2026 Regular Session
SB721
Developmental Disabilities Services - Expedited Eligibility Determinations for Recently Relocated Individuals (Ralph's Act)
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to provide an expedited Medicaid eligibility determination for developmental disabilities services to certain individuals who received certain services in another state and relocated in the State; and requiring the Department to begin the determination process before an individual establishes residency in the State under certain circumstances
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
1 roll call 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
Committee referrals
April 9, 2026 · House
Rules and Executive Nominations
February 6, 2026 · Senate
Finance
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 Referred Rules and Executive Nominations
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Senate Third Reading Passed (42-0) View roll call
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Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments View roll call
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Senate Favorable with Amendments {163520/1 Adopted View roll call
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Senate Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
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Senate Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.
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Senate First Reading Finance