---
type: "Bill"
title: "Maryland Medical Assistance Program, Maryland Children's Health Program, and Health Insurance - Transfers to Special Pediatric Hospitals - Requirements"
description: "Maryland Medical Assistance Program, Maryland Children's Health Program, and Health Insurance - Transfers to Special Pediatric Hospitals - Requirements"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1376"
citation: "Maryland HB 1376 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alston", "Bagnall", "Cullison", "Guzzone", "Hill", "Hutchinson", "Kaufman", "Kipke", "Lopez", "M. Morgan", "Martinez", "Reilly", "Rosenberg", "Ross", "Szeliga", "White Holland", "Woorman"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-13"
last_action: "2026-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6046b826-8063-45a8-b339-7f9cd390efa8"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb1376?ys=2026RS"
source_hash: "d334f3e9d9d410275b65a2f28e9f83c66396853c6a960d21aeb5994e99092780"
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 HB 1376 (2026) — Maryland Medical Assistance Program, Maryland Children's Health Program, and Health Insurance - Transfers to Special Pediatric Hospitals - Requirements

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Maryland Medical Assistance Program, Maryland Children's Health Program, and Health Insurance - Transfers to Special Pediatric Hospitals - Requirements** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_325_hb1376e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Maryland Medical Assistance Program, Maryland Children's Health Program, and Health Insurance - Transfers to Special Pediatric Hospitals - Requirements** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1376e.pdf)
3. **First - Maryland Medical Assistance Program, Maryland Children's Health Program, and Health Insurance - Transfers to Special Pediatric Hospitals - Requirements** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1376f.pdf)
4. **Third - Maryland Medical Assistance Program, Maryland Children's Health Program, and Health Insurance - Transfers to Special Pediatric Hospitals - Requirements** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1376t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **134–2** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **131–2** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading (Amend) — **43–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Alston — primary (person)
- Bagnall — primary (person)
- Cullison — primary (person)
- Guzzone — primary (person)
- Hill — primary (person)
- Hutchinson — primary (person)
- Kaufman — primary (person)
- Kipke — primary (person)
- Lopez — primary (person)
- M. Morgan — primary (person)
- Martinez — primary (person)
- Reilly — primary (person)
- Rosenberg — primary (person)
- Ross — primary (person)
- Szeliga — primary (person)
- White Holland — primary (person)
- Woorman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-13** First Reading Health `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-13** Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-03-23** Favorable with Amendments Report by Health `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-23** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-23** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-03-23** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-03-23** Referred Finance `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-25** Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-04-08** Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-08** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-08** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-04-09** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-09** House Concurs Senate Amendments
- **2026-04-09** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-09** Passed Enrolled
- **2026-04-28** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 325 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6046b826-8063-45a8-b339-7f9cd390efa8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).