Maryland House Bill 418 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-3)
Status: Passed on May 3 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-03 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 287
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Establishing the Behavioral Health Workforce Investment Fund to provide reimbursement for costs associated with educating, training, certifying, recruiting, placing, and retaining behavioral health professionals and paraprofessionals; and requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission, in coordination with certain entities, to conduct a comprehensive behavioral health workforce needs assessment on or before October 1, 2024, and submit the assessment to certain committees of the General Assembly by October 15, 2024.

Mental Health - Workforce Development - Fund Established

Del. Heather Bagnall [D]	Del. Joseline Pena-Melnyk [D]	Del. Bonnie Cullison [D]	Del. Tiffany Alston [D]
Del. Harry Bhandari [D]	Del. Brian Chisholm [R]	Del. Pam Guzzone [D]	Del. Terri Hill [D]
Del. Steve Johnson [D]	Del. Anne Kaiser [D]	Del. Ken Kerr [D]	Del. Robbyn Lewis [D]
Del. Lesley Lopez [D]	Del. Ashanti Martinez [D]	Del. Matt Morgan [R]	Del. Samuel Rosenberg [D]
Del. Kathy Szeliga [R]	Del. Deni Taveras [D]	Del. Jennifer White Holland [D]	Del. Jamila Woods [D]

2023-04-07 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 43 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-03-15 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 131 N: 6 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-03	House	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 287
2023-04-08	House	Returned Passed
2023-04-07	Senate	Third Reading Passed (43-0)
2023-04-07	Senate	Second Reading Passed
2023-04-07	Senate	Favorable Adopted
2023-04-07	Senate	Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation
2023-03-16	Senate	Referred Budget and Taxation Finance
2023-03-15	House	Third Reading Passed (131-6)
2023-03-14	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2023-03-14	House	Favorable with Amendments {193029/1 Adopted
2023-03-13	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
2023-02-07	House	Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
2023-01-30	House	First Reading Health and Government Operations

SB283 (Crossfiled) 2023-05-03 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 286

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Health - General	10	1601	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health - General	10	1602	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health - General	10	1603	(n/a)	See Bill Text
State Finance and Procurement	6	226	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0418?ys=2023RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/hb/hb0418f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/hb/hb0418t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/Chapters_noln/CH_287_hb0418t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/amds/bil_0008/hb0418_19302901.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes_comm/hb0418_hgo.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes_comm/hb0418_b&t.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes_comm/hb0418_fin.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes/House/0360.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes/Senate/1129.pdf