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IntroducedSep 16, 2025
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Passed HouseFeb 12, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 06, 2026
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Became LawApr 14, 2026
Maryland House Bill
Health Insurance – Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Enrollment – Effective Dates
Last Action See all actions
executive • Apr 14, 2026: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 137
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 273
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Health Committeeprimary
- Departmentalcosponsor
- Maryland Insurance Administrationcosponsor
Votes
YES: 134
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crosby
- Hutchinson
- Palakovich Carr
- Stewart
- Acevero
- Crutchfield
- Ivey
- Pasteur
- Stinnett
- Adams
- Cullison
- Jacobs
- Patterson
- Stonko
- Addison
- Davis
- Johnson, A.
- Phillips
- Szeliga
- Allen
- Ebersole
- Johnson, S.
- Pippy
- Taveras
- Alston
- Edelson
- Jones, D.
- Pruski
- Taylor
- Amprey
- Embry
- Kaiser
- Qi
- Terrasa
- Arentz
- Fair
- Kaufman
- Queen
- Toles
- Arikan
- Feldmark
- Kerr
- Reilly
- Tomlinson
- Bagnall
- Fennell
- Kipke
- Roberson
- Turner
- Baker
- Fisher
- Korman
- Roberts
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Foley
- Lehman
- Rogers
- Valentine
- Bartlett
- Forbes
- Long, J.
- Rose
- Vogel
- Beauchamp
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, R.
- Rosenberg
- Watson
- Behler
- Ghrist
- Mangione
- Ross
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Grammer
- Martinez
- Ruff
- White Holland
- Boafo
- Griffith
- McCaskill
- Ruth
- Wilkins
- Bouchat
- Guyton
- McComas
- Sample-Hughes
- Williams
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- Metzgar
- Schindler
- Wims
- Buckel
- Harrison
- Miller
- Schmidt
- Wivell
- Cardin
- Hartman
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Wolek
- Chang
- Healey
- Moon
- Simmons
- Woods
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Woorman
- Chisholm
- Hinebaugh
- Morgan, M.
- Smith
- Wu
- Ciliberti
- Holmes
- Morgan, T.
- Solomon
- Young
- Coley
- Hornberger
- Nawrocki
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Conaway
- Howard
- Nkongolo
- Stein
NO: 0
ABSENT: 6
- Anderson
- Jones, A.
- Lewis
- Lopez
- Odom
- Clippinger
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 46
- Mr. President
- Ellis
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Simonaire
- Attar
- Feldman
- Hettleman
- Love
- Smith
- Augustine
- Folden
- Jackson
- Mautz
- Sydnor
- Bailey
- Gallion
- James
- McCray
- Waldstreicher
- Beidle
- Gile
- Jennings
- McKay
- Washington, A.
- Benson
- Guzzone
- Kagan
- Muse
- Washington, M.
- Brooks
- Harris
- King
- Ready
- Watson
- Carozza
- Hayes
- Kramer
- Rosapepe
- West
- Charles
- Henson
- Lam
- Salling
- Zucker
- Corderman
NO: 0
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Apr 14, 2026 | executive
- Approved by the Governor - Chapter 137
- Apr 07, 2026 | House
- Returned Passed
- Apr 06, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- Mar 31, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- Mar 30, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable Report by Finance
- Feb 13, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Finance
- Feb 12, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (134-0)
- Feb 10, 2026 | House
- Favorable Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- Feb 09, 2026 | House
- Favorable Report by Health
- Jan 20, 2026 | House
- Hearing 1/29 at 2:00 p.m.
- Jan 14, 2026 | House
- First Reading Health
- Sep 16, 2025 | House
- Pre-filed
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy NotePDF
- Vote - House - Committee - HealthPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - FinancePDF
- Video: HealthHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Grant, Marie (Maryland Insurance Administration)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Williams, Irnise (OAG)
- HLT Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Haviland, Jessie (UMB MSW Graduate Student)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
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