SB0891 — Health, Health Insurance, and Health Occupations - Perinatal Behavioral Health Conditions
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 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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5 sponsors
1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (5 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for screening for perinatal behavioral health conditions at certain times; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to identify certain screening tools and to assist certain health care providers with accessing resources and referral services related to screening for perinatal behavioral health conditions; etc.
Bill Text
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Read SB0891 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
- Senator Dawn Gile · Primary
- Senator Pamela Beidle · Cosponsor
- Senator Katie Fry Hester · Cosponsor
- Senator Shelly Hettleman · Cosponsor
- Senator Nancy J. King · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 183 not signed on · 7 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Senator Dawn Gile Democrat
Co-sponsors (4)
- Senator Pamela Beidle Democrat
- Senator Katie Fry Hester Democrat
- Senator Shelly Hettleman Democrat
- Senator Nancy J. King Democrat
Not signed on (183)
183 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 183 →"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 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 26 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 92 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 129 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 6% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 24 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 42 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 0% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (47)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB0891 do?
- Requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for screening for perinatal behavioral health conditions at certain times; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to identify certain screening tools and to assist certain health care providers with accessing resources and referral services related to screening for perinatal behavioral health conditions; etc.
- Who sponsors SB0891?
- SB0891 is sponsored by Senator Dawn Gile (Democrat), Senator Pamela Beidle (Democrat), Senator Katie Fry Hester (Democrat), Senator Shelly Hettleman (Democrat), and Senator Nancy J. King (Democrat).
- What is the current status of SB0891?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 06, 2026. Enacted.
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