2026 Regular Session
SB39
Behavioral Health Rate Methodology Modernization - Workgroup Establishment and Study
Earlier-session bill · introduced 2025
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to conduct an independent cost-driven rate-setting study to set community provider rates for community-based behavioral health services; authorizing the Maryland Health Care Commission to require community providers to submit certain information for the completion of the report; establishing the Workgroup on Behavioral Health Rate Methodology Modernization to develop reimbursement methodologies for certain health clinics, outpatient mental health centers, and independent providers; etc.
Legislative progress
i
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
2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
April 8, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
42 yea–0 nay · 2 not voting · 3 absent
April 13, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
134 yea–3 nay · 3 not voting · 1 absent
Committee referrals
April 10, 2026 · House
Health
April 9, 2026 · House
Rules and Executive Nominations
January 14, 2026 · Senate
Finance
Instrument history
i
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.
-
Senate Approved by the Governor - Chapter 218
-
Senate Returned Passed
-
House Third Reading Passed (134-3) View roll call
-
House Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
-
House Favorable Report by Health
-
House Rereferred to Health
-
House Referred Rules and Executive Nominations
-
Senate Third Reading Passed (42-0) View roll call
-
Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments View roll call
-
Senate Favorable with Amendments {273123/1 Adopted View roll call
-
Senate Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
-
Senate Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.
-
Senate Hearing canceled
-
Senate Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m.
-
Senate First Reading Finance
-
Senate Pre-filed