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IntroducedFeb 13, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 09, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Developmental Disabilities Administration - Home- and Community-Based Services Eligibility Determinations (Maryland Protecting People With Disabilities Act)
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 13, 2026: Second Reading Passed
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 1445
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Cullisoncosponsor
- Foleycosponsor
- Forbescosponsor
- Fraser-Hidalgocosponsor
- Guytoncosponsor
- Kaufmancosponsor
- Solomoncosponsor
- Spiegelcosponsor
- Stinnettcosponsor
- Vogelcosponsor
- Wimscosponsor
- Woormancosponsor
- Youngcosponsor
- Guzzonecosponsor
- Hillcosponsor
- Hutchinsoncosponsor
- S. Johnsoncosponsor
- Kipkecosponsor
- Lopezcosponsor
- Martinezcosponsor
- Rosenbergcosponsor
- Taverascosponsor
- White Hollandcosponsor
- Robertscosponsor
Votes
YES: 132
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Cullison
- Johnson, A.
- Odom
- Stewart
- Acevero
- Davis
- Johnson, S.
- Palakovich Carr
- Stinnett
- Adams
- Ebersole
- Jones, D.
- Pasteur
- Stonko
- Addison
- Edelson
- Kaiser
- Patterson
- Szeliga
- Allen
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Phillips
- Taveras
- Amprey
- Fair
- Kerr
- Pippy
- Taylor
- Anderson
- Feldmark
- Kipke
- Pruski
- Terrasa
- Arentz
- Fennell
- Korman
- Qi
- Toles
- Arikan
- Fisher
- Lehman
- Queen
- Tomlinson
- Bagnall
- Foley
- Lewis
- Reilly
- Turner
- Baker
- Forbes
- Long, J.
- Roberson
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, R.
- Rogers
- Valentine
- Bartlett
- Ghrist
- Lopez
- Rose
- Vogel
- Beauchamp
- Griffith
- Mangione
- Rosenberg
- Watson
- Behler
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Ross
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Guzzone
- McCaskill
- Ruff
- White Holland
- Boyce
- Harrison
- McComas
- Ruth
- Wilkins
- Cardin
- Hartman
- Metzgar
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilson
- Chang
- Healey
- Miller
- Schindler
- Wims
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Wivell
- Chisholm
- Hinebaugh
- Moon
- Shetty
- Wolek
- Ciliberti
- Holmes
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Woods
- Clippinger
- Hornberger
- Morgan, M.
- Simpson
- Woorman
- Coley
- Howard
- Morgan, T.
- Solomon
- Wu
- Conaway
- Hutchinson
- Nawrocki
- Spiegel
- Young
- Crosby
- Ivey
- Nkongolo
- Stein
- Ziegler
- Crutchfield
- Jacobs
NO: 1
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- Rereferred to Finance
- Favorable Report by Finance
- Favorable Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Rules
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Floor Amendment {763822/1 (Delegate Bagnall) Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (132-1)
- Apr 08, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Health
- Favorable with Amendments {593621/1 Adopted
- Motion Special Order until 04/09 (Delegate Bagnall) Adopted
- Feb 13, 2026 | House
- First Reading Health
- Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Developmental Disabilities Administration - Home- and Community-Based Services Eligibility Determinations (Maryland Protecting People With Disabilities Act)PDF
- Amendments {593621/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {763822/1 (Delegate Bagnall) Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Third - Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Developmental Disabilities Administration - Home- and Community-Based Services Eligibility Determinations (Maryland Protecting People With Disabilities Act)PDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - House - Committee - HealthPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - FinancePDF
- Video: HealthHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Malone, Robert (The Arc Prince George's County)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Plante, Cecilia (Maryland Legislative Coalition)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Steffin, Daphni (Opportunities, Inc.)
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- London, Rachel (Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Lear, Laura (Community Support Services,Inc)
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Rice, Mat
- HLT Testimony, FWA -- Sallitto, Elena (National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, MD-DC Chapter)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Nickum, Randy (Compass Inc.)
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Renderos, Mary (Jubilee Association of Maryland)
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Snyder, Gregory (Maryland Association of Community Services)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Plantz, Dorothy
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Springuel, Mark
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Szymanski, Katelyn
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Adams-Gilchrist, Karen (Providence of Maryland, Inc.)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Arneson, Emily (Kennedy Krieger Institute)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Conley, Shawn (Maryland Legal Aid)
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Berger, Megan (Disability Rights Maryland)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Frey, Leslie (Montgomery County)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Kocik, Jimara (HCAS)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Forsythe, Ann
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Paddy, Michael (Public Policy Partners)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Dalto, Michael
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Elliott, Robyn
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Stone, Jeneva
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Argo, Carole (National Center on Institutions and Alternatives, Inc.)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Cooke, Stephen (NCIA)
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Kolp, Ande
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Pallozzi, Daphne (WeAchieve, Inc.)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Kugel, Katrina (SEEC)
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Pinder, Shalanda (Sigma Gamma Rho Inc.)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Othman, Ronza (National Federation of the Blind of Maryland)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Sedlezky, Lori (Ardmore Enterprises)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Raines, Stephanie (Bay Community Support Services)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Krone, Christine (MDAAP)
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