Files
2026-07-06 17:27:20 -04:00

70 lines
3.0 KiB
Markdown
Raw Permalink Blame History

This file contains ambiguous Unicode characters
This file contains Unicode characters that might be confused with other characters. If you think that this is intentional, you can safely ignore this warning. Use the Escape button to reveal them.
---
type: "Bill"
title: "Mental Health Facilities - Sexual Abuse and Harassment - Reporting and Prevention"
description: "Mental Health Facilities - Sexual Abuse and Harassment - Reporting and Prevention"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 815"
citation: "Maryland SB 815 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Klausmeier"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-09"
last_action: "2021-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bc2489c5-08cf-4cf8-ab8a-4b696655b218"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0815?ys=2021RS&search=True"
source_hash: "d7a1c16e2e98c830d9cbccbd68e0de72bdeb1d0162f997ecc38d9171d3ff51a9"
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 815 (2021) — Mental Health Facilities - Sexual Abuse and Harassment - Reporting and Prevention
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Chapter - Mental Health Facilities - Sexual Abuse and Harassment - Reporting and Prevention** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/Chapters_noln/CH_156_sb0815t.pdf)
2. **First - Mental Health Facilities - Sexual Abuse and Harassment - Reporting and Prevention** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0815f.pdf)
3. **Third - Mental Health Facilities - Sexual Abuse and Harassment - Reporting and Prevention** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0815t.pdf)
## Votes
- On Third Reading — **450** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **1390** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Klausmeier — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-02-09** First Reading Finance `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-11** Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2021-03-18** Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-18** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-18** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2021-03-19** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-03-20** Referred Health and Government Operations `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-07** Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-07** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-08** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-08** Returned Passed
- **2021-05-18** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 156 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bc2489c5-08cf-4cf8-ab8a-4b696655b218`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).