Maryland Senate Bill 594

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 27 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-31 - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Hearing: Feb 18 @ 1:00 pm Senate Finance Hearing
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Altering the training that the Maryland Department of Health is authorized to provide under the Overdose Response Program to include emphasis on the restoration of breathing, avoiding withdrawal, and compassionate postoverdose support and care; clarifying that the use of the Opioid Restitution Fund is subject to certain restrictions; and altering the authorized uses of the Opioid Restitution Fund to include addressing racial disparities in access to prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery support services.

Public Health - Use of Opioid Restitution Fund and Training Under the Overdose Response Program

Sen. Arthur Ellis [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-31	Senate	Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
2025-01-27	Senate	First Reading Finance

HB729 (Crossfiled) 2025-01-27 - First Reading Health and Government Operations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Health - General	13	3101	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health - General	13	3103	(n/a)	See Bill Text
State Finance and Procurement	7	331	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0594?ys=2025RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0594f.pdf