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IntroducedFeb 11, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 23, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
Virginia I. Jones Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Council and the Advisory Stakeholder Group on Autism-Related Needs - Recommendations for Elopement Response Devices
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Mar 25, 2026: Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 1117
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 137
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crutchfield
- Jacobs
- Odom
- Stein
- Acevero
- Cullison
- Johnson, A.
- Palakovich Carr
- Stewart
- Adams
- Davis
- Johnson, S.
- Pasteur
- Stinnett
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Jones, D.
- Patterson
- Stonko
- Allen
- Edelson
- Kaiser
- Phillips
- Szeliga
- Alston
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Pippy
- Taveras
- Amprey
- Fair
- Kerr
- Pruski
- Taylor
- Anderson
- Feldmark
- Kipke
- Qi
- Terrasa
- Arentz
- Fennell
- Korman
- Queen
- Toles
- Arikan
- Fisher
- Lehman
- Reilly
- Tomlinson
- Bagnall
- Foley
- Lewis
- Roberson
- Turner
- Baker
- Forbes
- Long, J.
- Roberts
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, R.
- Rogers
- Valentine
- Bartlett
- Ghrist
- Lopez
- Rose
- Vogel
- Beauchamp
- Grammer
- Mangione
- Rosenberg
- Watson
- Behler
- Griffith
- Martinez
- Ross
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- McCaskill
- Ruff
- White Holland
- Boafo
- Guzzone
- McComas
- Ruth
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Harrison
- Metzgar
- Sample-Hughes
- Williams
- Buckel
- Hartman
- Miller
- Schindler
- Wilson
- Cardin
- Healey
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Wims
- Chang
- Hill
- Moon
- Shetty
- Wivell
- Charkoudian
- Hinebaugh
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Wolek
- Chisholm
- Holmes
- Morgan, M.
- Simpson
- Woods
- Ciliberti
- Hornberger
- Morgan, T.
- Smith
- Woorman
- Clippinger
- Howard
- Nawrocki
- Solomon
- Wu
- Coley
- Hutchinson
- Nkongolo
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Conaway
- Ivey
NO: 0
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Mar 25, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Finance
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Health
- Favorable with Amendments {573821/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (137-0)
- Mar 13, 2026 | House
- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 3/13 at 3:00 p.m.
- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 3/13 at 1:30 p.m.
- Feb 13, 2026 | House
- Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 11, 2026 | House
- First Reading Health
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Elopement Response Devices - Insurance and Maryland Medical Assistance Program Coverage and Provision Under State ProgramsPDF
- Amendments {573821/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Third - Virginia I. Jones Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Council and the Advisory Stakeholder Group on Autism-Related Needs - Recommendations for Elopement Response DevicesPDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - House - Committee - HealthPDF
- Video: HealthHTML
- Video: FinanceHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Westrick, Sara (AARP Maryland)
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Bailey, Shari (Laila's Gift)
- HLT Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Ciotola, Madelyn
- HLT Testimony, UNF -- Celentano, Matthew (The League of Life and Health Insurers of Maryland)
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Stevens, Cody
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Peters, Megan (Alzheimer's Association)
- HLT Testimony, INFO -- Phillips, Dana (Department of Budget and Management)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Peters, Megan (Maryland Senior Citizens Action Network (MSCAN))
- HLT Testimony, UNF -- Lynch, Meghan (Maryland Department of Health)
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Lopez, Lesley
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- kuespert, lyndsey
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Lawson, Reginald A.



