HB1015 — Developmental Disabilities Services - Expedited Eligibility Determinations for Recently Relocated Individuals (Ralph's Act)
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 February 06, 2026. Enacted.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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19 sponsors
1 primary, 18 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (13 D · 4 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to provide an expedited Medicaid eligibility determination for developmental disabilities services to individuals who received certain services in another state and relocated to the State; and requiring the Department to begin the determination process before an individual establishes residency in the State under certain circumstances.
Bill Text
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Read HB1015 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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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed with Amendments
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate Jared Solomon · Primary
- Delegate Emily Shetty · Cosponsor
- Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman · Cosponsor
- Delegate Tiffany T. Alston · Cosponsor
- Delegate Heather Bagnall · Cosponsor
- Delegate Bonnie Cullison · Cosponsor
- Delegate Pam Lanman Guzzone · Cosponsor
- Delegate Terri L. Hill · Cosponsor
- Delegate Thomas S. Hutchinson · Cosponsor
- Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke · Cosponsor
- Delegate Lesley J. Lopez · Cosponsor
- Delegate Ashanti Martinez · Cosponsor
- M. Morgan · Cosponsor
- Delegate Teresa E. Reilly · Cosponsor
- Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kim Ross · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kathy Szeliga · Cosponsor
- White Holland · Cosponsor
- Delegate Teresa Woorman · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 18 co-sponsors · 169 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Jared Solomon Democrat
Co-sponsors (18)
- Delegate Emily Shetty Democrat
- Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman Democrat
- Delegate Tiffany T. Alston Democrat
- Delegate Heather Bagnall Democrat
- Delegate Bonnie Cullison Democrat
- Delegate Pam Lanman Guzzone Democrat
- Delegate Terri L. Hill Democrat
- Delegate Thomas S. Hutchinson Republican
- Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke Republican
- Delegate Lesley J. Lopez Democrat
- Delegate Ashanti Martinez Democrat
- Morgan, M.
- Delegate Teresa E. Reilly Republican
- Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg Democrat
- Delegate Kim Ross Democrat
- Delegate Kathy Szeliga Republican
- White Holland
- Delegate Teresa Woorman Democrat
Not signed on (169)
169 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 169 →"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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| Unaffiliated | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 88 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 132 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 25 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 43 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 0% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 92 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 137 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB1015 do?
- Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to provide an expedited Medicaid eligibility determination for developmental disabilities services to individuals who received certain services in another state and relocated to the State; and requiring the Department to begin the determination process before an individual establishes residency in the State under certain circumstances.
- Who sponsors HB1015?
- HB1015 is sponsored by Delegate Jared Solomon (Democrat), Delegate Emily Shetty (Democrat), Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman (Democrat), Delegate Tiffany T. Alston (Democrat), Delegate Heather Bagnall (Democrat), Delegate Bonnie Cullison (Democrat), Delegate Pam Lanman Guzzone (Democrat), Delegate Terri L. Hill (Democrat), Delegate Thomas S. Hutchinson (Republican), Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke (Republican), Delegate Lesley J. Lopez (Democrat), Delegate Ashanti Martinez (Democrat), Morgan, M., Delegate Teresa E. Reilly (Republican), Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg (Democrat), Delegate Kim Ross (Democrat), Delegate Kathy Szeliga (Republican), White Holland, and Delegate Teresa Woorman (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB1015?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 06, 2026. Enacted.
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