Maryland 2026 Session Status: Introduced Bipartisan · 23 R · 14 D cosponsors

HB0632 — Certificate of Need - Psychiatric Health Care Facilities and Psychiatric and Mental Health Services - Exemption

Last action — Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House of Delegates
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced January 30, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Prognosis

Advancing 34% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 44 sponsors

    1 primary, 43 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (23 R · 14 D) — cross-party backing.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

Altering the definition of "medical service" for the purpose of providing an exemption to the certificate of need requirement by removing psychiatry and any subcategory of psychiatry; and providing that a certificate of need is not required to establish or operate a psychiatric health care facility or to offer psychiatric or other mental health services at a health care facility.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)

  2. First Reading (House of Origin)

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 43 co-sponsors · 144 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Delegate Grammer

Co-sponsors (43)

Not signed on (144)

144 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB0632 do?
Altering the definition of "medical service" for the purpose of providing an exemption to the certificate of need requirement by removing psychiatry and any subcategory of psychiatry; and providing that a certificate of need is not required to establish or operate a psychiatric health care facility or to offer psychiatric or other mental health services at a health care facility.
Who sponsors HB0632?
HB0632 is sponsored by Delegate Grammer, Delegate Lewis, Delegate Schmidt, Delegate Tiffany T. Alston (Democrat), Delegate H. Kevin Anderson (Republican), Delegate Steven J. Arentz (Republican), Delegate Lauren Arikan (Republican), Delegate Terry L. Baker (Republican), Delegate Barry Beauchamp (Republican), Delegate Adrian Boafo (Democrat), Delegate Brian Chisholm (Republican), Delegate Barrie S. Ciliberti (Republican), Delegate Mark N. Fisher (Republican), Delegate Jefferson L. Ghrist (Republican), Delegate Mike Griffith (Republican), Delegate Michele Guyton (Democrat), Delegate Pam Lanman Guzzone (Democrat), Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger (Republican), Delegate Thomas S. Hutchinson (Republican), Delegate Jay A. Jacobs (Republican), Johnson, A., Johnson, S., Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman (Democrat), Delegate Kenneth Kerr (Democrat), Delegate Susan K. McComas (Republican), Delegate Ric Metzgar (Republican), Delegate April Miller (Republican), Morgan, M., Morgan, T., Delegate Ryan Nawrocki (Republican), Delegate LaToya Nkongolo (Republican), Delegate N. Scott Phillips (Democrat), Delegate Jesse T. Pippy (Republican), Delegate Teresa E. Reilly (Republican), Delegate Kim Ross (Democrat), Delegate Matthew J. Schindler (Democrat), Delegate Ryan Spiegel (Democrat), Delegate Kathy Szeliga (Republican), Delegate Kym Taylor (Democrat), Delegate Chris Tomlinson (Republican), Delegate William Valentine (Republican), Delegate Greg Wims (Democrat), Delegate Jamila J. Woods (Democrat), and Delegate Natalie Ziegler (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB0632?
This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced January 30, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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