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SB 611 — Maryland

Maryland Department of Health - Study on Maryland Medical Assistance Program Reimbursement of Hospice Room and Board Services

Requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission and the Maryland Medical Assistance Program jointly to study the impact of requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program to provide reimbursement for room and board services provided by a hospice house; and requiring the Department to report its findings to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Health Committee by December 1, 2026.

Latest action: Referred Rules and Executive Nominations · Apr 11, 2026

Passed one chamberAAnnotated Code of MarylandFoodHealthHealth Care CommissionHealth Care Facilities and RegulationHealth Planning and Cost ReviewHealth, Department ofHospicesHospitalsHousingMedical AssistancePublic HealthReimbursementsReportsStudies

Synopsis written by the legislature's own staff, as published on the official bill page. Status label is derived from the recorded actions. The full text below is the record.

Committees: Finance (Senate); Rules and Executive Nominations (House of Delegates)

Cross-filed with HB 1151 — the companion bill in the other chamber, as the legislature links it. Each bill keeps its own votes and status; they are never combined here.

Updated Apr 14, 2026

Timeline

  1. First Reading Finance

    Feb 5, 2026 · Senate

  2. Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.

    Feb 9, 2026 · Senate

  3. Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance

    Apr 10, 2026 · Senate

  4. Favorable with Amendments {

    Apr 10, 2026 · Senate

  5. Second Reading Passed with Amendments

    Apr 10, 2026 · Senate

  6. Third Reading Passed

    Apr 10, 2026 · Senate

  7. Referred Rules and Executive Nominations

    Apr 11, 2026 · House of Delegates

Sponsored by Johnny Mautz

Senate vote — 41–0

On Third Reading · Mar 24, 2026 · result: pass

41 yea · 0 nay · 6 absent, excused, abstain or not voting

Bill FoldenDistrict 4YeaKatie HesterDistrict 9YeaClarence LamDistrict 12YeaJohnny SallingDistrict 6YeaMalcolm AugustineDistrict 47YeaJason GallionDistrict 35YeaShelly HettlemanDistrict 11YeaKaren YoungDistrict 3YeaWill SmithDistrict 20YeaPam BeidleDistrict 32YeaDawn GileDistrict 33YeaCarl JacksonDistrict 8YeaSara LoveDistrict 16YeaCharles SydnorDistrict 44YeaJoanne BensonDistrict 24YeaGuy GuzzoneDistrict 13YeaMary-Dulany JamesDistrict 34YeaJohnny MautzDistrict 37YeaJeff WaldstreicherDistrict 18YeaBen BrooksDistrict 10YeaKevin HarrisDistrict 27YeaJ.B. JenningsDistrict 7YeaCory McCrayDistrict 45YeaAlonzo WashingtonDistrict 22YeaMary Beth CarozzaDistrict 38YeaAntonio HayesDistrict 40YeaCheryl KaganDistrict 17YeaMike McKayDistrict 1YeaMary WashingtonDistrict 43YeaNick CharlesDistrict 25YeaShaneka HensonDistrict 30YeaNancy KingDistrict 39YeaJustin ReadyDistrict 5YeaChris WestDistrict 42YeaPaul CordermanDistrict 2YeaSteve HersheyDistrict 36YeaBen KramerDistrict 19YeaJim RosapepeDistrict 21YeaCraig ZuckerDistrict 14YeaBrian FeldmanDistrict 15YeaArthur EllisDistrict 28Not votingAnthony MuseDistrict 26Not votingRon WatsonDistrict 23Not votingDalya AttarDistrict 41AbsentJack BaileyDistrict 29AbsentBryan SimonaireDistrict 31Absent
Mr. Presidentas recorded — not linked to a profileYea
Official record — Maryland General Assembly roll call

How we know this

Every line above comes from the Maryland General Assembly record via Open States. The motion text is shown as recorded, so a procedural vote (to amend, refer or reconsider) is not read as a vote on the bill itself. The source does not say which text version each vote was on; every version is linked below.

Fiscal and Policy Note — official analysis by legislative staff (PDF) Bill text (First reading) — Maryland General Assembly (PDF) Bill text (Third reading) — Maryland General Assembly (PDF) Official record — Maryland General Assembly bill page Report an error on this page

Official records. Maryland legislators, bills and roll-call votes from the Maryland General Assembly, imported through Open States on Oct 29, 2026. Accuracy review against the official site is still under way. Campaign-finance records for Maryland are not imported yet.