2025 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature
HB1271: Health - Abortion - Ultrasound and Wait Time
Legislative Summary
Prohibiting a qualified provider from performing or inducing an abortion on a pregnant woman within 24 hours after the woman receives certain ultrasound imaging; establishing certain requirements related to the performance of a certain transabdominal ultrasound; and providing that a woman is not required to accept anything offered during certain transabdominal ultrasound imaging.
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Bill History
2/7/2025
First Reading Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
2/10/2025
Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
Hearing canceled
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
2/26/2025
Hearing canceled
House of Delegates
2/26/2025
Hearing 2/27 at 2:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
2/26/2025
Hearing canceled
House of Delegates
3/3/2025
Withdrawn by Sponsor
House of Delegates
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/7/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sponsors
Republican: 16
Primary Sponsor

Barrie Ciliberti
Republican
Co-Sponsors (15)
Steven Arentz
Republican
Lauren Arikan
Republican
Brian Chisholm
Republican
Mark Fisher
Republican
Robin Grammer
Republican
Kevin Hornberger
Republican
Tom Hutchinson
Republican
Nino Mangione
Republican
April Fleming Miller
Republican
Ryan Nawrocki
Republican
Teresa Reilly
Republican
April Rose
Republican
Kathy Szeliga
Republican
William Valentine
Republican
William Wivell
Republican