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IntroducedFeb 11, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 20, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 13, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
Health, Health Insurance, and Health Occupations - Perinatal Behavioral Health Conditions
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 13, 2026: Passed Enrolled
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 1118
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors



- Alstoncosponsor
- Ampreycosponsor
- Crutchfieldcosponsor
- Fennellcosponsor
- Hillcosponsor
- J. Longcosponsor
- Mireku-Northcosponsor
- Pasteurcosponsor
- Phillipscosponsor
- Robersoncosponsor
- Robertscosponsor
- Rosscosponsor
- Ruthcosponsor
- Smithcosponsor
- Taverascosponsor
- Taylorcosponsor
- Tolescosponsor
- Wilkinscosponsor
- Woodscosponsor
- Bagnallcosponsor
- Cullisoncosponsor
- Guzzonecosponsor
- Hutchinsoncosponsor
- S. Johnsoncosponsor
- Kaufmancosponsor
- Kipkecosponsor
- Lopezcosponsor
- Martinezcosponsor
- Rosenbergcosponsor
- Woormancosponsor
Votes
YES: 130
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Conaway
- Hutchinson
- Nkongolo
- Spiegel
- Acevero
- Crutchfield
- Ivey
- Odom
- Stein
- Adams
- Cullison
- Jacobs
- Palakovich Carr
- Stewart
- Addison
- Davis
- Johnson, A.
- Patterson
- Stinnett
- Allen
- Ebersole
- Jones, D.
- Phillips
- Stonko
- Alston
- Edelson
- Kaiser
- Pippy
- Szeliga
- Amprey
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Pruski
- Taveras
- Anderson
- Fair
- Kerr
- Qi
- Taylor
- Arentz
- Feldmark
- Kipke
- Queen
- Terrasa
- Bagnall
- Fennell
- Korman
- Reilly
- Toles
- Baker
- Fisher
- Lehman
- Roberson
- Tomlinson
- Barnes
- Foley
- Lewis
- Roberts
- Turner
- Bartlett
- Forbes
- Long, J.
- Rogers
- Valderrama
- Beauchamp
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, R.
- Rose
- Valentine
- Behler
- Ghrist
- Lopez
- Rosenberg
- Vogel
- Bhandari
- Griffith
- Mangione
- Ross
- Watson
- Boafo
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Ruff
- Wells
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- McCaskill
- Ruth
- White Holland
- Buckel
- Harrison
- McComas
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilkins
- Cardin
- Hartman
- Miller
- Schindler
- Williams
- Chang
- Healey
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Wims
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Moon
- Shetty
- Wivell
- Chisholm
- Hinebaugh
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Woods
- Ciliberti
- Holmes
- Morgan, M.
- Simpson
- Woorman
- Clippinger
- Hornberger
- Morgan, T.
- Smith
- Wu
- Coley
- Howard
- Nawrocki
- Solomon
- Ziegler
NOT VOTING: 4
YES: 43
- Mr. President
- Gallion
- Jackson
- Mautz
- Smith
- Augustine
- Gile
- James
- McCray
- Sydnor
- Bailey
- Guzzone
- Jennings
- McKay
- Waldstreicher
- Brooks
- Harris
- Kagan
- Muse
- Washington, A.
- Carozza
- Hayes
- King
- Ready
- Washington, M.
- Corderman
- Henson
- Kramer
- Rosapepe
- Watson
- Ellis
- Hershey
- Lam
- Salling
- West
- Feldman
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Simonaire
- Zucker
- Folden
- Hettleman
- Love
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 132
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Cullison
- Johnson, S.
- Palakovich Carr
- Stewart
- Acevero
- Davis
- Jones, D.
- Pasteur
- Stinnett
- Adams
- Ebersole
- Kaiser
- Patterson
- Stonko
- Addison
- Edelson
- Kaufman
- Phillips
- Szeliga
- Allen
- Embry
- Kerr
- Pruski
- Taveras
- Alston
- Fair
- Kipke
- Qi
- Taylor
- Amprey
- Feldmark
- Korman
- Queen
- Terrasa
- Anderson
- Fennell
- Lehman
- Reilly
- Toles
- Arentz
- Fisher
- Lewis
- Roberson
- Tomlinson
- Bagnall
- Foley
- Long, J.
- Roberts
- Turner
- Baker
- Forbes
- Long, R.
- Rogers
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lopez
- Rose
- Valentine
- Bartlett
- Ghrist
- Mangione
- Rosenberg
- Watson
- Beauchamp
- Griffith
- Martinez
- Ross
- Wells
- Behler
- Guyton
- McCaskill
- Ruff
- White Holland
- Bhandari
- Guzzone
- McComas
- Ruth
- Wilkins
- Boafo
- Harrison
- Metzgar
- Sample-Hughes
- Williams
- Boyce
- Healey
- Miller
- Schindler
- Wilson
- Cardin
- Hill
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Wims
- Chang
- Hinebaugh
- Moon
- Shetty
- Wivell
- Charkoudian
- Holmes
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Wolek
- Chisholm
- Hornberger
- Morgan, M.
- Simpson
- Woods
- Ciliberti
- Howard
- Morgan, T.
- Smith
- Woorman
- Coley
- Hutchinson
- Nawrocki
- Solomon
- Wu
- Conaway
- Ivey
- Nkongolo
- Spiegel
- Young
- Crosby
- Jacobs
- Odom
- Stein
- Ziegler
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, A.
ABSENT: 3
YES: 47
- Mr. President
- Ellis
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Simonaire
- Attar
- Feldman
- Hettleman
- Love
- Smith
- Augustine
- Folden
- Jackson
- Mautz
- Sydnor
- Bailey
- Gallion
- James
- McCray
- Waldstreicher
- Beidle
- Gile
- Jennings
- McKay
- Washington, A.
- Benson
- Guzzone
- Kagan
- Muse
- Washington, M.
- Brooks
- Harris
- King
- Ready
- Watson
- Carozza
- Hayes
- Kramer
- Rosapepe
- West
- Charles
- Henson
- Lam
- Salling
- Zucker
- Corderman
- Hershey
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- Conference Committee Report {263723/1 Adopted
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- Conference Committee Report {263723/1 Adopted
- Third Reading Passed (132-2)
- Apr 11, 2026 | House
- Senate Refuses Recede
- Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Gile, Lam and Mautz)
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments
- House Requests Senate Recede
- House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates White Holland, Reilly and Woorman)
- Senate Refuses Recede
- Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Gile, Lam and Mautz)
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments
- House Requests Senate Recede
- House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates White Holland, Reilly and Woorman)
- Apr 09, 2026 | Senate
- Floor Amendment {273423/1 (Senator Waldstreicher) Adopted
- Third Readings Passed with Amendments (43-0)
- Apr 08, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- Favorable with Amendments {533928/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Finance
- Mar 20, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (130-2)
- Mar 19, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Health
- Favorable with Amendments {853620/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 13, 2026 | House
- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 3/13 at 3:00 p.m.
- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 3/13 at 1:30 p.m.
- Feb 13, 2026 | House
- Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 11, 2026 | House
- First Reading Health
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Health, Health Insurance, and Health Occupations - Perinatal Mental Health ConditionsPDF
- Amendments {853620/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Third - Health, Health Insurance, and Health Occupations - Perinatal Behavioral Health ConditionsPDF
- Amendments {533928/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Floor Amendment {273423/1 (Senator Waldstreicher) Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Conference Committee Report {263723/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Health, Health Insurance, and Health Occupations - Perinatal Behavioral Health ConditionsPDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - House - Committee - HealthPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - FinancePDF
- Video: HealthHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Martin, Dan (Mental Health Association of Maryland)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Schneider, Glenn (The Horizon Foundation)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- O'Brien, Megan (EveryMind)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Clancy, Jennifer (Friends of Jennifer Clancy)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Rabbitt, Dan (Behavioral Health System Baltimore)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Koussa, Natasha (Chamber of Mothers - Maryland Chapter)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Dickerson, Taylor (Maryland Psychological Association)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Juberg, Arielle
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Holland, Catherine
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Toscano, Marika (Johns Hopkins University)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Reid, Kate
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Arias, Diane (Maryland Catholic Conference)
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Vocci, Kyra
- HLT Testimony, UNF -- Bogley, Laura (Maryland Right to Life)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Mysko, Madeleine
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Brennan, Susan (Metropolitan Breastfeeding)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Daly, Sara
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Ernst, Claire
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Conderacci, Anne
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Polsky, Larry (Maryland Association of County Health Officers)
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Elliott, Robyn
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Partners, Public Policy
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Buchman, Danelle
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Morrow, Beth
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Agarin, Ufuoma (Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- (MD), State of Maryland
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- State of, Maryland
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Maryland, State of
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Aronin, Alana (Children's National Hospital)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Hairston, Leah (Sweet Bee Services)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Kolbe, Lisa
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Mills, Morgan (Compass Government Relations)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Gibson, Marianne (Inseparable)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Philip, Diana (Coalition to Protect Maryland's Children)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- White Holland, Jennifer
- HLT Testimony, INFO -- Lynch, Meghan (Maryland Department of Health)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Floyd, Kimberly (MedStar Health)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Agalloco, Andrea
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Johnson, Chana (Aspire Counseling and Wellness)
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Olivo, Pilar
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Mehu, Natasha (Maryland Hospital Association)
- HLT Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Thompson, Lauren
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Millard, Demaune (Family League of Baltimore)
