HB0422 — Public Health - Expedited Partner Therapy - Bacterial Vaginosis and Licensed Certified Midwives
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 22, 2026. Enacted.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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14 sponsors
1 primary, 13 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (12 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Adding bacterial vaginosis to the list of diagnoses for which certain health care practitioners may prescribe, dispense, or otherwise provide antibiotic therapy to a sexual partner of a diagnosed patient without making a personal physical assessment of the sexual partner; and adding licensed certified midwives to the list of health care practitioners who may prescribe, dispense, or otherwise provide antibiotic therapy to a sexual partner of a diagnosed patient without making a certain assessment of the sexual partner.
Bill Text
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Read HB0422 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed with Amendments
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate Heather Bagnall · Primary
- Delegate Teresa Woorman · Cosponsor
- Delegate Tiffany T. Alston · Cosponsor
- Delegate Bonnie Cullison · Cosponsor
- Delegate Pam Lanman Guzzone · Cosponsor
- Delegate Terri L. Hill · Cosponsor
- S. Johnson · Cosponsor
- Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman · Cosponsor
- Delegate Lesley J. Lopez · Cosponsor
- Delegate Ashanti Martinez · Cosponsor
- Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kim Ross · Cosponsor
- Delegate Deni Taveras · Cosponsor
- White Holland · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 13 co-sponsors · 174 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Heather Bagnall Democrat
Co-sponsors (13)
- Delegate Teresa Woorman Democrat
- Delegate Tiffany T. Alston Democrat
- Delegate Bonnie Cullison Democrat
- Delegate Pam Lanman Guzzone Democrat
- Delegate Terri L. Hill Democrat
- Johnson, S.
- Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman Democrat
- Delegate Lesley J. Lopez Democrat
- Delegate Ashanti Martinez Democrat
- Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg Democrat
- Delegate Kim Ross Democrat
- Delegate Deni Taveras Democrat
- White Holland
Not signed on (174)
174 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 174 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 88 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Republican | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 134 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 0% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0422 do?
- Adding bacterial vaginosis to the list of diagnoses for which certain health care practitioners may prescribe, dispense, or otherwise provide antibiotic therapy to a sexual partner of a diagnosed patient without making a personal physical assessment of the sexual partner; and adding licensed certified midwives to the list of health care practitioners who may prescribe, dispense, or otherwise provide antibiotic therapy to a sexual partner of a diagnosed patient without making a certain assessment of the sexual partner.
- Who sponsors HB0422?
- HB0422 is sponsored by Delegate Heather Bagnall (Democrat), Delegate Teresa Woorman (Democrat), Delegate Tiffany T. Alston (Democrat), Delegate Bonnie Cullison (Democrat), Delegate Pam Lanman Guzzone (Democrat), Delegate Terri L. Hill (Democrat), Johnson, S., Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman (Democrat), Delegate Lesley J. Lopez (Democrat), Delegate Ashanti Martinez (Democrat), Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg (Democrat), Delegate Kim Ross (Democrat), Delegate Deni Taveras (Democrat), and White Holland.
- What is the current status of HB0422?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 22, 2026. Enacted.
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