SB 548 — Local Health Officers - Removal - Process
Last action — Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
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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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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
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Read SB 548 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
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Returned Passed
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Third Reading Passed
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Second Reading Passed
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Favorable Adopted
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Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
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Hearing 3/31 at 1:30 p.m.
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Referred Health and Government Operations
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Third Reading Passed
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Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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Floor Amendment {
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Favorable with Amendments {
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Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Lam) Adopted
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Favorable with Amendments {
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Motion Special Order until Next Session (Senator Cassilly) Adopted
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Favorable with Amendments {
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Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
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Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
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Reassigned to Finance
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First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Sponsors
- Washington · Primary
- Sydnor · Primary
- Kelley · Primary
- Senator Shelly Hettleman · Primary
- Senator Brian J. Feldman · Primary
- Senator Pamela Beidle · Primary
- Senator Clarence K. Lam · Primary
- Senator Karen Lewis Young · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →8 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 180 not signed on · 27 voted No
Sponsors (8)
- Washington
- Sydnor
- Kelley
- Senator Shelly Hettleman Democrat
- Senator Brian J. Feldman Democrat
- Senator Pamela Beidle Democrat
- Senator Clarence K. Lam Democrat
- Senator Karen Lewis Young Democrat
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (180)
180 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 180 →"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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 30 | 18 | 0 | 8 |
| Democrat | 54 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Republican | 1 | 21 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 85 | 39 | 0 | 17 |
| % of votes cast | 60% | 28% | 0% | 12% |
How each member voted (141)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Speaker | — | Yea |
| Carey | — | Yea |
| Lewis, R. | — | Yea |
| Lierman | — | Yea |
| Atterbeary | — | Yea |
| Holmes | — | Yea |
| Howell | — | Yea |
| Luedtke | — | Yea |
| McIntosh | — | Yea |
| Jackson | — | Yea |
| Barve | — | Yea |
| Jones, D. | — | Yea |
| Belcastro | — | Yea |
| Jones, R. | — | Yea |
| Pendergrass | — | Yea |
| Valentino-Smith | — | Yea |
| Kelly | — | Yea |
| Prettyman | — | Yea |
| Washington | — | Yea |
| Branch, C. | — | Yea |
| Watson | — | Yea |
| Branch, T. | — | Yea |
| Bridges | — | Yea |
| Gilchrist | — | Yea |
| Landis | — | Yea |
| Reznik | — | Yea |
| Young, P. | — | Yea |
| Anderton | — | Nay |
| Clark | — | Nay |
| Impallaria | — | Nay |
| Cox | — | Nay |
| Saab | — | Nay |
| Shoemaker | — | Nay |
| Beitzel | — | Nay |
| Kittleman | — | Nay |
| Munoz | — | Nay |
| Boteler | — | Nay |
| Krebs | — | Nay |
| Novotny | — | Nay |
| Thiam | — | Nay |
| Otto | — | Nay |
| Mangione | — | Nay |
| Parrott | — | Nay |
| Lisanti | — | Not Voting |
| Conaway | — | Not Voting |
| Jalisi | — | Not Voting |
| Proctor | — | Not Voting |
| Carr | — | Not Voting |
| Grammer | — | Not Voting |
| Krimm | — | Not Voting |
| Walker | — | Not Voting |
| 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 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 Karen Toles | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Kenneth Kerr | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Kriselda Valderrama | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Lesley J. Lopez | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Lily Qi | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Linda Foley | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Lorig Charkoudian | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Delegate Luke Clippinger | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Marc Korman | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Mark S. Chang | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Marlon Amprey | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Delegate Mary A. Lehman | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Melissa Wells | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Delegate Michele Guyton | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Mike Rogers | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Nicole A. Williams | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Pam Queen | Democrat | Yea |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Senator Nick Charles | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Senator Sara Love | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Shaneka Henson | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate April Rose | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 39 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 83% | 17% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (47)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Elfreth | — | Yea |
| Jackson | — | Yea |
| Lee | — | Yea |
| Sydnor | — | Yea |
| Washington | — | Yea |
| Kelley | — | Yea |
| Pinsky | — | Yea |
| Watson | — | Yea |
| Carter | — | Yea |
| Klausmeier | — | Yea |
| Young | — | Yea |
| Cassilly | — | Yea |
| Eckardt | — | Yea |
| Edwards | — | Nay |
| Hershey | — | Nay |
| Hough | — | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| Senator Bryan W. Simonaire | Republican | Nay |
| Senator Chris West | Republican | Yea |
| Senator J.B. Jennings | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Jack Bailey | Republican | Nay |
| Senator Jason C. Gallion | Republican | Nay |
| Senator Johnny Ray Salling | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Justin Ready | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Mary Beth Carozza | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Paul D. Corderman | Republican | Nay |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 548?
- SB 548 is sponsored by Washington, Sydnor, Kelley, Senator Shelly Hettleman (Democrat), Senator Brian J. Feldman (Democrat), Senator Pamela Beidle (Democrat), Senator Clarence K. Lam (Democrat), and Senator Karen Lewis Young (Democrat).
- What is the current status of SB 548?
- This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track SB 548?
- Track SB 548 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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