2023 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature
HB705: Declaration of Rights - Right to Reproductive Freedom
Legislative Summary
Establishing that every person, as a central component of an individual's rights to liberty and equality, has the fundamental right to reproductive freedom; and prohibiting the State from, directly or indirectly, denying, burdening, or abridging the right unless justified by a compelling State interest achieved by the least restrictive means.
Bill History
2/6/2023
First Reading Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
2/15/2023
Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/6/2023
Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
3/7/2023
Favorable Adopted
House of Delegates
3/7/2023
Motion Special Order until 3/8 (Delegate Wivell) Adopted
House of Delegates
3/8/2023
Floor Amendment {283723/1 (Delegate Wivell) Rejected (35-96)
House of Delegates
3/8/2023
Floor Amendment {373529/1 (Delegate Wivell) Rejected (36-99)
House of Delegates
3/8/2023
Floor Amendment {913523/1 (Delegate Miller) Rejected (38-97)
House of Delegates
3/8/2023
Second Reading Passed
House of Delegates
3/10/2023
Third Reading Passed (99-37)
House of Delegates
3/13/2023
Referred Finance
Senate
3/29/2023
Favorable Report by Finance
Senate
3/29/2023
Favorable Adopted
Senate
3/29/2023
Second Reading Passed
Senate
3/31/2023
Floor Amendment {833328/1 (Senator Simonaire) Rejected (17-30)
Senate
3/31/2023
Third Reading Passed (33-14)
Senate
4/3/2023
Returned Passed
House of Delegates
5/3/2023
Approved by the Governor, assigned a chapter number, enactment subject to constitutional referendum - Chapter 245
House of Delegates
Amendments
Floor Amendment 833328/1 (Senator Simonaire) Rejected (17-30)
Floor Amendment 833328/1 (Senator Simonaire) Rejected (17-30)
3/31/2023Not Adopted
Floor Amendment 913523/1 (Delegate Miller)
Floor Amendment 913523/1 (Delegate Miller)
3/8/2023Not Adopted
Floor Amendment 283723/1 (Delegate Wivell) Rejected (35-96)
Floor Amendment 283723/1 (Delegate Wivell) Rejected (35-96)
3/8/2023Not Adopted
Floor Amendment 373529/1 (Delegate Wivell) Rejected (36-99)
Floor Amendment 373529/1 (Delegate Wivell) Rejected (36-99)
3/8/2023Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Floor Amendment 833328/1 (Senator Simonaire) Rejected
3/31/2023
17
Yea
30
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
Third Reading Passed
3/31/2023
33
Yea
14
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
3/10/2023
99
Yea
37
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Floor Amendment 283723/1 (Delegate Wivell) Rejected
3/8/2023
35
Yea
96
Nay
7
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: FAILED
Floor Amendment 373529/1 (Delegate Wivell) Rejected
3/8/2023
36
Yea
99
Nay
3
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: FAILED
Floor Amendment 913523/1 (Delegate Miller) Rejected
3/8/2023
38
Yea
97
Nay
3
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: FAILED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/3/2023)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Democrat: 81
Primary Sponsor
Adrienne Jones
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (80)
Gabriel Acevero
Democrat
Jackie Addison
Democrat
Nick Allen
Democrat
Tiffany Alston
Democrat
Vanessa Atterbeary
Democrat
Heather Bagnall
Democrat
Ben Barnes
Democrat
Kumar Barve
Democrat
Adrian Boafo
Democrat
Regina Boyce
Democrat
Tony Bridges
Democrat
Mark Chang
Democrat
Lorig Charkoudian
Democrat
Nick Charles
Democrat
Luke Clippinger
Democrat
Charlotte Crutchfield
Democrat
Bonnie Cullison
Democrat
Eric Ebersole
Democrat
Elizabeth Embry
Democrat
Kris Fair
Democrat
Jessica Feldmark
Democrat
Linda Foley
Democrat
Catherine Forbes
Democrat
David Fraser-hidalgo
Democrat
Brooke Grossman
Democrat
Michele Guyton
Democrat
Pam Guzzone
Democrat
Kevin Harris
Democrat
Andrea Harrison
Democrat
Shaneka Henson
Democrat
Marvin Holmes
Democrat
Andre Johnson
Democrat
Steve Johnson
Democrat
Dana Jones
Democrat
Anne Kaiser
Democrat
Aaron Kaufman
Democrat
Ariana Kelly
Democrat
Ken Kerr
Democrat
Marc Korman
Democrat
Mary Lehman
Democrat
Jazz Lewis
Democrat
Robbyn Lewis
Democrat
Jeffrie Long
Democrat
Lesley Lopez
Democrat
Sara Love
Democrat
Aletheia McCaskill
Democrat
Bernice Mireku-North
Democrat
David Moon
Democrat
Julie Palakovich Carr
Democrat
Cheryl Pasteur
Democrat
Edith Patterson
Democrat
Joseline Pena-Melnyk
Democrat
Scott Phillips
Democrat
Andrew Pruski
Democrat
Lily Qi
Democrat
Pamela Queen
Democrat
Kirill Reznik
Democrat
Samuel Rosenberg
Democrat
Sheila Ruth
Democrat
Sheree Sample-Hughes
Democrat
Emily Shetty
Democrat
Gary Simmons
Democrat
Karen Simpson
Democrat
Stephanie Smith
Democrat
Jared Solomon
Democrat
Dana Stein
Democrat
Vaughn Stewart
Democrat
Deni Taveras
Democrat
Jen Terrasa
Democrat
Karen Toles
Democrat
Veronica Turner
Democrat
Kriselda Valderrama
Democrat
Joe Vogel
Democrat
Courtney Watson
Democrat
Melissa Wells
Democrat
Jennifer White Holland
Democrat
Jheanelle Wilkins
Democrat
Nicole Williams
Democrat
C.T. Wilson
Democrat
Natalie Ziegler
Democrat