---
type: "Bill"
title: "Human–Relevant Research Fund – Collection of Contributions – Responsible Entity"
description: "Human–Relevant Research Fund – Collection of Contributions – Responsible Entity"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 585"
citation: "Maryland SB 585 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Guzzone"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-05"
last_action: "2026-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/411104a2-e9ef-4edf-8fcb-d8d20c0d0d53"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0585?ys=2026RS"
source_hash: "2e529f569ca313ee823dbae2a1e23252216dd47507cff4c2a197a15d897fb3e8"
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 585 (2026) — Human–Relevant Research Fund – Collection of Contributions – Responsible Entity

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Human–Relevant Research Fund – Collection of Contributions – Responsible Entity** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_384_sb0585t.pdf)
2. **First - Human–Relevant Research Fund – Collection of Contributions – Responsible Entity** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0585f.pdf)
3. **Third - Human–Relevant Research Fund – Collection of Contributions – Responsible Entity** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0585t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **32–13** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **97–37** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Guzzone — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-05** First Reading Finance `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-12** Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-03-09** Favorable Report by Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-10** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-10** Second Reading Passed
- **2026-03-12** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-03-13** Referred Health `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-19** Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-04-01** Favorable Report by Health `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-01** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-02** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-03** Returned Passed
- **2026-05-12** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 384 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/411104a2-e9ef-4edf-8fcb-d8d20c0d0d53`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).