SB0385 — Public Health - Recommendations for Immunizations, Screenings, and Preventive Services - Pharmacist Administration and Required Health Insurance Coverage (The Vax 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 Senate
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 27, 2026. Enacted.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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12 sponsors
1 primary, 11 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (10 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Requiring the Secretary of Health to issue recommendations for certain immunizations, screenings, and preventive services based on certain evidence-based scientific and clinical guidance; requiring the Secretary, before adopting a recommendation for a certain preventive service to hold a notice and comments period, obtain a certain analysis from the Maryland Health Care Commission, and cite the basis for the recommendation; altering the authority of pharmacists to administer certain vaccinations; etc.
Bill Text
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Read SB0385 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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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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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- President · Primary
- Administration · Cosponsor
- Senator Malcolm Augustine · Cosponsor
- Senator Pamela Beidle · Cosponsor
- Senator Kevin M. Harris · Cosponsor
- Senator Shelly Hettleman · Cosponsor
- Senator Cheryl C. Kagan · Cosponsor
- Senator Nancy J. King · Cosponsor
- Senator Clarence K. Lam · Cosponsor
- Senator Karen Lewis Young · Cosponsor
- Senator Sara Love · Cosponsor
- Senator Craig J. Zucker · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 11 co-sponsors · 176 not signed on · 40 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- President
Co-sponsors (11)
- Administration
- Senator Malcolm Augustine Democrat
- Senator Pamela Beidle Democrat
- Senator Kevin M. Harris Democrat
- Senator Shelly Hettleman Democrat
- Senator Cheryl C. Kagan Democrat
- Senator Nancy J. King Democrat
- Senator Clarence K. Lam Democrat
- Senator Karen Lewis Young Democrat
- Senator Sara Love Democrat
- Senator Craig J. Zucker Democrat
Not signed on (176)
176 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 176 →"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 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 92 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 5 | 27 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 105 | 32 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 74% | 23% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 32 | 12 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 67% | 25% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (48)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB0385 do?
- Requiring the Secretary of Health to issue recommendations for certain immunizations, screenings, and preventive services based on certain evidence-based scientific and clinical guidance; requiring the Secretary, before adopting a recommendation for a certain preventive service to hold a notice and comments period, obtain a certain analysis from the Maryland Health Care Commission, and cite the basis for the recommendation; altering the authority of pharmacists to administer certain vaccinations; etc.
- Who sponsors SB0385?
- SB0385 is sponsored by President, Administration, Senator Malcolm Augustine (Democrat), Senator Pamela Beidle (Democrat), Senator Kevin M. Harris (Democrat), Senator Shelly Hettleman (Democrat), Senator Cheryl C. Kagan (Democrat), Senator Nancy J. King (Democrat), Senator Clarence K. Lam (Democrat), Senator Karen Lewis Young (Democrat), Senator Sara Love (Democrat), and Senator Craig J. Zucker (Democrat).
- What is the current status of SB0385?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 27, 2026. Enacted.
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