HB 1564 — Maryland
Public Health - Drugs and Medical Devices Used in Death Sentences - Prohibition
Prohibiting a person doing business in the State from knowingly manufacturing or selling, distributing, dispensing, or otherwise supplying a drug or medical device or compounding a drug if the person knows or reasonably should know certain authorization was prompted, either directly or indirectly, by a person seeking the drug or device with the intent that the drug or device will be used to carry out a death sentence.
Latest action: Hearing canceled (Judiciary) · Feb 20, 2026
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Committees: Judiciary (House of Delegates); Health (House of Delegates)
Updated Mar 17, 2026
Timeline
First Reading Judiciary and Health
Feb 13, 2026 · House of Delegates
Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary)
Feb 16, 2026 · House of Delegates
Hearing canceled (Judiciary)
Feb 20, 2026 · House of Delegates
Sponsored by Deni Taveras, Veronica Turner, Diana Fennell, Ryan Spiegel
No recorded floor votes yet.
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