2026 Regular Session
HB1109
Public Health Reform Act
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to organize the Maryland Medical Reserve Corps; requiring the Department to notify each health officer for a county of a certain procurement to offer the opportunity for the county health department to join the procurement; requiring the Department of Legislative Services to develop a process to assess the health equity impacts of relevant legislation; requiring the Department to convene a workgroup to review local health department recruiting and classification processes; etc.
Legislative progress
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This summary includes only completed milestones supported by recorded actions. It does not predict the next step, and it preserves later committee reassignments, concurrence, conference, veto, and approval actions when they occur.
Recorded floor votes
3 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 21, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
105 yea–25 nay · 5 not voting · 6 absent
April 13, 2026 · Senate
Third Readings Passed with Amendments
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
33 yea–13 nay · 1 not voting
April 13, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
95 yea–18 nay · 27 not voting · 1 absent
Committee referrals
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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House Approved by the Governor - Chapter 190
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House Passed Enrolled View roll call
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House Third Reading Passed (95-18) View roll call
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House House Concurs Senate Amendments
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Senate Third Readings Passed with Amendments (33-13) View roll call
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Senate Floor Amendment {393122/1 (Senator Beidle) Adopted View roll call
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Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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Senate Favorable with Amendments {823022/1 Adopted
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Senate Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
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Senate Referred Finance Budget and Taxation
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House Third Reading Passed (105-25) View roll call
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House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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House Favorable with Amendments {153025/1 Adopted
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House Favorable with Amendments Report by Health
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House Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (Health)
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House Hearing canceled (Health)
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House Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (Health)
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House First Reading Health and Appropriations