2022 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature
HB588: Community Action Agencies - Provision of Feminine Hygiene Products
Legislative Summary
Requiring certain community action agencies, in collaboration with appropriate local health departments, to make available to any women enrolled in the Maryland Medical Assistance Program feminine hygiene products in an amount sufficient to meet the needs of the woman obtaining the feminine hygiene products, subject to the availability of certain funding; and requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill funding in an amount estimated to be sufficient for providing feminine hygiene products as required by the Act.
Bill History
1/31/2022
First Reading Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
2/8/2022
Hearing 2/23 at 1:30 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/14/2022
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
3/15/2022
Favorable with Amendments {603221/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/15/2022
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/16/2022
Third Reading Passed (106-32)
House of Delegates
3/16/2022
Referred Finance Budget and Taxation
Senate
3/22/2022
Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance)
Senate
4/7/2022
Favorable Report by Finance
Senate
4/7/2022
Favorable Adopted
Senate
4/7/2022
Second Reading Passed
Senate
4/8/2022
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Senate
4/9/2022
Returned Passed
House of Delegates
5/29/2022
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 725
House of Delegates
Amendments
Favorable with Amendments 603221/1 Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 603221/1 Adopted
3/15/2022Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading Passed
4/8/2022
47
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
3/16/2022
106
Yea
32
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/29/2022)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine Die
Sponsors
Democrat: 23
Primary Sponsor

Heather Bagnall
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (22)
Sandy Bartlett
Democrat
Regina Boyce
Democrat
Debra Davis
Democrat
Shaneka Henson
Democrat
Dana Jones
Democrat
Mary Lehman
Democrat
Sheila Ruth
Democrat
Jen Terrasa
Democrat
Shane Pendergrass
Democrat
Joseline Pena-Melnyk
Democrat
Lisa Belcastro
Democrat
Harry Bhandari
Democrat
Alfred Carr
Democrat
Bonnie Cullison
Democrat
Terri Hill
Democrat
Steve Johnson
Democrat
Ariana Kelly
Democrat
Ken Kerr
Democrat
Cheryl Landis
Democrat
Robbyn Lewis
Democrat
Samuel Rosenberg
Democrat
Karen Lewis Young
Democrat