HB 385 — Maryland
Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Evidence - Rebuttable Presumption of Medical Bills
Establishing a rebuttable presumption in an action for personal injury or wrongful death that a medical bill from a health care provider or an agent of the health care provider is authentic, fair, and reasonable if the bill was properly provided in discovery; and establishing that a party may overcome the presumption that a medical bill is authentic, fair, and reasonable by proving, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the medical bill, or any charge in a medical bill, is not authentic, is unfair, or is unreasonable.
Latest action: Hearing 3/11 at 2:00 p.m. · Mar 11, 2026
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Committees: Judiciary (House of Delegates)
Updated Mar 17, 2026
Timeline
First Reading Judiciary
Jan 21, 2026 · House of Delegates
Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
Jan 29, 2026 · House of Delegates
Hearing canceled
Feb 16, 2026 · House of Delegates
Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
Feb 16, 2026 · House of Delegates
Hearing canceled
Mar 11, 2026 · House of Delegates
Hearing 3/11 at 1:30 p.m.
Mar 11, 2026 · House of Delegates
Hearing canceled
Mar 11, 2026 · House of Delegates
Hearing 3/11 at 2:00 p.m.
Mar 11, 2026 · House of Delegates
Sponsored by David Moon, Jason Buckel
No recorded floor votes yet.
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