Maryland House Bill 1059

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on February 5 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-05 - First Reading Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means
Pending: House Health and Government Operations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishing the Helping Everyone Afford Life-Saving Treatments and Health Care (HEALTH) Fund to assist Maryland Medical Assistance Program enrollees and insured individuals with heath care costs associated with services and benefits provided under State law that are subject to federal restrictions; requiring certain individuals to provide evidence of need for certain health care assistance; requiring the Comptroller to include a checkoff on individual income tax return forms for voluntary contributions to the Fund; etc.

Health - Maryland Helping Everyone Afford Life-Saving Treatments and Health Care (HEALTH) Fund and Income Tax Checkoff

Del. Kris Fair [D]	Del. Gabriel Acevero [D]	Del. Pam Guzzone [D]	Del. Ken Kerr [D]
Del. Karen Simpson [D]	Del. Courtney Watson [D]	Del. Jamila Woods [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-05	House	First Reading Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Insurance	31	107.3	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Tax - General	10	804	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Tax - General	2	113.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB1059?ys=2025RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1059f.pdf