---
type: "Bill"
title: "Health - Newborn Screening Program - Implementation of Testing"
description: "Health - Newborn Screening Program - Implementation of Testing"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 117"
citation: "Maryland SB 117 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 23
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-10-12"
last_action: "2024-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8152a655-554e-4111-905d-f3b33382c8ef"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0117?ys=2024RS&search=True"
source_hash: "d12516c3c54cf0876f3d08e8b29ce9fde78ffa38f7dd804382144d2804605617"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
---

# Maryland SB 117 (2024) — Health - Newborn Screening Program - Implementation of Testing

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chapter - Health - Newborn Screening Program - Implementation of Testing** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/Chapters_noln/CH_178_sb0117e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Health - Newborn Screening Program - Implementation of Testing** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0117e.pdf)
3. **First - Health - Newborn Screening Program - Krabbe Leukodystrophy** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0117f.pdf)
4. **Third - Health - Newborn Screening Program - Implementation of Testing** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0117t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading (Emerg/Amend) — **135–2** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading (Emerg) — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. — **43–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bailey — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-10-12** Pre-filed `introduction`
- **2024-01-10** First Reading Finance `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-01** Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2024-02-09** Hearing canceled
- **2024-02-09** Hearing 2/16 at 11:00 a.m.
- **2024-03-15** Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-18** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-18** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2024-03-18** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-03-19** Referred Health and Government Operations `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-20** Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2024-03-20** Hearing canceled
- **2024-03-20** Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2024-03-27** Hearing canceled
- **2024-03-27** Hearing 3/27 at 1:30 p.m.
- **2024-04-03** Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-03** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-03** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2024-04-04** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-04-06** Senate Concurs House Amendments
- **2024-04-06** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-04-06** Passed Enrolled
- **2024-04-25** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 178 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8152a655-554e-4111-905d-f3b33382c8ef`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).