2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB1502: Baltimore City - AIDS Prevention Sterile Needle and Syringe Exchange Pilot Program - Revisions

Legislative Summary

Renaming the AIDS Prevention Sterile Needle and Syringe Exchange Pilot Program to be the HIV Prevention Syringe Services Program; altering the duties of the Program to provide for the safe distribution of syringes and hypodermic needles and account for the number of hypodermic needles and syringes exchanged and distributed by the Baltimore City Health Department; altering the membership and duties of the Program's oversight committee; altering the immunity provided to Program staff and participants; etc.

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Bill History

2/14/2025
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
House of Delegates
3/3/2025
Rereferred to Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/13/2025
Hearing canceled
House of Delegates
3/13/2025
Hearing 3/13 at 3:30 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/13/2025
Hearing canceled
House of Delegates
3/13/2025
Hearing 3/13 at 3:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/15/2025
Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
3/15/2025
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Third Reading Passed (101-37)
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Referred Finance
Senate
3/20/2025
Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
4/4/2025
Favorable Report by Finance
Senate
4/4/2025
Favorable Adopted
Senate
4/4/2025
Second Reading Passed
Senate
4/7/2025
Third Reading Passed (33-13)
Senate
4/7/2025
Returned Passed
House of Delegates

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
3/17/2025
101
Yea
37
Nay
1
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/7/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Melissa Wells
Melissa Wells
Democrat

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text3/15/2025125.7 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/14/2025123.3 KB
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