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IntroducedJan 22, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 19, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 09, 2026
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Became LawApr 28, 2026
Maryland House Bill
Task Force on Responsible Use of Natural Psychedelic Substances - Extension and Membership
Last Action See all actions
executive • Apr 28, 2026: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 207
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 427
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 110
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Cullison
- Johnson, S.
- Phillips
- Stewart
- Acevero
- Davis
- Jones, D.
- Pruski
- Stinnett
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Kaiser
- Qi
- Taveras
- Allen
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Queen
- Taylor
- Alston
- Fair
- Kerr
- Reilly
- Terrasa
- Amprey
- Fennell
- Kipke
- Roberson
- Toles
- Arikan
- Foley
- Korman
- Roberts
- Turner
- Bagnall
- Forbes
- Lehman
- Rogers
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lewis
- Rosenberg
- Vogel
- Bartlett
- Ghrist
- Long, J.
- Ross
- Watson
- Beauchamp
- Guyton
- Lopez
- Ruff
- Wells
- Behler
- Guzzone
- Martinez
- Ruth
- White Holland
- Bhandari
- Harrison
- McCaskill
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Healey
- McComas
- Schindler
- Williams
- Cardin
- Hill
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Wilson
- Chang
- Holmes
- Moon
- Shetty
- Wims
- Charkoudian
- Hornberger
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Wolek
- Chisholm
- Howard
- Nkongolo
- Simpson
- Woods
- Coley
- Hutchinson
- Odom
- Smith
- Woorman
- Conaway
- Ivey
- Palakovich Carr
- Solomon
- Wu
- Crosby
- Jacobs
- Pasteur
- Spiegel
- Young
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, A.
- Patterson
- Stein
- Ziegler
NO: 25
ABSENT: 6
YES: 41
- Mr. President
- Gile
- Jackson
- Love
- Simonaire
- Augustine
- Guzzone
- James
- Mautz
- Smith
- Bailey
- Harris
- Jennings
- McCray
- Sydnor
- Brooks
- Hayes
- Kagan
- McKay
- Waldstreicher
- Carozza
- Henson
- King
- Muse
- Washington, M.
- Corderman
- Hershey
- Kramer
- Ready
- Watson
- Feldman
- Hester
- Lam
- Rosapepe
- West
- Folden
- Hettleman
- Lewis Young
- Salling
- Zucker
- Gallion
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 3
YES: 104
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crutchfield
- Ivey
- Pasteur
- Stein
- Acevero
- Cullison
- Johnson, A.
- Patterson
- Stewart
- Addison
- Davis
- Johnson, S.
- Phillips
- Stinnett
- Allen
- Ebersole
- Jones, D.
- Pruski
- Taveras
- Alston
- Edelson
- Kaiser
- Qi
- Taylor
- Amprey
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Reilly
- Terrasa
- Arikan
- Fair
- Kerr
- Roberson
- Toles
- Bagnall
- Feldmark
- Kipke
- Roberts
- Turner
- Barnes
- Fennell
- Korman
- Rogers
- Valderrama
- Bartlett
- Foley
- Lehman
- Rosenberg
- Vogel
- Behler
- Forbes
- Lewis
- Ross
- Watson
- Bhandari
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, J.
- Ruff
- Wells
- Boafo
- Guyton
- Lopez
- Ruth
- White Holland
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- Martinez
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilkins
- Cardin
- Harrison
- McComas
- Schindler
- Wims
- Chang
- Healey
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Moon
- Shetty
- Woods
- Clippinger
- Holmes
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Woorman
- Coley
- Hornberger
- Nkongolo
- Smith
- Wu
- Conaway
- Howard
- Odom
- Solomon
- Ziegler
- Crosby
- Hutchinson
- Palakovich Carr
- Spiegel
NO: 29
Actions
- Apr 28, 2026 | executive
- Approved by the Governor - Chapter 207
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- House Concurs Senate Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (104-29)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 09, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (41-0)
- Apr 08, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- Favorable with Amendments {293622/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Feb 20, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Finance
- Feb 19, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (110-25)
- Feb 17, 2026 | House
- Favorable Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- Feb 16, 2026 | House
- Favorable Report by Health
- Feb 10, 2026 | House
- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 2/10 at 2:30 p.m.
- Jan 22, 2026 | House
- First Reading Health
- Hearing 2/10 at 2:00 p.m.
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Task Force on Responsible Use of Natural Psychedelic Substances - ExtensionPDF
- Text - Third - Task Force on Responsible Use of Natural Psychedelic Substances - ExtensionPDF
- Amendments {293622/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Task Force on Responsible Use of Natural Psychedelic Substances - Extension and MembershipPDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - House - Committee - HealthPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - FinancePDF
- Video: HealthHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Guzzone, Pam (MGA)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Martin, Dan (Mental Health Association of Maryland)
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Coop, Andrew
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Rogalski, Andrew
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Lewis, Shanetha
- HLT Testimony, FWA -- Sterling, Eric
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Rawlley, Selena (Maryland Cannabis Administration)
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Selleh, David
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Carrington, Darrell (Carrington & Associates, LLC)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Cheung, Katherine (The Hub at Oxford for Psychedelic Ethics)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Yaden, David (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Simmons, Walter (DoSEM)



