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IntroducedFeb 04, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 21, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 09, 2026
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Became LawApr 28, 2026
Maryland House Bill
Behavioral Health Rate Methodology Modernization - Workgroup Establishment and Study
Last Action See all actions
executive • Apr 28, 2026: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 219
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 772
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 111
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Ebersole
- Korman
- Queen
- Taveras
- Acevero
- Feldmark
- Lehman
- Roberson
- Taylor
- Allen
- Fennell
- Lewis
- Roberts
- Terrasa
- Alston
- Foley
- Long, R.
- Rogers
- Toles
- Amprey
- Forbes
- Lopez
- Rose
- Tomlinson
- Bagnall
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Mangione
- Rosenberg
- Turner
- Barnes
- Griffith
- Martinez
- Ross
- Valderrama
- Bartlett
- Guyton
- McComas
- Ruff
- Valentine
- Beauchamp
- Guzzone
- Metzgar
- Ruth
- Vogel
- Behler
- Harrison
- Miller
- Sample-Hughes
- Watson
- Bhandari
- Healey
- Mireku-North
- Schindler
- Wells
- Boyce
- Hill
- Moon
- Schmidt
- White Holland
- Buckel
- Holmes
- Moreno
- Shetty
- Wilkins
- Cardin
- Hornberger
- Morgan, T.
- Simmons
- Williams
- Chang
- Hutchinson
- Nkongolo
- Simpson
- Wims
- Charkoudian
- Ivey
- Odom
- Smith
- Wivell
- Ciliberti
- Johnson, A.
- Palakovich Carr
- Solomon
- Wolek
- Clippinger
- Jones, D.
- Pasteur
- Spiegel
- Woods
- Coley
- Kaiser
- Patterson
- Stein
- Woorman
- Conaway
- Kaufman
- Phillips
- Stewart
- Wu
- Crutchfield
- Kerr
- Pruski
- Stinnett
- Young
- Cullison
- Kipke
- Qi
- Stonko
- Ziegler
- Davis
YES: 42
- Mr. President
- Gile
- James
- Mautz
- Smith
- Augustine
- Guzzone
- Jennings
- McCray
- Sydnor
- Bailey
- Harris
- Kagan
- McKay
- Waldstreicher
- Brooks
- Hayes
- King
- Muse
- Washington, A.
- Carozza
- Henson
- Kramer
- Ready
- Washington, M.
- Corderman
- Hershey
- Lam
- Rosapepe
- Watson
- Feldman
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Salling
- West
- Folden
- Hettleman
- Love
- Simonaire
- Zucker
- Gallion
- Jackson
NO: 0
YES: 122
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Cullison
- Johnson, A.
- Palakovich Carr
- Stewart
- Acevero
- Davis
- Johnson, S.
- Pasteur
- Stinnett
- Adams
- Ebersole
- Jones, D.
- Patterson
- Stonko
- Addison
- Edelson
- Kaiser
- Phillips
- Taveras
- Allen
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Pippy
- Taylor
- Amprey
- Fair
- Kerr
- Pruski
- Terrasa
- Arentz
- Fennell
- Kipke
- Qi
- Toles
- Bagnall
- Foley
- Korman
- Queen
- Tomlinson
- Baker
- Forbes
- Lehman
- Roberson
- Turner
- Barnes
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lewis
- Rogers
- Valderrama
- Bartlett
- Ghrist
- Long, J.
- Rose
- Valentine
- Beauchamp
- Griffith
- Long, R.
- Rosenberg
- Vogel
- Behler
- Guyton
- Lopez
- Ross
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Guzzone
- Mangione
- Ruff
- White Holland
- Boyce
- Harrison
- Martinez
- Ruth
- Wilkins
- Buckel
- Hartman
- McCaskill
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilson
- Cardin
- Healey
- McComas
- Schindler
- Wims
- Chang
- Hill
- Metzgar
- Schmidt
- Wivell
- Charkoudian
- Hinebaugh
- Miller
- Shetty
- Wolek
- Ciliberti
- Holmes
- Mireku-North
- Simmons
- Woods
- Clippinger
- Hornberger
- Moon
- Simpson
- Woorman
- Coley
- Howard
- Moreno
- Solomon
- Wu
- Conaway
- Hutchinson
- Nkongolo
- Spiegel
- Young
- Crosby
- Ivey
- Odom
- Stein
- Ziegler
- Crutchfield
- Jacobs
Actions
- Apr 28, 2026 | executive
- Approved by the Governor - Chapter 219
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- House Concurs Senate Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (122-7)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 09, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (42-0)
- Apr 08, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- Favorable with Amendments {803426/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 25, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Finance
- Mar 21, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (111-13)
- Mar 20, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Health
- Favorable with Amendments {243223/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Feb 09, 2026 | House
- Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 04, 2026 | House
- First Reading Health
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Workgroup on Behavioral Health Rate Methodology Modernization - EstablishmentPDF
- Amendments {243223/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Third - Behavioral Health Rate Methodology Modernization - Workgroup Establishment and StudyPDF
- Amendments {803426/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Behavioral Health Rate Methodology Modernization - Workgroup Establishment and StudyPDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy NotePDF
- Vote - House - Committee - HealthPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - FinancePDF
- Video: HealthHTML
- Video: FinanceHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Raley, Jim (Archway Station)
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Graner, Nicole (Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Coble, Annie (Johns Hopkins University & Medicine)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Morris, Kara (Crossroads Community, Inc. & Corica River Mental Health Services, Inc.)
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Guthrie, Cari (Cornerstone Montgomery)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Tranen, Sondra (Partnership Development Group, Inc. (PDG))
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Shetty, Emily
- HLT Testimony, FWA -- Rosier, Collan (Pyramid Healthcare, Inc.)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Martin, Dan (Mental Health Association of Maryland)
- HLT Testimony, INFO -- Jacobs, Douglas (Maryland Health Care Commission)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Morrill, Kimberly (Aspire Wellness Center)
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Mansfield, Andrea (Towing and Recovery Professionals of Maryland)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Sauers, Deborah (Prologue Inc.)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Rabbitt, Dan (Behavioral Health System Baltimore)
- HLT Testimony, INFO -- (MD), State of Maryland
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Rosen-Cohen, Nancy (NCADD-Maryland)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Lang, Damian (Sheppard Pratt)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Copeland, Amber (HealthPort)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Carroll, Andrea (Everstand)
- HLT Testimony, FWA -- Clark, Ashley (Harris Jones & Malone, LLC)
- HLT Testimony, FWA -- State of, Maryland
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Graziano, Lauren (Gaudenzia)
- HLT Testimony, UNF -- Lynch, Meghan (Maryland Department of Health)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Krienke, Jane (Maryland Hospital Association)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Mills, Morgan (Compass Government Relations)
- HLT Testimony, FWA -- Vetter, Drew
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Martinez, Madelin (Catholic Charities)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Tilburg, Will (University of Maryland Medical System)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Ciekot, Ann (The Maryland Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Rosen-Cohen, Nancy (NCADD-Maryland)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Dausch, Connie (MD Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Rabbitt, Dan (Behavioral Health System Baltimore)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Martin, Dan (Mental Health Association of Maryland)
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Graner, Nicole (Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Mansfield, Andrea (Towing and Recovery Professionals of Maryland)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Rosier, Collan (Pyramid Healthcare, Inc.)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Guthrie, Cari (Cornerstone Montgomery)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Floyd, Brandon (Johns Hopkins)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Mills, Morgan (Compass Government Relations)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Lang, Damian (Sheppard Pratt)
- FIN Testimony, FWA -- Vetter, Drew
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Shetty, Emily
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Tilburg, Will (University of Maryland Medical System)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Locklear, Birgit (Pathways Inc)
- FIN Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All



