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Maryland · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 981: Hospitals - Financial Assistance and Collection of Debts - Policies

Enacted 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

SB 981 is a bill introduced in the Maryland Senate on February 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Hospitals - Financial Assistance and Collection of Debts - Policies. Primary sponsor: Alonzo Washington (Democratic), Justin Ready (Republican), Johnny Mautz (Republican), Clarence Lam (Democratic), Ben Kramer (Democratic), Carl Jackson (Democratic), Antonio Hayes (Democratic), Dawn Gile (Democratic), Pam Beidle (Democratic), Steve Hershey (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 20, 2025): Approved by the Governor - Chapter 694.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Alonzo WashingtonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate22
Justin ReadyPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate5
Johnny MautzPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate37
Clarence LamPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate12
Ben KramerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate19
Carl JacksonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate8
Antonio HayesPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate40
Dawn GilePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate33
Pam BeidlePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate32
Steve HersheyPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate36

“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. Approved by the Governor - Chapter 694
  2. Returned Passed
  3. Third Reading Passed
  4. Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
  5. Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
  6. Hearing 3/19 at 2:15 p.m.
  7. Hearing canceled
  8. Hearing 3/19 at 2:30 p.m.
  9. Hearing canceled
  10. Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m.
  11. Referred Health and Government Operations
  12. Third Reading Passed

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

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