HB 1565 — Public Health - Obesity Management and Treatment Programs (Healthy Maryland for Every Body)
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-13
Requiring the Secretary of Budget and Management to include a certain obesity management and treatment program in the State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program; establishing requirements for the obesity management and treatment program; and requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for an obesity management and treatment program for certain individuals who have been diagnosed with obesity, diabetes, or other obesity-related conditions.
Latest action: — In the House - Hearing 3/13 at 1:30 p.m. (Health)
Sponsors (8)
- April Miller (R, MD-4) — sponsor · 2026-02-13
- Ashanti Martinez (D, MD-22) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Kevin B. Hornberger (R, MD-35) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Thomas S. Hutchinson (R, MD-37) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Susan K. McComas (R, MD-34) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- LaToya Nkongolo (R, MD-31) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Stuart Michael Schmidt (R, MD-33) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- William J. Wivell (R, MD-2) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
Action timeline (2)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Health
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | House appropriations | — | 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 | April Miller (R, state_lower MD-4) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Ashanti Martinez (D, state_lower MD-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Kevin B. Hornberger (R, state_lower MD-35) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | LaToya Nkongolo (R, state_lower MD-31) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Stuart Michael Schmidt (R, state_lower MD-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Susan K. McComas (R, state_lower MD-34) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Thomas S. Hutchinson (R, state_lower MD-37) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | William J. Wivell (R, state_lower MD-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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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 appropriations · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House health · md-leg