SB 798 — Maryland
Public Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Tobacco Cessation
Requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program to provide, subject to the limitations of the State budget and as permitted by federal law, individual and group counseling for the purpose of tobacco cessation; and prohibiting the Program and managed care organizations from requiring prior authorization for any product or service for use in tobacco cessation.
Latest action: Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance) · Feb 12, 2026
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); Budget and Taxation (Senate)
Cross-filed with HB 1264 — 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 Mar 17, 2026
Timeline
First Reading Finance and Budget and Taxation
Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance)
Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Sponsored by Clarence Lam
No recorded floor votes yet.
How we know this
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