2024 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature
HB576: Mental Health - Assisted Outpatient Treatment Programs
Legislative Summary
Authorizing each county to establish an assisted outpatient treatment program by July 1, 2026; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to establish an assisted outpatient treatment program in a county that does not opt to establish the program by July 1, 2026; requiring the Office of the Public Defender to provide representation in assisted outpatient treatment proceedings; etc.
Bill History
1/24/2024
First Reading Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
2/1/2024
Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
2/26/2024
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
2/27/2024
Favorable with Amendments {493424/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
2/27/2024
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
2/29/2024
Third Reading Passed (137-2)
House of Delegates
3/1/2024
Referred Finance
Senate
4/4/2024
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Senate
4/4/2024
Favorable with Amendments {113623/1 Adopted
Senate
4/4/2024
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
4/5/2024
Third Reading Passed (44-0)
Senate
4/5/2024
House Concurs Senate Amendments
House of Delegates
4/5/2024
Third Reading Passed (132-2)
House of Delegates
4/5/2024
Passed Enrolled
House of Delegates
5/16/2024
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 703
House of Delegates
Amendments
Favorable with Amendments 113623/1 Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 113623/1 Adopted
4/4/2024Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 493424/1 Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 493424/1 Adopted
2/27/2024Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading Passed
4/5/2024
44
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
4/5/2024
132
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
7
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
2/29/2024
137
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/16/2024)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Democrat: 59
Republican: 11
Primary Sponsor
Steve Johnson
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (69)
Nick Allen
Democrat
Tiffany Alston
Democrat
Marlon Amprey
Democrat
Carl Anderton
Republican
Heather Bagnall
Democrat
Sandy Bartlett
Democrat
Harry Bhandari
Democrat
Adrian Boafo
Democrat
Christopher Bouchat
Republican
Regina Boyce
Democrat
Lorig Charkoudian
Democrat
Charlotte Crutchfield
Democrat
Eric Ebersole
Democrat
Diana Fennell
Democrat
Linda Foley
Democrat
Catherine Forbes
Democrat
Brooke Grossman
Democrat
Michele Guyton
Democrat
Pam Guzzone
Democrat
Kevin Harris
Democrat
Andrea Harrison
Democrat
Shaneka Henson
Democrat
Terri Hill
Democrat
Kevin Hornberger
Republican
Carl Jackson
Democrat
Andre Johnson
Democrat
Dana Jones
Democrat
Anne Kaiser
Democrat
Aaron Kaufman
Democrat
Nicholaus Kipke
Republican
Jeffrie Long
Democrat
Lesley Lopez
Democrat
Sara Love
Democrat
Ashanti Martinez
Democrat
Aletheia McCaskill
Democrat
Rachel Munoz
Republican
Julie Palakovich Carr
Democrat
Cheryl Pasteur
Democrat
Edith Patterson
Democrat
Scott Phillips
Democrat
Andrew Pruski
Democrat
Kent Roberson
Democrat
Denise Roberts
Democrat
Malcolm Ruff
Democrat
Sheila Ruth
Democrat
Gary Simmons
Democrat
Karen Simpson
Democrat
Ryan Spiegel
Democrat
Deni Taveras
Democrat
Kym Taylor
Democrat
Karen Toles
Democrat
Chris Tomlinson
Republican
Veronica Turner
Democrat
Kriselda Valderrama
Democrat
Courtney Watson
Democrat
Nicole Williams
Democrat
Chao Wu
Democrat
Robbyn Lewis
Democrat
Joseline Pena-Melnyk
Democrat
Bonnie Cullison
Democrat
Brian Chisholm
Republican
Tom Hutchinson
Republican
Ken Kerr
Democrat
Matt Morgan
Republican
Samuel Rosenberg
Democrat
Jennifer White Holland
Democrat
Jamila Woods
Democrat
Teresa Reilly
Republican
Kathy Szeliga
Republican