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IntroducedJan 23, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 26, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Coverage for Orthoses and Prostheses (So Every Body Can Move Act)
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Feb 27, 2026: Referred Finance
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 445
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors



- Youngcosponsor
- Alstoncosponsor
- Bagnallcosponsor
- Guzzonecosponsor
- Hillcosponsor
- Hutchinsoncosponsor
- S. Johnsoncosponsor
- Kaufmancosponsor
- Kipkecosponsor
- Lopezcosponsor
- Reillycosponsor
- Rosenbergcosponsor
- Rosscosponsor
- Taverascosponsor
- White Hollandcosponsor
- Woormancosponsor
Votes
YES: 127
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Cullison
- Johnson, S.
- Patterson
- Stewart
- Acevero
- Davis
- Jones, D.
- Phillips
- Stinnett
- Adams
- Ebersole
- Kaiser
- Pippy
- Stonko
- Addison
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Pruski
- Taveras
- Allen
- Fair
- Kerr
- Qi
- Taylor
- Alston
- Feldmark
- Kipke
- Queen
- Terrasa
- Amprey
- Fennell
- Korman
- Reilly
- Toles
- Anderson
- Foley
- Lehman
- Roberson
- Tomlinson
- Bagnall
- Forbes
- Lewis
- Roberts
- Turner
- Barnes
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, J.
- Rogers
- Valderrama
- Bartlett
- Ghrist
- Long, R.
- Rose
- Valentine
- Beauchamp
- Griffith
- Lopez
- Rosenberg
- Vogel
- Behler
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Ross
- Watson
- Bhandari
- Guzzone
- McCaskill
- Ruff
- Wells
- Boafo
- Harrison
- McComas
- Ruth
- White Holland
- Bouchat
- Hartman
- Metzgar
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Healey
- Miller
- Schindler
- Williams
- Buckel
- Hill
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Wims
- Cardin
- Hinebaugh
- Moon
- Shetty
- Wivell
- Chang
- Holmes
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Hornberger
- Morgan, T.
- Simpson
- Woods
- Ciliberti
- Howard
- Nkongolo
- Smith
- Woorman
- Clippinger
- Hutchinson
- Odom
- Solomon
- Wu
- Coley
- Ivey
- Palakovich Carr
- Spiegel
- Young
- Conaway
- Jacobs
- Pasteur
- Stein
- Ziegler
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, A.
Actions
- Feb 27, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Finance
- Feb 26, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (127-9)
- Feb 24, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments {803328/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Feb 23, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Health
- Feb 12, 2026 | House
- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 2/12 at 1:30 p.m.
- Feb 04, 2026 | House
- Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 23, 2026 | House
- First Reading Health
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Coverage for Orthoses and Prostheses (So Every Body Can Move Act)PDF
- Amendments {803328/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Third - Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Coverage for Orthoses and Prostheses (So Every Body Can Move Act)PDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - House - Committee - HealthPDF
- Video: HealthHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Gonzalez, Pedro (pedro gonzalez)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Orbe, Jr., Carlos (Maryland Latinos Unidos)
- HLT Virtual - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Bloch, Richard
- HLT Testimony, INFO -- Jacobs, Douglas (Maryland Health Care Commission)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Miller Smith, Nora (League of Women Voters Maryland)
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Singer, John
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Witten, Jennifer (LifeBridge Health)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Paddy, Michael (Public Policy Partners)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Singer, Karen
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Singer, Charlie
- HLT Testimony, UNF -- Celentano, Matthew (The League of Life and Health Insurers of Maryland)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Arias, Diane (Maryland Catholic Conference)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Film, Roy (APTA MD)
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Kelly, Charlie (Medical Center Orthotics and Prosthetics)
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Sachs, Sheryl
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Murphy, JD (MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP))
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Gourab, Krishnaj (UMMS)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Sellers, Audrey (Disability Rights Maryland)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Elliott, Robyn
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Kern, Amanda (R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center)
- HLT Testimony, INFO -- Lynch, Meghan (Maryland Department of Health)
