---
type: "Bill"
title: "Higher Education Institutions - Over-the-Counter Contraception - Access and Reporting"
description: "Higher Education Institutions - Over-the-Counter Contraception - Access and Reporting"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1076"
citation: "Maryland HB 1076 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Smith"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 14
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-10"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8edcc925-5f5a-4bb4-a2f6-8bf345efe297"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb1076?ys=2026RS"
source_hash: "bd0d5870af66455ec159e6f731f4ed41b11fb1a51c7c4da256fca81e2e034d6b"
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 1076 (2026) — Higher Education Institutions - Over-the-Counter Contraception - Access and Reporting

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Higher Education Institutions - Over-the-Counter Contraception - Access and Reporting** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_674_hb1076e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Higher Education Institutions - Over-the-Counter Contraception - Access and Reporting** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1076e.pdf)
3. **First - Higher Education Institutions - Over-the-Counter Contraception - Access and Reporting** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1076f.pdf)
4. **Third - Higher Education Institutions - Over-the-Counter Contraception - Access and Reporting** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1076t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **106–27** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading (Amend) — **32–13** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **98–32** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Smith — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-10** First Reading Appropriations and Health `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-17** Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations)
- **2026-03-16** Favorable Report by Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-17** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-18** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-03-19** Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-09** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-09** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-09** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-04-10** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-11** House Concurs Senate Amendments
- **2026-04-11** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-11** Passed Enrolled
- **2026-05-26** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 674 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8edcc925-5f5a-4bb4-a2f6-8bf345efe297`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).