association)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Mills, Morgan (Compass Government Relations)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Tilburg, Will (University of Maryland Medical System)
- FIN Testimony, FWA -- Brooks, Bill (Maryland Community Health Initiatives, Inc. ("Penn North"))
- FIN Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All

