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IntroducedFeb 11, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 20, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
Public Health - Office of the Chief Medical Examiner - Perinatal Autopsies (Lung Float Test Ban)
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Mar 23, 2026: Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 1143
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors



- Crutchfieldcosponsor
- Feldmarkcosponsor
- D. Jonescosponsor
- Lehmancosponsor
- Martinezcosponsor
- Palakovich Carrcosponsor
- Pattersoncosponsor
- Shettycosponsor
- Spiegelcosponsor
- Terrasacosponsor
- White Hollandcosponsor
- Wilkinscosponsor
- Wimscosponsor
- Wolekcosponsor
- Woormancosponsor
- Bagnallcosponsor
- Cullisoncosponsor
- Guzzonecosponsor
- Hillcosponsor
- Hutchinsoncosponsor
- S. Johnsoncosponsor
- Kaufmancosponsor
- Kipkecosponsor
- M. Morgancosponsor
- Reillycosponsor
- Rosenbergcosponsor
- Rosscosponsor
- Szeligacosponsor
- Taverascosponsor
Votes
YES: 98
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Conaway
- Johnson, A.
- Queen
- Stinnett
- Acevero
- Crutchfield
- Jones, D.
- Roberson
- Taveras
- Addison
- Cullison
- Kaiser
- Roberts
- Taylor
- Allen
- Davis
- Kaufman
- Rogers
- Terrasa
- Alston
- Ebersole
- Kerr
- Rosenberg
- Toles
- Amprey
- Edelson
- Korman
- Ross
- Tomlinson
- Anderson
- Embry
- Lehman
- Ruff
- Turner
- Bagnall
- Fair
- Lewis
- Ruth
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Feldmark
- Lopez
- Sample-Hughes
- Vogel
- Bartlett
- Fennell
- Martinez
- Schindler
- Watson
- Behler
- Foley
- McCaskill
- Schmidt
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Forbes
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- White Holland
- Boafo
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Moon
- Simmons
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Guyton
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Williams
- Buckel
- Guzzone
- Odom
- Smith
- Wims
- Cardin
- Harrison
- Palakovich Carr
- Solomon
- Woods
- Chang
- Hill
- Patterson
- Spiegel
- Woorman
- Charkoudian
- Holmes
- Phillips
- Stein
- Wu
- Clippinger
- Hornberger
- Pruski
- Stewart
- Ziegler
- Coley
- Ivey
- Qi
NO: 32
NOT VOTING: 6
Actions
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Finance
- Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 20, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (98-32)
- Mar 19, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Health
- Favorable with Amendments {743027/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Feb 11, 2026 | House
- First Reading Health
- Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - House - Committee - HealthPDF
- Video: HealthHTML
- Video: FinanceHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Delegate Lopez, Delegate Lopez
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Rubinson, Harriet
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Frost, Lesley (Nationa Council of Jewish Women, MD Action Team)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Reichardt, Heather (AAUW Maryland)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Mosher, Daniel (All* Above All)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Porter, Phylicia (Baltimore City Council District 10)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Rosen, Julie
- HLT Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- White, Steven
- HLT Testimony, UNF -- Tibbals, Trudy
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Mortoro, Lynn
- HLT Testimony, INFO -- (MD), State of Maryland
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Mercer, Jennifer (Reproductive Justice Maryland Action)
- HLT Testimony, INFO -- Welter, Jer (Office of the Attorney General)
- HLT Testimony, UNF -- Lynch, Meghan (Maryland Department of Health)
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Watson, Gabriella (Pregnancy Justice)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Ainsworth, Sara (ifwhenhow)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Jorden, Michelle A. (The National Association of Medical Examiners)
- HLT Testimony, UNF -- Gibson, Rich
