HB 637 — Public Health - Recommendations for Immunizations, Screenings, and Preventive Services - Pharmacist Administration and Required Health Insurance Coverage (The Vax Act)
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-01-30
Requiring the Secretary of Health to issue recommendations for certain immunizations, screenings, and preventive services based on certain evidence-based scientific and clinical guidance; requiring the Secretary, before adopting a recommendation for a certain preventive service, to hold a notice and comment period, obtain a certain analysis from the Maryland Health Care Commission, and cite the basis for the recommendation; altering the health insurance coverage requirements for certain immunizations, screenings, and services; etc.
Latest action: — Approved by the Governor - Chapter 7
Sponsors (54)
- Gabriel Acevero (D, MD-39) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Nick Allen (D, MD-8) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Marlon Amprey (D, MD-40) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Dylan Behler (D, MD-30) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Harry Bhandari (D, MD-8) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Adrian Boafo (D, MD-23) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Regina T. Boyce (D, MD-43) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Derrick Coley (D, MD-24) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Eric Ebersole (D, MD-44) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Mark Edelson (D, MD-46) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Diana M. Fennell (D, MD-47) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Linda Foley (D, MD-15) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Catherine M. Forbes (D, MD-43) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Michele Guyton (D, MD-42) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Andrea Fletcher Harrison (D, MD-24) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Terri L. Hill (D, MD-12) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Marvin E. Holmes (D, MD-23) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Julian Ivey (D, MD-47) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Aaron M. Kaufman (D, MD-18) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Robbyn Lewis (D, MD-46) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Bernice Mireku-North (D, MD-14) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- David Moon (D, MD-20) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Gabriel M. Moreno (D, MD-13) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Darrell Odom (D, MD-27) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Julie Palakovich Carr (D, MD-17) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Cheryl E. Pasteur (D, MD-11) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Edith J. Patterson (D, MD-28) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- N. Scott Phillips (D, MD-10) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Andrew C. Pruski (D, MD-33) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Lily Qi (D, MD-15) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Denise Roberts (D, MD-25) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Mike Rogers (D, MD-32) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Kim Ross (D, MD-8) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Malcolm P. Ruff (D, MD-41) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Gary Simmons (D, MD-12) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Jared Solomon (D, MD-18) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Ryan Spiegel (D, MD-17) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Vaughn Stewart (D, MD-19) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Deni Taveras (D, MD-47) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Veronica Turner (D, MD-26) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Joe Vogel (D, MD-17) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Courtney Watson (D, MD-9) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Jennifer White Holland (D, MD-10) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Greg Wims (D, MD-39) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Jamila J. Woods (D, MD-26) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Chao Wu (D, MD-9) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Natalie Ziegler (D, MD-9) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Heather Bagnall (D, MD-33) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Bonnie Cullison (D, MD-19) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Pam Lanman Guzzone (D, MD-13) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Lesley J. Lopez (D, MD-39) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Ashanti Martinez (D, MD-22) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Samuel I. Rosenberg (D, MD-41) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Teresa Woorman (D, MD-16) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
Action timeline (9)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Health
- · senate — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · house — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · house — Third Reading — Passed
- · senate — Second Reading — Passed
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
- · senate — Third Reading — Passed
- · senate — Committee Report — Favorable
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Connected on the graph
2 typed relationships in the influence graph — 0 inbound, 2 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | Senate finance | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | House health | — | md-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron M. Kaufman (D, state_lower MD-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 2 | Adrian Boafo (D, state_lower MD-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Andrea Fletcher Harrison (D, state_lower MD-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Andrew C. Pruski (D, state_lower MD-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Ashanti Martinez (D, state_lower MD-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Bernice Mireku-North (D, state_lower MD-14) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Bonnie Cullison (D, state_lower MD-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Catherine M. Forbes (D, state_lower MD-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Chao Wu (D, state_lower MD-9) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Cheryl E. Pasteur (D, state_lower MD-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Courtney Watson (D, state_lower MD-9) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Darrell Odom (D, state_lower MD-27) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | David Moon (D, state_lower MD-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Deni Taveras (D, state_lower MD-47) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Denise Roberts (D, state_lower MD-25) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Derrick Coley (D, state_lower MD-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Diana M. Fennell (D, state_lower MD-47) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Dylan Behler (D, state_lower MD-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Edith J. Patterson (D, state_lower MD-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Eric Ebersole (D, state_lower MD-44) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 21 | Gabriel Acevero (D, state_lower MD-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 22 | Gabriel M. Moreno (D, state_lower MD-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 23 | Gary Simmons (D, state_lower MD-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 24 | Greg Wims (D, state_lower MD-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 25 | Harry Bhandari (D, state_lower MD-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Timeline
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate finance · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House health · md-leg