HB 1281 — Maryland
Health - Abortion - Ultrasound and Wait Time
Prohibiting a qualified provider from performing or inducing an abortion on a pregnant woman within 24 hours after the woman receives certain ultrasound imaging; establishing certain requirements related to the performance of a certain transabdominal ultrasound; and providing that a woman is not required to accept anything offered during certain transabdominal ultrasound imaging.
Latest action: Hearing 3/19 at 2:30 p.m. · Mar 19, 2026
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Committees: Health (House of Delegates)
Updated Mar 19, 2026
Timeline
First Reading Health
Feb 12, 2026 · House of Delegates
Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m.
Feb 16, 2026 · House of Delegates
Hearing canceled
Mar 19, 2026 · House of Delegates
Hearing 3/19 at 2:30 p.m.
Mar 19, 2026 · House of Delegates
Sponsored by Barrie Ciliberti, Susan McComas, Chris Tomlinson
No recorded floor votes yet.
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