Legislation - HB1109

Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to organize the Maryland Medical Reserve Corps; requiring the Department to notify each health officer for a county of a certain procurement to offer the opportunity for the county health department to join the procurement; requiring the Department of Legislative Services to develop a process to assess the health equity impacts of relevant legislation; requiring the Department to convene a workgroup to review local health department recruiting and classification processes; etc.

Committees

Original:: Health Click to view Recorded Media; Appropriations

Opposite:: Finance; Budget and Taxation

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Cross-filed with: SB0790

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/11/2026 Legislative Date 2/11/2026 Action First Reading Health and Appropriations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Public Health Reform Act Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/13/2026 Legislative Date 2/13/2026 Action Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (Health) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/13/2026 Legislative Date 2/13/2026 Action Hearing canceled (Health) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/13/2026 Legislative Date 2/13/2026 Action Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (Health) Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Health Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Appropriations Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/20/2026 Legislative Date 3/20/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Health Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/20/2026 Legislative Date 3/07/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments {153025/1 Adopted Proceedings 44AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/20/2026 Legislative Date 3/07/2026 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 44AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Public Health Reform Act Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/21/2026 Legislative Date 3/09/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (105-25) Proceedings 46AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/23/2026 Legislative Date 3/07/2026 Action Referred Finance Budget and Taxation Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/11/2026	2/11/2026	First Reading Health and Appropriations
			Text - First - Public Health Reform Act
House	2/13/2026	2/13/2026	Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (Health)
House	2/13/2026	2/13/2026	Hearing canceled (Health)
House	2/13/2026	2/13/2026	Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (Health)
			Vote - House - Committee - Health	Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - House - Committee - Appropriations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/20/2026	3/20/2026	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health
House	3/20/2026	3/07/2026	Favorable with Amendments {153025/1 Adopted	44AClick to view Recorded Media
House	3/20/2026	3/07/2026	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	44AClick to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Public Health Reform Act
House	3/21/2026	3/09/2026	Third Reading Passed (105-25)	46AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/23/2026	3/07/2026	Referred Finance Budget and Taxation	46 Click to view Recorded Media

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