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IntroducedJan 19, 2026
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Passed SenateFeb 19, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 02, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Health Insurance - Scalp Cooling Systems - Required Coverage
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 03, 2026: Returned Passed
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 272
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 43
- Mr. President
- Feldman
- Hester
- Love
- Smith
- Attar
- Folden
- Hettleman
- Mautz
- Sydnor
- Augustine
- Gallion
- Jackson
- McCray
- Waldstreicher
- Bailey
- Gile
- James
- McKay
- Washington, A.
- Beidle
- Guzzone
- Kagan
- Ready
- Washington, M.
- Brooks
- Harris
- King
- Rosapepe
- Watson
- Carozza
- Hayes
- Kramer
- Salling
- West
- Corderman
- Henson
- Lam
- Simonaire
- Zucker
- Ellis
- Hershey
- Lewis Young
NO: 0
YES: 127
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Conaway
- Ivey
- Odom
- Stein
- Acevero
- Crosby
- Jacobs
- Palakovich Carr
- Stewart
- Adams
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, A.
- Pasteur
- Stinnett
- Addison
- Cullison
- Johnson, S.
- Patterson
- Stonko
- Allen
- Davis
- Jones, D.
- Phillips
- Taveras
- Alston
- Ebersole
- Kaiser
- Pippy
- Taylor
- Amprey
- Edelson
- Kaufman
- Pruski
- Terrasa
- Anderson
- Embry
- Kerr
- Qi
- Toles
- Arentz
- Fair
- Kipke
- Queen
- Tomlinson
- Bagnall
- Fennell
- Korman
- Reilly
- Turner
- Baker
- Foley
- Lehman
- Roberson
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Forbes
- Lewis
- Roberts
- Valentine
- Bartlett
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, R.
- Rogers
- Vogel
- Beauchamp
- Ghrist
- Lopez
- Rose
- Watson
- Behler
- Griffith
- Mangione
- Rosenberg
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Ross
- White Holland
- Boafo
- Guzzone
- McCaskill
- Ruff
- Wilson
- Boyce
- Harrison
- McComas
- Ruth
- Wims
- Buckel
- Hartman
- Metzgar
- Schindler
- Wivell
- Cardin
- Healey
- Miller
- Schmidt
- Wolek
- Chang
- Hill
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Woods
- Charkoudian
- Hinebaugh
- Moon
- Simmons
- Woorman
- Chisholm
- Holmes
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Wu
- Ciliberti
- Hornberger
- Morgan, T.
- Solomon
- Young
- Clippinger
- Howard
- Nkongolo
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Coley
- Hutchinson
Actions
- Apr 03, 2026 | Senate
- Returned Passed
- Apr 02, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (127-6)
- Apr 01, 2026 | House
- Favorable Report by Health
- Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- Mar 25, 2026 | House
- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 3/26 at 2:00 p.m.
- Mar 17, 2026 | House
- Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 20, 2026 | House
- Referred Health
- Feb 19, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (43-0)
- Feb 17, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- Feb 16, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable Report by Finance
- Jan 21, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 19, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Finance
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy NotePDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - FinancePDF
- Vote - House - Committee - HealthPDF
- Video: FinanceHTML
- Video: HealthHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Alder, Kathryn
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Franklin, Kara
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Abbott Ripper, Rossalynn
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Verreault, Gayle (Breast Cancer Survivor)
- FIN Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Marshall, Nancy (The Rapunzel Project)
- FIN Testimony, INFO -- Jacobs, Douglas (Maryland Health Care Commission)
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Regiec, Alysen
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Bourestom, Melissa (Paxman)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Arias, Diane (Maryland Catholic Conference)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Lang, Alan
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Murphy, JD (MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP))
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Campbell, Sarah
- FIN Testimony, INFO -- (MD), State of Maryland
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Knight, Elyse
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- DelBorrell, Laura
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Kauffman, Danna
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Mortoro, Lynn
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- VALANOS, ELENI
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Michalski, Lauren
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Scott, Francine
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Gile, Dawn (MD Senate)
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Fantone, Diane
- FIN Testimony, UNF -- Celentano, Matthew (The League of Life and Health Insurers of Maryland)
- FIN Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Abbott Ripper, Rossalynn
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Mortoro, Lynn
- HLT Testimony, INFO -- Jacobs, Douglas (Maryland Health Care Commission)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Murphy, JD (MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP))
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Lang, Alan
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Arias, Diane (Maryland Catholic Conference)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Gile, Dawn (MD Senate)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Cardozo, Michael

