---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations Conducted Through Telehealth - Reimbursement and Study"
description: "Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations Conducted Through Telehealth - Reimbursement and Study"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 950"
citation: "Maryland SB 950 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hettleman"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-02"
last_action: "2024-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b14e520e-51e6-4fef-b7cd-625a3e3c8953"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0950?ys=2024RS&search=True"
source_hash: "0d16c3fb9696bd4360ffae8a6f46f3351bba420d64bf7077f24c3cffb2534a3a"
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 950 (2024) — Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations Conducted Through Telehealth - Reimbursement and Study

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations Conducted Through Telehealth - Reimbursement and Study** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/Chapters_noln/CH_833_sb0950t.pdf)
2. **First - Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations Conducted Through Telehealth - Reimbursement and Study** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0950f.pdf)
3. **Third - Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations Conducted Through Telehealth - Reimbursement and Study** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0950t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **135–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hettleman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-02** First Reading Finance `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-06** Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2024-03-13** Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-13** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-13** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2024-03-14** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-03-15** Referred Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-01** Favorable Report by Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-01** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-02** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-04-03** Returned Passed
- **2024-05-16** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 833 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b14e520e-51e6-4fef-b7cd-625a3e3c8953`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).