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Maryland · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1059: Health - Maryland Helping Everyone Afford Life-Saving Treatments and Health Care (HEALTH) Fund and Income Tax Checkoff

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1059 is a bill introduced in the Maryland House on February 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Health - Maryland Helping Everyone Afford Life-Saving Treatments and Health Care (HEALTH) Fund and Income Tax Checkoff. Primary sponsor: Jamila Woods (Democratic), Courtney Watson (Democratic), Karen Simpson (Democratic), Ken Kerr (Democratic), Pam Guzzone (Democratic), Gabriel Acevero (Democratic), Kris Fair (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 26, 2025): Hearing 2/27 at 2:00 p.m. (Health and Government Operations).

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jamila WoodsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse26
Courtney WatsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse9B
Karen SimpsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Ken KerrPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Pam GuzzonePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse13
Gabriel AceveroPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse39
Kris FairPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse3

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Hearing 2/27 at 2:00 p.m. (Health and Government Operations)
  2. Hearing canceled (Health and Government Operations)
  3. Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. (Health and Government Operations)
  4. First Reading Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source