2022 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature
HB287: Secretary of Health - Professional Qualification Requirement
Legislative Summary
Requiring the Secretary of Health to be professionally qualified through certain experience or education in at least one health-related field, health or law policy, health care facilities administration, health economics or financial management, government operations related to health care, or as a health care provider.
Bill History
1/17/2022
First Reading Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
1/21/2022
Hearing 2/02 at 1:30 p.m.
House of Delegates
2/21/2022
Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
2/22/2022
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
House of Delegates
2/24/2022
Third Reading Passed (131-0)
House of Delegates
2/25/2022
Referred Finance
Senate
3/16/2022
Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
3/29/2022
Favorable Report by Finance
Senate
3/30/2022
Favorable Adopted
Senate
3/30/2022
Second Reading Passed
Senate
3/31/2022
Third Reading Passed (32-15)
Senate
3/31/2022
Returned Passed
House of Delegates
5/27/2022
Vetoed by the Governor (Policy)
House of Delegates
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading Passed
3/31/2022
32
Yea
15
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
2/24/2022
131
Yea
0
Nay
4
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Vetoed(5/27/2022)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine Die
Sponsors
Democrat: 15
Primary Sponsor
Joseline Pena-Melnyk
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (14)
Marlon Amprey
Democrat
Heather Bagnall
Democrat
Mark Chang
Democrat
Nick Charles
Democrat
Charlotte Crutchfield
Democrat
Bonnie Cullison
Democrat
Terri Hill
Democrat
Faye Howell
Democrat
Cheryl Landis
Democrat
Mary Lehman
Democrat
Sheila Ruth
Democrat
Vaughn Stewart
Democrat
Geraldine Valentino-Smith
Democrat
Nicole Williams
Democrat