2026 Regular Session
HB637
Public Health - Recommendations for Immunizations, Screenings, and Preventive Services - Pharmacist Administration and Required Health Insurance Coverage (The Vax Act)
Requiring the Secretary of Health to issue recommendations for certain immunizations, screenings, and preventive services based on certain evidence-based scientific and clinical guidance; requiring the Secretary, before adopting a recommendation for a certain preventive service, to hold a notice and comment period, obtain a certain analysis from the Maryland Health Care Commission, and cite the basis for the recommendation; altering the health insurance coverage requirements for certain immunizations, screenings, and services; 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
4 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 20, 2026 · House
Floor Amendment 863029/1 (Delegate Arikan) Rejected
Failed
37 yea–94 nay · 5 not voting · 5 absent
March 20, 2026 · House
Floor Amendment 203925/1 (Delegate Miller) Rejected
Failed
37 yea–92 nay · 7 not voting · 5 absent
March 21, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
98 yea–32 nay · 5 not voting · 6 absent
April 8, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
31 yea–13 nay · 1 not voting · 2 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 7
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House Returned Passed
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Senate Third Reading Passed (31-13) View roll call
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Senate Second Reading Passed
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Senate Favorable Adopted
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Senate Favorable Report by Finance
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Senate Referred Finance
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House Third Reading Passed (98-32) View roll call
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House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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House Floor Amendment {203925/1 (Delegate Miller) Rejected (37-92)
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House Floor Amendment {863029/1 (Delegate Arikan) Rejected (37-94)
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House Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate Arikan) Adopted
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House Favorable with Amendments {493126/1 Adopted
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House Favorable with Amendments Report by Health
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House Hearing 2/26 at 1:30 p.m.
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House Hearing canceled
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House Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
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House Hearing canceled
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House Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
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House First Reading Health