2023 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature
HB283: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Gender-Affirming Treatment (Trans Health Equity Act)
Legislative Summary
Requiring, beginning on January 1, 2024, the Maryland Medical Assistance Program to provide gender-affirming treatment in a nondiscriminatory manner; requiring that the gender-affirming treatment be assessed according to nondiscriminatory criteria that are consistent with current clinical standards; prohibiting the issuance of an adverse benefit determination related to gender-affirming treatment unless a certain experienced health care provider has reviewed and confirmed the appropriateness of the determination; etc.
Bill History
1/25/2023
First Reading Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
1/29/2023
Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/16/2023
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
3/16/2023
Favorable with Amendments {803622/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/16/2023
Floor Amendment {543322/1 (Delegate Fisher)
House of Delegates
3/16/2023
Motion Laid Over (Delegate Fisher) Adopted
House of Delegates
3/17/2023
Floor Amendment {543322/1 (Delegate Fisher) Rejected (37-90)
House of Delegates
3/17/2023
Floor Amendment {613726/1 (Delegate Miller) Rejected (36-91)
House of Delegates
3/17/2023
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/18/2023
Third Reading Passed (93-37)
House of Delegates
3/20/2023
Referred Finance
Senate
3/29/2023
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Senate
3/30/2023
Favorable with Amendments {883529/1 Adopted
Senate
3/30/2023
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
3/31/2023
Third Reading Passed (31-13)
Senate
4/7/2023
House Concurs Senate Amendments
House of Delegates
4/7/2023
Third Reading Passed (97-39)
House of Delegates
4/7/2023
Passed Enrolled
House of Delegates
5/3/2023
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 253
House of Delegates
Amendments
Favorable with Amendments 883529/1 Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 883529/1 Adopted
3/30/2023Adopted
Floor Amendment 613726/1 (Delegate Miller) Rejected (36-91)
Floor Amendment 613726/1 (Delegate Miller) Rejected (36-91)
3/17/2023Not Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 803622/1 Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 803622/1 Adopted
3/16/2023Adopted
Floor Amendment 543322/1 (Delegate Fisher)
Floor Amendment 543322/1 (Delegate Fisher)
3/16/2023Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading Passed
4/7/2023
97
Yea
39
Nay
4
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
3/31/2023
31
Yea
13
Nay
3
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
3/18/2023
93
Yea
37
Nay
5
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
Floor Amendment 543322/1 (Delegate Fisher) Rejected
3/17/2023
37
Yea
90
Nay
9
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: FAILED
Floor Amendment 613726/1 (Delegate Miller) Rejected
3/17/2023
36
Yea
91
Nay
9
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: FAILED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/3/2023)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Democrat: 60
Primary Sponsor
Anne Kaiser
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (59)
Bonnie Cullison
Democrat
Gabriel Acevero
Democrat
Nick Allen
Democrat
Marlon Amprey
Democrat
Vanessa Atterbeary
Democrat
Heather Bagnall
Democrat
Ben Barnes
Democrat
Kumar Barve
Democrat
Regina Boyce
Democrat
Jon Cardin
Democrat
Lorig Charkoudian
Democrat
Luke Clippinger
Democrat
Eric Ebersole
Democrat
Mark Edelson
Democrat
Elizabeth Embry
Democrat
Kris Fair
Democrat
Jessica Feldmark
Democrat
Diana Fennell
Democrat
Linda Foley
Democrat
Catherine Forbes
Democrat
David Fraser-hidalgo
Democrat
Brooke Grossman
Democrat
Pam Guzzone
Democrat
Terri Hill
Democrat
Dana Jones
Democrat
Aaron Kaufman
Democrat
Ariana Kelly
Democrat
Ken Kerr
Democrat
Mary Lehman
Democrat
Robbyn Lewis
Democrat
Lesley Lopez
Democrat
Sara Love
Democrat
Aletheia McCaskill
Democrat
Bernice Mireku-North
Democrat
David Moon
Democrat
Julie Palakovich Carr
Democrat
Cheryl Pasteur
Democrat
Lily Qi
Democrat
Pamela Queen
Democrat
Kirill Reznik
Democrat
Samuel Rosenberg
Democrat
Sheila Ruth
Democrat
Emily Shetty
Democrat
Karen Simpson
Democrat
Stephanie Smith
Democrat
Jared Solomon
Democrat
Dana Stein
Democrat
Vaughn Stewart
Democrat
Deni Taveras
Democrat
Jen Terrasa
Democrat
Kriselda Valderrama
Democrat
Joe Vogel
Democrat
Courtney Watson
Democrat
Melissa Wells
Democrat
Jheanelle Wilkins
Democrat
Natalie Ziegler
Democrat
Joseline Pena-Melnyk
Democrat
Jennifer White Holland
Democrat
Ashanti Martinez
Democrat