2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

SB447: Hospitals - Emergency Pregnancy-Related Medical Conditions - Procedures

Legislative Summary

Requiring a hospital to conduct screening on a patient presenting at an emergency department of the hospital to determine whether the patient has an emergency pregnancy-related medical condition; establishing requirements and prohibitions related to the treatment and transfer of a patient who has an emergency pregnancy-related medical condition; requiring a hospital to allow the termination of a pregnancy in certain circumstances; prohibiting a hospital from taking adverse action against a provider under certain circumstances; etc.

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Bill History

1/22/2025
First Reading Finance
Senate
1/27/2025
Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
3/12/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Senate
3/13/2025
Favorable with Amendments {253021/1 Adopted
Senate
3/13/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
3/14/2025
Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Ready) Adopted
Senate
3/14/2025
Third Reading Passed (33-11)
Senate
3/17/2025
Referred Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
3/24/2025
Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 253021/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 253021/1 Adopted

3/13/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
3/14/2025
33
Yea
11
Nay
1
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/14/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Health and Government Operations(House of Delegates)

Sponsors

Democrat: 3

Primary Sponsor

Clarence Lam
Clarence Lam
Democrat

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text3/13/2025173.2 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/22/2025121.2 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197037.1 KB