---
type: "Bill"
title: "Medical Records - Fees - Attorneys Representing Patients"
description: "Medical Records - Fees - Attorneys Representing Patients"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 144"
citation: "Maryland SB 144 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gile", "Hettleman"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-08-14"
last_action: "2024-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d8b8a538-c02f-4858-96d9-df34cdb892e5"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0144?ys=2024RS&search=True"
source_hash: "17ce782ff6ae4a48d75c18414c7374c82c0c905d7bdd36b4b19ccf7404190c54"
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 144 (2024) — Medical Records - Fees - Attorneys Representing Patients

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Medical Records - Fees - Attorneys Representing Patients** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/Chapters_noln/CH_837_sb0144t.pdf)
2. **First - Medical Records - Fees - Attorneys Representing Patients** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0144f.pdf)
3. **Third - Medical Records - Fees - Attorneys Representing Patients** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0144t.pdf)

## Votes

- Shall the Bill pass notwithstanding the objections of the Chief Executive? — **0–47** (fail) · upper
- On Third Reading — **138–0** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gile — primary (person)
- Hettleman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-08-14** Pre-filed `introduction`
- **2024-01-10** First Reading Finance `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-15** Hearing 1/31 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2024-02-12** Favorable Report by Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-13** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-13** Second Reading Passed
- **2024-02-15** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-02-16** Referred Health and Government Operations `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-16** Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2024-03-25** Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-26** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-26** Second Reading Passed
- **2024-03-27** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-03-28** Returned Passed
- **2024-05-16** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 837 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d8b8a538-c02f-4858-96d9-df34cdb892e5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).