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IntroducedJan 27, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 23, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 07, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Public Health - Recommendations for Immunizations, Screenings, and Preventive Services - Pharmacist Administration and Required Health Insurance Coverage (The Vax Act)
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 08, 2026: Returned Passed
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 385
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 105
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, A.
- Pruski
- Stinnett
- Acevero
- Cullison
- Johnson, S.
- Qi
- Stonko
- Addison
- Davis
- Jones, D.
- Queen
- Taveras
- Allen
- Ebersole
- Kaiser
- Roberson
- Taylor
- Alston
- Edelson
- Kaufman
- Roberts
- Terrasa
- Amprey
- Embry
- Kerr
- Rogers
- Turner
- Bagnall
- Fair
- Korman
- Rosenberg
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Feldmark
- Lehman
- Ross
- Vogel
- Bartlett
- Fennell
- Lewis
- Ruff
- Watson
- Behler
- Foley
- Long, J.
- Ruth
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Forbes
- Lopez
- Sample-Hughes
- White Holland
- Boafo
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Martinez
- Schindler
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Griffith
- McCaskill
- Schmidt
- Williams
- Buckel
- Guyton
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Wilson
- Cardin
- Guzzone
- Moon
- Simmons
- Wims
- Chang
- Harrison
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Healey
- Odom
- Smith
- Woods
- Clippinger
- Hill
- Palakovich Carr
- Solomon
- Woorman
- Coley
- Holmes
- Pasteur
- Spiegel
- Wu
- Conaway
- Hornberger
- Patterson
- Stein
- Young
- Crosby
- Ivey
- Phillips
- Stewart
- Ziegler
NO: 32
NOT VOTING: 1
Actions
- Apr 08, 2026 | Senate
- Returned Passed
- Apr 07, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (105-32)
- Apr 03, 2026 | House
- Favorable Report by Health
- Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- Mar 25, 2026 | House
- Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Referred Health
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (32-12)
- Mar 20, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- Favorable with Amendments {583921/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Jan 27, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Finance
- Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Public Health - Recommendations for Immunizations, Screenings, and Preventive Services - Pharmacist Administration and Required Health Insurance Coverage (The Vax Act)PDF
- Amendments {583921/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Third - Public Health - Recommendations for Immunizations, Screenings, and Preventive Services - Pharmacist Administration and Required Health Insurance Coverage (The Vax Act)PDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - FinancePDF
- Vote - House - Committee - HealthPDF
- Video: FinanceHTML
- Video: HealthHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Cusack, Sarah
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Miller Smith, Nora (League of Women Voters Maryland)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Jacobs, Douglas (Maryland Health Care Commission)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Collins, Jocelyn (Public Policy Partners)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Schneider, Glenn (The Horizon Foundation)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Mortoro, Lynn
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Hampton, Lorenzo (University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law)
- FIN Testimony, UNF -- Hibbert Nelson, Annette
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Williams, Irnise (OAG)
- FIN Testimony, UNF -- MONTGOMERY, MEGAN (Love Maryland PAC)
- FIN Virtual - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Garrett, Catherine (Love Maryland PAC)
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Tarsel, Emily (Health Choice Maryland.org)
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Kirk Robins, Catherine (Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative, Inc.)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Allen, Luke (Planned Parenthood of Maryland)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- (MD), State of Maryland
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- State of, Maryland
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Murphy, JD (MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP))
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Elliott, Robyn
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Lynch, Meghan (Maryland Department of Health)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- oga, Maryland Department of Health /Office of Governmen (Maryland Dept. of Health)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Goldstein, Mathew (Secular Maryland)
- FIN Testimony, UNF -- HALL, REGINA
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Kabara, Ilona
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Diamond, Joanna (Health Care for the Homeless)
- FIN Virtual - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Butler, Jenna
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Vetter, Drew
- FIN Testimony, UNF -- Meyerovich, Mark
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Horton, Aliyah (Maryland Pharmacists Association)
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Grant, Marie (Maryland Insurance Administration)
- FIN Testimony, UNF -- Heise, Janai
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Mills, Morgan (Compass Government Relations)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Morris, Austin (Children's National Hospital)
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Ferrell, Valerie
- FIN Testimony, UNF -- Daly, Denee
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Blackfield, Anne (Maryland Department of Disabilities (MDOD))
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Ashton, Monique (City of Rockville)
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Kelly, John (MD Citizen)
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Kapper, Jill
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard
- FIN Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- (MD), State of Maryland
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Collins, Jocelyn (Public Policy Partners)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Lynch, Meghan (Maryland Department of Health)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Williams, Irnise (OAG)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Schneider, Glenn (The Horizon Foundation)
- HLT Testimony, UNF -- Tibbals, Trudy
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Elliott, Robyn
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Diamond, Joanna (Health Care for the Homeless)
- HLT Testimony, UNF -- Meyerovich, Mark
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Mills, Morgan (Compass Government Relations)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Goldstein, Mathew (Secular Maryland)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Grant, Marie (Maryland Insurance Administration)
- HLT Testimony, UNF -- Lang, Alan
- HLT Testimony, FWA -- Nunez, Andrea (Department of Aging)
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