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House advances dozens of bills on third reading, including health, education and procurement measures
Summary
On a busy floor calendar, the House recorded passage or advancement of numerous bills on third reading and final passage across health, education, procurement and public-safety topics; several bills were adopted with recorded roll-call tallies.
The Maryland House of Delegates moved a large number of bills through third-reading or final-passage stages during the floor session, passing measures on topics from school health and wellness to hospital staffing and procurement rules.
Clerk calls and roll-call tallies recorded during the session show the House passed a long list of bills. A selection of floor actions recorded in the session:
Votes at a glance (selected bills and recorded outcomes) - HB 672 (School Health and Wellness Personnel Assessment and Maryland Council on Advancement of School-Based Health Centers): passed; clerk announced it had received a constitutional majority. - HB 699 (General provisions; veterans benefits; honorable discharge): passed; clerk recorded affirmative votes. - HB 893 (various life/health insurance consumer protections): passed; clerk recorded affirmative votes. - HB 1082 (Health insurance, individual market stabilization; state-based subsidy program): passed (house announced 103 affirmative votes on one bill sequence). - HB 1181 (Task force on establishing a state park dedicated to veterans care): passed (clerk announced 139 affirmative votes). - HB 1210 (Workers' compensation; evaluation of permanent impairments): passed (clerk announced 127 affirmative votes at the moment reported). - HB 150 (Childcare centers, certificated staff ratio requirement alteration): passed (107 affirmative votes recorded). - HB 448 (Modernization of Military Laws Act): passed (139 affirmative votes recorded). - HB 719 (State Boat Act changes): passed (reported elsewhere in session; clerk recorded 100 affirmative votes). - HB 783 (various greenhouse-gas and housing development measures; HB 155 related calendar): amendments were debated but failed; the bill remained on the calendar (see separate coverage). - HB 662, HB 666, HB 1060, HB 1045, HB 1066 and many others addressing health insurance, medical assistance coverage, and procurement reforms: passed or ordered printed for third reading as recorded in the clerk's sequence.
Most bills were presented with committee reports and committee amendments; where amendments were adopted on the floor, the clerk recorded the adoption before third-reading votes.
Why it matters: These bills, taken together, touch on education policy, veterans initiatives, health coverage and hospital staffing, procurement and small-business enterprise reporting, and other routine but consequential governance matters. Passage at third reading moves measures further toward final enactment or to the Senate (depending on chamber rules).
Detail and next steps: Each bill will proceed per the General Assembly schedule (return to committee, additional readings, or transmittal as required). Constituents and advocacy groups interested in specific measures should consult bill texts and committee reports for provisions and fiscal notes cited during debate.
A fuller roll-call and committee-adoption list is available in official House records and the clerk's daily journal.
