HB 1291 — Public Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Continuity of Care
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-12
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to adopt regulations to establish a procedure to provide for the temporary continuation of services and maintain the continuity of care for certain Maryland Medical Assistance Program recipients over the age of 65 facing a lapse in services due to an administrative or technical error; prohibiting the Department from altering appeal and hearing rights to accommodate the temporary continuation of services procedures; etc.
Latest action: — In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.
Sponsors (12)
- Denise Roberts (D, MD-25) — sponsor · 2026-02-12
- Tiffany T. Alston (D, MD-24) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Derrick Coley (D, MD-24) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Andrea Fletcher Harrison (D, MD-24) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Marvin E. Holmes (D, MD-23) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Lesley J. Lopez (D, MD-39) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Cheryl E. Pasteur (D, MD-11) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Sheila Ruth (D, MD-44) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Kym Taylor (D, MD-23) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Veronica Turner (D, MD-26) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Nicole A. Williams (D, MD-22) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Jamila J. Woods (D, MD-26) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
Action timeline (2)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Health
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referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | 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 | Denise Roberts (D, state_lower MD-25) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Andrea Fletcher Harrison (D, state_lower MD-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Cheryl E. Pasteur (D, state_lower MD-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Derrick Coley (D, state_lower MD-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Jamila J. Woods (D, state_lower MD-26) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Kym Taylor (D, state_lower MD-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Lesley J. Lopez (D, state_lower MD-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Marvin E. Holmes (D, state_lower MD-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Nicole A. Williams (D, state_lower MD-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Sheila Ruth (D, state_lower MD-44) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Tiffany T. Alston (D, state_lower MD-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Veronica Turner (D, state_lower MD-26) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
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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
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House health · md-leg