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IntroducedFeb 06, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 23, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 09, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
Developmental Disabilities Services - Expedited Eligibility Determinations for Recently Relocated Individuals (Ralph's Act)
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 09, 2026: Passed Enrolled
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 1015
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 137
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crutchfield
- Jacobs
- Odom
- Stein
- Acevero
- Cullison
- Johnson, A.
- Palakovich Carr
- Stewart
- Adams
- Davis
- Johnson, S.
- Pasteur
- Stinnett
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Jones, D.
- Patterson
- Stonko
- Allen
- Edelson
- Kaiser
- Phillips
- Szeliga
- Alston
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Pippy
- Taveras
- Amprey
- Fair
- Kerr
- Pruski
- Taylor
- Anderson
- Feldmark
- Kipke
- Qi
- Terrasa
- Arentz
- Fennell
- Korman
- Queen
- Toles
- Arikan
- Fisher
- Lehman
- Reilly
- Tomlinson
- Bagnall
- Foley
- Lewis
- Roberson
- Turner
- Baker
- Forbes
- Long, J.
- Roberts
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, R.
- Rogers
- Valentine
- Bartlett
- Ghrist
- Lopez
- Rose
- Vogel
- Beauchamp
- Grammer
- Mangione
- Rosenberg
- Watson
- Behler
- Griffith
- Martinez
- Ross
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- McCaskill
- Ruff
- White Holland
- Boafo
- Guzzone
- McComas
- Ruth
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Harrison
- Metzgar
- Sample-Hughes
- Williams
- Buckel
- Hartman
- Miller
- Schindler
- Wilson
- Cardin
- Healey
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Wims
- Chang
- Hill
- Moon
- Shetty
- Wivell
- Charkoudian
- Hinebaugh
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Wolek
- Chisholm
- Holmes
- Morgan, M.
- Simpson
- Woods
- Ciliberti
- Hornberger
- Morgan, T.
- Smith
- Woorman
- Clippinger
- Howard
- Nawrocki
- Solomon
- Wu
- Coley
- Hutchinson
- Nkongolo
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Conaway
- Ivey
NO: 0
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- House Concurs Senate Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (132-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 09, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (43-0)
- Apr 08, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- Favorable with Amendments {833826/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Finance
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Health
- Favorable with Amendments {563220/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (137-0)
- Feb 13, 2026 | House
- Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 06, 2026 | House
- First Reading Health
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Developmental Disabilities Administration - Services - Eligibility for Recently Relocated Individuals (Ralph's Act)PDF
- Amendments {563220/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Third - Developmental Disabilities Services - Expedited Eligibility Determinations for Recently Relocated Individuals (Ralph's Act)PDF
- Amendments {833826/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Developmental Disabilities Services - Expedited Eligibility Determinations for Recently Relocated Individuals (Ralph's Act)PDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - House - Committee - HealthPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - FinancePDF
- Video: HealthHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Paddy, Michael (Public Policy Partners)
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Howell, Laura
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Hougham, Victoria
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Hennes, Stefanie
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Plante, Cecilia (Maryland Legislative Coalition)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Arias, Diane (Maryland Catholic Conference)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- London, Rachel (Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council)
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Solomon, Jared (Delegate Solomon)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Othman, Ronza (National Federation of the Blind of Maryland)
- HLT Testimony, UNF -- Hamosh, Ada (Johns Hopkins University)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Keefe Singer, Jenilee
- HLT Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Mummert, Amanda
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Moss, Allison
- HLT Testimony, UNF -- Seshamani, Meena (Maryland Department of Health)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Crespo, Virginia G.



