2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

SB848: Public Health Abortion Grant Program - Establishment

Legislative Summary

Establishing the Public Health Abortion Grant Program to provide grants to improve access to abortion care clinical services for individuals in the State; establishing the Public Health Abortion Grant Program Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund to provide grants under the Program; and requiring that certain premium funds collected by health insurance carriers be used to provide certain coverage and to support improving access to abortion care clinical services under certain circumstances.

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Bill History

2/3/2025
First Reading Finance and Budget and Taxation
Senate
2/6/2025
Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance)
Senate
3/14/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Senate
3/14/2025
Favorable with Amendments {263127/1
Senate
3/14/2025
Motion Laid Over (Senator Carozza) Adopted
Senate
3/14/2025
Favorable with Amendments {263127/1 Adopted
Senate
3/14/2025
Floor Amendment {383728/1 (Senator McKay) Rejected (14-29)
Senate
3/14/2025
Floor Amendment {483327/1 (Senator Carozza) Rejected (12-32)
Senate
3/14/2025
Floor Amendment {553827/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (12-33)
Senate
3/14/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
3/17/2025
Third Reading Passed (29-15)
Senate
3/17/2025
Referred Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
3/24/2025
Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/28/2025
Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
3/28/2025
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
House of Delegates
3/31/2025
Third Reading Passed (98-33)
House of Delegates
3/31/2025
Returned Passed
Senate

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 263127/1

Favorable with Amendments 263127/1

3/14/2025Not Adopted

Floor Amendment 383728/1 (Senator McKay) Rejected (14-29)

Floor Amendment 383728/1 (Senator McKay) Rejected (14-29)

3/14/2025Not Adopted

Floor Amendment 483327/1 (Senator Carozza) Rejected (12-32)

Floor Amendment 483327/1 (Senator Carozza) Rejected (12-32)

3/14/2025Not Adopted

Floor Amendment 553827/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (12-33)

Floor Amendment 553827/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (12-33)

3/14/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
3/31/2025
98
Yea
33
Nay
5
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
3/17/2025
29
Yea
15
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Floor Amendment 383728/1 (Senator McKay) Rejected
3/14/2025
14
Yea
29
Nay
2
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: FAILED
Floor Amendment 483327/1 (Senator Carozza) Rejected
3/14/2025
12
Yea
32
Nay
1
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: FAILED
Floor Amendment 553827/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected
3/14/2025
12
Yea
33
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: FAILED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(3/31/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Guy Guzzone
Guy Guzzone
Democrat

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text3/15/2025166.4 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/4/2025130.8 KB
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