2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB771: Student Health - Program for Student Dental Health - Established

Legislative Summary

Requiring the State Department of Education to support and facilitate each county board of education in publishing certain information on student dental health on the school system's website and in student handbooks; and requiring the Maryland Department of Health to establish a program for student dental health that includes standards for recommended periodic dental examinations and information for students and parents on how to find dental insurance, lists of pediatric dentists in the State, and the importance of dental health.

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Bill History

1/29/2025
First Reading Ways and Means
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Hearing canceled
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/14/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
House of Delegates
3/14/2025
Favorable with Amendments {543228/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/14/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/14/2025
Third Reading Passed (136-2)
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
3/18/2025
Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 543228/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 543228/1 Adopted

3/14/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
3/14/2025
136
Yea
2
Nay
1
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/14/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Education, Energy, and the Environment(Senate)

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text3/14/2025105.9 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/29/202588.4 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197039.1 KB