SB 172 — Maryland Health Equity Resource Act
Last action — Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 741
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✓Introduced
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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 September 24, 2020. Enacted.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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28 sponsors
28 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (14 D · 3 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 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.
Bill Text
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Read SB 172 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 741
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Returned Passed
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Third Reading Passed
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Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
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Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
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Rereferred to Health and Government Operations
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Referred Rules and Executive Nominations
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Third Reading Passed
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Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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Favorable with Amendments {
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Motion Laid Over (Senator Cassilly) Adopted
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Favorable with Amendments {
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Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
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First Reading Budget and Taxation and Finance
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Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m. (Budget and Taxation)
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Pre-filed
Sponsors
- Senator Antonio Hayes · Primary
- Senator Pamela Beidle · Primary
- Senator Joanne C. Benson · Primary
- Senator Arthur Ellis · Primary
- Senator Brian J. Feldman · Primary
- Senator Benjamin F. Kramer · Primary
- Lee · Primary
- Sydnor · Primary
- Senator Jeff Waldstreicher · Primary
- Washington · Primary
- Senator Malcolm Augustine · Primary
- Senator Paul D. Corderman · Primary
- Eckardt · Primary
- Edwards · Primary
- Elfreth · Primary
- Griffith · Primary
- Senator Guy Guzzone · Primary
- Hershey · Primary
- Senator J.B. Jennings · Primary
- Kelley · Primary
- Senator Nancy J. King · Primary
- Klausmeier · Primary
- Senator Cory V. McCray · Primary
- Peters · Primary
- Senator Jim Rosapepe · Primary
- Senator Johnny Ray Salling · Primary
- Senator Craig J. Zucker · Primary
- Senator Karen Lewis Young · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →28 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 160 not signed on · 24 voted No
Sponsors (28)
- Senator Antonio Hayes Democrat
- Senator Pamela Beidle Democrat
- Senator Joanne C. Benson Democrat
- Senator Arthur Ellis Democrat
- Senator Brian J. Feldman Democrat
- Senator Benjamin F. Kramer Democrat
- Lee
- Sydnor
- Senator Jeff Waldstreicher Democrat
- Washington
- Senator Malcolm Augustine Democrat
- Senator Paul D. Corderman Republican
- Eckardt
- Edwards
- Elfreth
- Griffith
- Senator Guy Guzzone Democrat
- Hershey
- Senator J.B. Jennings Republican
- Kelley
- Senator Nancy J. King Democrat
- Klausmeier
- Senator Cory V. McCray Democrat
- Peters
- Senator Jim Rosapepe Democrat
- Senator Johnny Ray Salling Republican
- Senator Craig J. Zucker Democrat
- Senator Karen Lewis Young Democrat
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (160)
160 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 160 →"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 | 36 | 18 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 59 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 2 | 22 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 97 | 40 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 69% | 28% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (141)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Jackson | — | Yea |
| Barron | — | Yea |
| Jalisi | — | Yea |
| Valentino-Smith | — | Yea |
| Washington | — | Yea |
| Barve | — | Yea |
| Dumais | — | Yea |
| Jones, D. | — | Yea |
| Watson, C. | — | Yea |
| Belcastro | — | Yea |
| Jones, R. | — | Yea |
| Pendergrass | — | Yea |
| Proctor | — | Yea |
| Kelly | — | Yea |
| Branch, C. | — | Yea |
| Reznik | — | Yea |
| Branch, T. | — | Yea |
| Krimm | — | Yea |
| Speaker | — | Yea |
| Carr | — | Yea |
| Haynes | — | Yea |
| Lewis, R. | — | Yea |
| Lierman | — | Yea |
| Anderton | — | Yea |
| Lisanti | — | Yea |
| Atterbeary | — | Yea |
| Conaway | — | Yea |
| Holmes | — | Yea |
| Luedtke | — | Yea |
| McIntosh | — | Yea |
| Impallaria | — | Nay |
| Cox | — | Nay |
| Beitzel | — | Nay |
| Kittleman | — | Nay |
| Saab | — | Nay |
| Boteler | — | Nay |
| Grammer | — | Nay |
| Krebs | — | Nay |
| Shoemaker | — | Nay |
| Novotny | — | Nay |
| Malone | — | Nay |
| Otto | — | Nay |
| Thiam | — | Nay |
| Mangione | — | Nay |
| Parrott | — | Nay |
| Bridges | — | Not Voting |
| Walker | — | Not Voting |
| Gilchrist | — | Yea |
| Young, P. | — | Yea |
| Carey | — | Yea |
| Clark | — | Nay |
| Johnson, S. | — | Yea |
| Lewis, J. | — | Yea |
| Long, R. | — | Nay |
| Morgan, M. | — | Nay |
| Palakovich Carr | — | Yea |
| Delegate Andrea Fletcher Harrison | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Anne Healey | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Anne R. Kaiser | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Ben Barnes | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Ben Barnes | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Bonnie Cullison | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Brian M. Crosby | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate C. T. Wilson | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Catherine M. Forbes | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Dana Stein | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate David Fraser-Hidalgo | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate David Moon | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Debra Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Debra Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Diana M. Fennell | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Edith J. Patterson | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Emily Shetty | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Eric Ebersole | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Gabriel Acevero | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Harry Bhandari | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Heather Bagnall | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate J. Sandy Bartlett | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Jared Solomon | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Jen Terrasa | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Jessica Feldmark | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Jon S. Cardin | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Julian Ivey | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Kenneth Kerr | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Kriselda Valderrama | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Lesley J. Lopez | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Lily Qi | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Lorig Charkoudian | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Luke Clippinger | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Marc Korman | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Mark S. Chang | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Marlon Amprey | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Mary A. Lehman | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Melissa Wells | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Michele Guyton | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Mike Rogers | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Nicole A. Williams | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Pam Queen | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Delegate Regina T. Boyce | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Sheila Ruth | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Stephanie Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Terri L. Hill | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Vaughn Stewart | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Veronica Turner | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Benjamin Brooks | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Dalya Attar | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Karen Lewis Young | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Nick Charles | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Ron Watson | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Sara Love | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Shaneka Henson | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate April Rose | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Barrie S. Ciliberti | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Brian Chisholm | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Christopher T. Adams | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate H. Kevin Anderson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Delegate Jason C. Buckel | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Jay A. Jacobs | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Jefferson L. Ghrist | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Jesse T. Pippy | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Kathy Szeliga | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Lauren Arikan | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Mark N. Fisher | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Mark N. Fisher | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Mike Griffith | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Ric Metzgar | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Seth A. Howard | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Steven J. Arentz | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Susan K. McComas | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Teresa E. Reilly | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Wayne A. Hartman | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate William J. Wivell | Republican | Nay |
| Senator Johnny Mautz | Republican | Nay |
| Senator Mike McKay | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (47)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Edwards | — | Yea |
| Elfreth | — | Yea |
| Hough | — | Yea |
| Lee | — | Yea |
| Jackson | — | Yea |
| Sydnor | — | Yea |
| Peters | — | Yea |
| Kelley | — | Yea |
| Pinsky | — | Yea |
| Washington | — | Yea |
| Carter | — | Yea |
| Cassilly | — | Yea |
| Klausmeier | — | Yea |
| Young | — | Yea |
| Hershey | — | Yea |
| Eckardt | — | Yea |
| Delegate Edith J. Patterson | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Stephanie Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Antonio Hayes | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Arthur Ellis | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Benjamin F. Kramer | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Brian J. Feldman | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Cheryl C. Kagan | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Clarence K. Lam | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Cory V. McCray | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Craig J. Zucker | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Guy Guzzone | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Jeff Waldstreicher | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Jim Rosapepe | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Joanne C. Benson | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Katie Fry Hester | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Malcolm Augustine | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Nancy J. King | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Pamela Beidle | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Shelly Hettleman | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Mike Griffith | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Teresa E. Reilly | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Bryan W. Simonaire | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Chris West | Republican | Yea |
| Senator J.B. Jennings | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Jack Bailey | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Jason C. Gallion | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Johnny Ray Salling | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Justin Ready | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Mary Beth Carozza | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Paul D. Corderman | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 172?
- SB 172 is sponsored by Senator Antonio Hayes (Democrat), Senator Pamela Beidle (Democrat), Senator Joanne C. Benson (Democrat), Senator Arthur Ellis (Democrat), Senator Brian J. Feldman (Democrat), Senator Benjamin F. Kramer (Democrat), Lee, Sydnor, Senator Jeff Waldstreicher (Democrat), Washington, Senator Malcolm Augustine (Democrat), Senator Paul D. Corderman (Republican), Eckardt, Edwards, Elfreth, Griffith, Senator Guy Guzzone (Democrat), Hershey, Senator J.B. Jennings (Republican), Kelley, Senator Nancy J. King (Democrat), Klausmeier, Senator Cory V. McCray (Democrat), Peters, Senator Jim Rosapepe (Democrat), Senator Johnny Ray Salling (Republican), Senator Craig J. Zucker (Democrat), and Senator Karen Lewis Young (Democrat).
- What is the current status of SB 172?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced September 24, 2020. Enacted.
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