Legislation

Title: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Children and Pregnant Women (Healthy Babies Equity Act)
Sponsored by: Delegate Pena-Melnyk
Status: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(b) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 28
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program to provide comprehensive medical care and other health care services to noncitizen pregnant women who would qualify for the Program but for their immigration status and their children up to the age of 1 year.

Committees

Original:: Health and Government Operations Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Finance

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Details

Cross-filed with: SB0778

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2022

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/10/2022 Legislative Date 2/10/2022 Action First Reading Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Children and Pregnant Women (Healthy Babies Equity Act) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/15/2022 Legislative Date 2/15/2022 Action Hearing 3/02 at 1:30 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2022 Legislative Date 3/14/2022 Action Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2022 Legislative Date 3/07/2022 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 28 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Children and Pregnant Women (Healthy Babies Equity Act) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2022 Legislative Date 3/08/2022 Action Third Reading Passed (96-40) Proceedings 29 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/16/2022 Legislative Date 3/04/2022 Action Referred Finance Proceedings 44AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/30/2022 Legislative Date 3/30/2022 Action Favorable Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/30/2022 Legislative Date 3/18/2022 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 58 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/30/2022 Legislative Date 3/18/2022 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 58 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/31/2022 Legislative Date 3/19/2022 Action Third Reading Passed (33-14) Proceedings 59 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/31/2022 Legislative Date 3/25/2022 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 4/09/2022 Legislative Date 4/09/2022 Action Enacted under Article II, Section 17(b) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 28 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Children and Pregnant Women (Healthy Babies Equity Act) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/10/2022	2/10/2022	First Reading Health and Government Operations
			Text - First - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Children and Pregnant Women (Healthy Babies Equity Act)
House	2/15/2022	2/15/2022	Hearing 3/02 at 1:30 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/14/2022	3/14/2022	Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
House	3/15/2022	3/07/2022	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	28 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Children and Pregnant Women (Healthy Babies Equity Act)
House	3/16/2022	3/08/2022	Third Reading Passed (96-40)	29 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/16/2022	3/04/2022	Referred Finance	44AClick to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/30/2022	3/30/2022	Favorable Report by Finance
Senate	3/30/2022	3/18/2022	Favorable Adopted	58 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/30/2022	3/18/2022	Second Reading Passed	58 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/31/2022	3/19/2022	Third Reading Passed (33-14)	59 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/31/2022	3/25/2022	Returned Passed	46 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	4/09/2022	4/09/2022	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(b) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 28
			Text - Chapter - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Children and Pregnant Women (Healthy Babies Equity Act)

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