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IntroducedJan 30, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 21, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 08, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland House 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: Third Reading Passed (31-13)
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 637
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Administrationcosponsor
- Allencosponsor
- Ampreycosponsor
- Behlercosponsor
- Bhandaricosponsor
- Boafocosponsor
- Boycecosponsor
- Coleycosponsor
- Ebersolecosponsor
- Edelsoncosponsor
- Fennellcosponsor
- Foleycosponsor
- Forbescosponsor
- Guytoncosponsor
- Harrisoncosponsor
- Hillcosponsor
- Holmescosponsor
- Iveycosponsor
- D. Jonescosponsor
- Kaufmancosponsor
- Lewiscosponsor
- Mireku-Northcosponsor
- Mooncosponsor
- Morenocosponsor
- Odomcosponsor
- Palakovich Carrcosponsor
- Pasteurcosponsor
- Pattersoncosponsor
- Phillipscosponsor
- Pruskicosponsor
- Qicosponsor
- Robertscosponsor
- Rogerscosponsor
- Rosscosponsor
- Ruffcosponsor
- Simmonscosponsor
- Solomoncosponsor
- Spiegelcosponsor
- Stewartcosponsor
- Taverascosponsor
- Turnercosponsor
- Vogelcosponsor
- Watsoncosponsor
- White Hollandcosponsor
- Wimscosponsor
- Woodscosponsor
- Wucosponsor
- Zieglercosponsor
- Bagnallcosponsor
- Cullisoncosponsor
- Guzzonecosponsor
- Lopezcosponsor
- Martinezcosponsor
- Rosenbergcosponsor
- Woormancosponsor
Votes
YES: 37
- Adams
- Ciliberti
- Howard
- Miller
- Rose
- Anderson
- Fisher
- Hutchinson
- Morgan, M.
- Schmidt
- Arentz
- Ghrist
- Jacobs
- Morgan, T.
- Stonko
- Arikan
- Grammer
- Kipke
- Nawrocki
- Szeliga
- Baker
- Griffith
- Long, R.
- Nkongolo
- Valentine
- Beauchamp
- Hartman
- Mangione
- Pippy
- Wivell
- Buckel
- Hinebaugh
- McComas
- Reilly
- Wu
- Chisholm
- Hornberger
NO: 92
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Cullison
- Jones, D.
- Pruski
- Stewart
- Acevero
- Davis
- Kaiser
- Qi
- Stinnett
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Kaufman
- Queen
- Taveras
- Allen
- Edelson
- Kerr
- Roberson
- Taylor
- Alston
- Embry
- Korman
- Roberts
- Terrasa
- Amprey
- Fair
- Lehman
- Rogers
- Toles
- Bagnall
- Feldmark
- Lewis
- Rosenberg
- Turner
- Bartlett
- Fennell
- Long, J.
- Ross
- Valderrama
- Behler
- Foley
- Lopez
- Ruff
- Vogel
- Bhandari
- Forbes
- Martinez
- Ruth
- Watson
- Boafo
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- McCaskill
- Schindler
- Wells
- Boyce
- Guyton
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- White Holland
- Cardin
- Guzzone
- Moon
- Simmons
- Wilkins
- Chang
- Harrison
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Williams
- Charkoudian
- Healey
- Odom
- Smith
- Wims
- Clippinger
- Hill
- Palakovich Carr
- Solomon
- Woods
- Coley
- Holmes
- Patterson
- Spiegel
- Woorman
- Conaway
- Ivey
- Phillips
- Stein
- Ziegler
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, A.
NOT VOTING: 7
YES: 37
- Adams
- Ciliberti
- Howard
- Miller
- Rose
- Anderson
- Fisher
- Hutchinson
- Morgan, M.
- Schmidt
- Arentz
- Ghrist
- Jacobs
- Morgan, T.
- Stonko
- Arikan
- Grammer
- Kipke
- Nawrocki
- Szeliga
- Baker
- Griffith
- Long, R.
- Nkongolo
- Tomlinson
- Beauchamp
- Hartman
- Mangione
- Pippy
- Valentine
- Buckel
- Hinebaugh
- McComas
- Reilly
- Wivell
- Chisholm
- Hornberger
NO: 94
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Cullison
- Jones, D.
- Qi
- Stinnett
- Acevero
- Davis
- Kaiser
- Queen
- Taveras
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Kaufman
- Roberson
- Taylor
- Allen
- Edelson
- Kerr
- Roberts
- Terrasa
- Alston
- Embry
- Korman
- Rogers
- Toles
- Amprey
- Fair
- Lehman
- Rosenberg
- Turner
- Bagnall
- Feldmark
- Lewis
- Ross
- Valderrama
- Bartlett
- Fennell
- Long, J.
- Ruff
- Vogel
- Behler
- Foley
- Lopez
- Ruth
- Watson
- Bhandari
- Forbes
- Martinez
- Sample-Hughes
- Wells
- Boafo
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- McCaskill
- Schindler
- White Holland
- Boyce
- Guyton
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Wilkins
- Cardin
- Guzzone
- Moon
- Simmons
- Williams
- Chang
- Harrison
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Wims
- Charkoudian
- Healey
- Odom
- Smith
- Woods
- Clippinger
- Hill
- Palakovich Carr
- Solomon
- Woorman
- Coley
- Holmes
- Patterson
- Spiegel
- Wu
- Conaway
- Ivey
- Phillips
- Stein
- Ziegler
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, A.
- Pruski
- Stewart
NOT VOTING: 5
YES: 98
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Davis
- Kaufman
- Roberts
- Taveras
- Acevero
- Ebersole
- Kerr
- Rogers
- Taylor
- Allen
- Edelson
- Korman
- Rosenberg
- Terrasa
- Alston
- Embry
- Lehman
- Ross
- Toles
- Amprey
- Feldmark
- Lewis
- Ruff
- Turner
- Bagnall
- Fennell
- Lopez
- Ruth
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Foley
- Martinez
- Sample-Hughes
- Vogel
- Bartlett
- Forbes
- McCaskill
- Schindler
- Watson
- Behler
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- Moon
- Shetty
- White Holland
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Wilkins
- Buckel
- Harrison
- Odom
- Simpson
- Williams
- Cardin
- Healey
- Palakovich Carr
- Smith
- Wims
- Chang
- Hill
- Pasteur
- Solomon
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Holmes
- Patterson
- Spiegel
- Woods
- Clippinger
- Hornberger
- Phillips
- Stein
- Woorman
- Coley
- Ivey
- Pruski
- Stewart
- Wu
- Conaway
- Johnson, A.
- Qi
- Stinnett
- Young
- Crutchfield
- Jones, D.
- Queen
- Stonko
- Ziegler
- Cullison
- Kaiser
- Roberson
NO: 32
NOT VOTING: 5
Actions
- Apr 08, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (31-13)
- Apr 07, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- Apr 06, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable Report by Finance
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Finance
- Mar 21, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (98-32)
- Mar 20, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Health
- Favorable with Amendments {493126/1 Adopted
- Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate Arikan) Adopted
- Floor Amendment {863029/1 (Delegate Arikan) Rejected (37-94)
- Floor Amendment {203925/1 (Delegate Miller) Rejected (37-92)
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Feb 26, 2026 | House
- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 2/26 at 1:30 p.m.
- Feb 05, 2026 | House
- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 04, 2026 | House
- Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 30, 2026 | House
- First Reading Health
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 {493126/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {863029/1 (Delegate Arikan) Rejected (37-94) (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {203925/1 (Delegate Miller) Rejected (37-92) (House)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 - House - Committee - HealthPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - FinancePDF
- Video: HealthHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Schneider, Glenn (The Horizon Foundation)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Miller Smith, Nora (League of Women Voters Maryland)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Murphy, JD (MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP))
- HLT Testimony, UNF -- Hibbert Nelson, Annette
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Morris, Austin (Children's National Hospital)
- HLT Testimony, FWA -- Celentano, Matthew (The League of Life and Health Insurers of Maryland)
- HLT Virtual - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Tarsel, Emily (Health Choice Maryland.org)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Diamond, Joanna (Health Care for the Homeless)
- HLT Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Ashton, Monique (City of Rockville)
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Seshamani, Meena (Maryland Department of Health)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Elliott, Robyn
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Jacobs, Douglas (Maryland Health Care Commission)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Roques, Carmel (Maryland Department of Aging)
- 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 -- Hampton, Lorenzo (University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Allen, Luke (Planned Parenthood of Maryland)
- HLT Testimony, UNF -- Tibbals, Trudy
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Kabara, Ilona
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- DeMarco, Jamie (DeMarco Advocacy)
- HLT Virtual - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Cusack, Sarah
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- MONTGOMERY, MEGAN (Love Maryland PAC)
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Grant, Marie (Maryland Insurance Administration)
- HLT Virtual - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Garrett, Catherine (Love Maryland PAC)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Vetter, Drew
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Ferrell, Valerie
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Horton, Aliyah (Maryland Pharmacists Association)
- HLT Testimony, UNF -- Meyerovich, Mark
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Blackfield, Anne (Maryland Department of Disabilities (MDOD))
- HLT Virtual - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Butler, Jenna
- HLT Virtual - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Kapper, Jill
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Goldstein, Mathew (Secular Maryland)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Kirk Robins, Catherine (Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative, Inc.)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
- HLT Testimony, UNF -- Daly, Denee
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Williams, Irnise (OAG)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Baker, Kimberly
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