Maryland 2026 Session Status: Introduced 9 D cosponsors

HB1316 — Public Health - Universal Health Care Program - Study and Commission

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 February 12, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Odds of enactment

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Summary

Requiring the Hilltop Institute at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County to conduct a study on the feasibility of establishing a universal health care program through a single-payer system in the State; and establishing the Advisory Commission on Universal Health Care to assist the Institute in the development of final findings and recommendations based on a certain study.

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 · 9 co-sponsors · 178 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (9)

Not signed on (178)

178 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

healthcare health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB1316 do?
Requiring the Hilltop Institute at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County to conduct a study on the feasibility of establishing a universal health care program through a single-payer system in the State; and establishing the Advisory Commission on Universal Health Care to assist the Institute in the development of final findings and recommendations based on a certain study.
Who sponsors HB1316?
HB1316 is sponsored by Delegate Sheila Ruth (Democrat), Delegate Nick Allen (Democrat), Delegate Dylan Behler (Democrat), Delegate Eric Ebersole (Democrat), Delegate Kris Fair (Democrat), Delegate Mary A. Lehman (Democrat), Delegate Aletheia McCaskill (Democrat), Palakovich Carr, Delegate Jen Terrasa (Democrat), and Delegate Teresa Woorman (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB1316?
This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced February 12, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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