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IntroducedJan 23, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 12, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 13, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Hospitals and Freestanding Birthing Centers - High-Risk Pregnancies - Communication After Discharge
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 13, 2026: Third Reading Passed (100-34)
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 348
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Jacksonprimary
Votes
YES: 100
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Cullison
- Jones, D.
- Qi
- Stinnett
- Addison
- Davis
- Kaiser
- Queen
- Taveras
- Allen
- Ebersole
- Kaufman
- Roberson
- Taylor
- Alston
- Edelson
- Kerr
- Roberts
- Terrasa
- Amprey
- Embry
- Korman
- Rogers
- Toles
- Arikan
- Fair
- Lehman
- Rosenberg
- Turner
- Bagnall
- Feldmark
- Lewis
- Ross
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Fennell
- Long, J.
- Ruff
- Vogel
- Bartlett
- Foley
- Lopez
- Ruth
- Wells
- Behler
- Forbes
- Martinez
- Sample-Hughes
- White Holland
- Bhandari
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Mireku-North
- Schindler
- Wilkins
- Boafo
- Guyton
- Moon
- Schmidt
- Williams
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- Moreno
- Shetty
- Wilson
- Cardin
- Harrison
- Morgan, T.
- Simmons
- Wims
- Chang
- Healey
- Odom
- Simpson
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Palakovich Carr
- Smith
- Woods
- Clippinger
- Holmes
- Pasteur
- Solomon
- Woorman
- Coley
- Ivey
- Patterson
- Spiegel
- Wu
- Conaway
- Johnson, A.
- Phillips
- Stein
- Young
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, S.
- Pruski
- Stewart
- Ziegler
NO: 34
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments {873827/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (100-34)
- Apr 11, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Health
- Mar 17, 2026 | House
- Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 13, 2026 | House
- Referred Health
- Mar 12, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (30-15)
- Mar 10, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments {353629/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 09, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- Jan 27, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 23, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Finance
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Hospitals and Freestanding Birthing Centers - High-Risk Pregnancies - Communication After DischargePDF
- Amendments {353629/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Third - Hospitals and Freestanding Birthing Centers - High-Risk Pregnancies - Communication After DischargePDF
- Amendments {873827/1 Adopted (House)PDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - FinancePDF
- Vote - House - Committee - HealthPDF
- Video: FinanceHTML
- Video: HealthHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Polsky, Larry (Maryland Association of County Health Officers)
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Collins, Quinn (Johns Hopkins Health System)
- FIN Testimony, UNF -- (MD), State of Maryland
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Elliott, Robyn
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Schucker, MSN, RN, Joy (LifeBridge Health)
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Mehu, Natasha (Maryland Hospital Association)
- FIN Testimony, INFO -- Lynch, Meghan (Maryland Department of Health)
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Krone, Christine
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Routson, Kimberly (MedStar Health)
- FIN Testimony, UNF -- Harris, Tanay Lynn (Maryland Black Perinatal Health & Reproductive Justice Policy Collective)
- FIN Testimony, FWA -- Jackson, Senator
- FIN Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Polsky, Larry (Maryland Association of County Health Officers)
- HLT Testimony, UNF -- (MD), State of Maryland
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Routson, Kimberly (MedStar Health)
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Witten, Jennifer (LifeBridge Health)
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Collins, Quinn (Johns Hopkins Health System)
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Mehu, Natasha (Maryland Hospital Association)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Krone, Christine
- HLT Testimony, INFO -- Lynch, Meghan (Maryland Department of Health)
