HB 1143 — Public Health - Office of the Chief Medical Examiner - Perinatal Autopsies (Lung Float Test Ban)
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-11
Prohibiting, for a certain period of time, the Chief Medical Examiner, deputy chief medical examiners, assistant medical examiners, and pathologists authorized by the Chief Medical Examiner from using a hydrostatic lung test, also known as a lung float test, if performing a certain perinatal autopsy; and requiring the Maryland Department of Health to report, by December 1, 2027, to certain committees of the General Assembly on the usefulness and efficacy of the hydrostatic lung test and certain recommendations.
Latest action: — In the Senate - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
Sponsors (29)
- Lesley J. Lopez (D, MD-39) — sponsor · 2026-02-11
- Tiffany T. Alston (D, MD-24) — cosponsor · 2026-02-11
- Dylan Behler (D, MD-30) — cosponsor · 2026-02-11
- Charlotte Crutchfield (D, MD-19) — cosponsor · 2026-02-11
- Jessica Feldmark (D, MD-12) — cosponsor · 2026-02-11
- Mary A. Lehman (D, MD-21) — cosponsor · 2026-02-11
- Ashanti Martinez (D, MD-22) — cosponsor · 2026-02-11
- Julie Palakovich Carr (D, MD-17) — cosponsor · 2026-02-11
- Edith J. Patterson (D, MD-28) — cosponsor · 2026-02-11
- Emily Shetty (D, MD-18) — cosponsor · 2026-02-11
- Ryan Spiegel (D, MD-17) — cosponsor · 2026-02-11
- Jen Terrasa (D, MD-13) — cosponsor · 2026-02-11
- Jennifer White Holland (D, MD-10) — cosponsor · 2026-02-11
- Jheanelle K. Wilkins (D, MD-20) — cosponsor · 2026-02-11
- Greg Wims (D, MD-39) — cosponsor · 2026-02-11
- Sarah Wolek (D, MD-16) — cosponsor · 2026-02-11
- Teresa Woorman (D, MD-16) — cosponsor · 2026-02-11
- Heather Bagnall (D, MD-33) — cosponsor · 2026-02-11
- Bonnie Cullison (D, MD-19) — cosponsor · 2026-02-11
- Pam Lanman Guzzone (D, MD-13) — cosponsor · 2026-02-11
- Terri L. Hill (D, MD-12) — cosponsor · 2026-02-11
- Thomas S. Hutchinson (R, MD-37) — cosponsor · 2026-02-11
- Aaron M. Kaufman (D, MD-18) — cosponsor · 2026-02-11
- Nicholaus R. Kipke (R, MD-31) — cosponsor · 2026-02-11
- Teresa E. Reilly (R, MD-35) — cosponsor · 2026-02-11
- Samuel I. Rosenberg (D, MD-41) — cosponsor · 2026-02-11
- Kim Ross (D, MD-8) — cosponsor · 2026-02-11
- Kathy Szeliga (R, MD-7) — cosponsor · 2026-02-11
- Deni Taveras (D, MD-47) — cosponsor · 2026-02-11
Action timeline (7)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Health
- · house — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · senate — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · house — Third Reading — Passed
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
- · senate — Hearing — Finance
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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 | Lesley J. Lopez (D, state_lower MD-39) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Aaron M. Kaufman (D, state_lower MD-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Ashanti Martinez (D, state_lower MD-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Bonnie Cullison (D, state_lower MD-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Charlotte Crutchfield (D, state_lower MD-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Deni Taveras (D, state_lower MD-47) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Dylan Behler (D, state_lower MD-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Edith J. Patterson (D, state_lower MD-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Emily Shetty (D, state_lower MD-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Greg Wims (D, state_lower MD-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Heather Bagnall (D, state_lower MD-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Jen Terrasa (D, state_lower MD-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Jennifer White Holland (D, state_lower MD-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Jessica Feldmark (D, state_lower MD-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Jheanelle K. Wilkins (D, state_lower MD-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Julie Palakovich Carr (D, state_lower MD-17) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Kathy Szeliga (R, state_lower MD-7) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Kim Ross (D, state_lower MD-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Mary A. Lehman (D, state_lower MD-21) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Nicholaus R. Kipke (R, state_lower MD-31) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 21 | Pam Lanman Guzzone (D, state_lower MD-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 22 | Ryan Spiegel (D, state_lower MD-17) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 23 | Samuel I. Rosenberg (D, state_lower MD-41) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 24 | Sarah Wolek (D, state_lower MD-16) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 25 | Teresa E. Reilly (R, state_lower MD-35) | 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