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type: "Bill"
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title: "Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Required Study"
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description: "Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Required Study"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
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legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
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session: "2024"
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identifier: "SB 594"
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citation: "Maryland SB 594 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Hershey"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 20
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2024-01-26"
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last_action: "2024-05-16"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/098a5b8a-c451-40a7-994f-284eb37db530"
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source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0594?ys=2024RS&search=True"
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source_hash: "6e638918c164cc311b8679f94763844d758f2f3a4f8328ba68ade6e8b1838397"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
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---
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# Maryland SB 594 (2024) — Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Required Study
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Chapter - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Required Study** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/Chapters_noln/CH_778_sb0594e.pdf)
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2. **Enrolled - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Required Study** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0594e.pdf)
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3. **First - Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0594f.pdf)
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4. **Third - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Required Study** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0594t.pdf)
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## Votes
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- On Third Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper
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- On Third Reading (Amend) — **135–4** (pass) · lower
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- Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. — **45–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Hershey — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-01-26** First Reading Finance `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-31** Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
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- **2024-03-15** Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-03-15** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-03-15** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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- **2024-03-18** Third Reading Passed `passage`
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- **2024-03-19** Referred Health and Government Operations `referral-committee`
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- **2024-03-20** Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m.
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- **2024-03-20** Hearing canceled
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- **2024-03-20** Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
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- **2024-03-27** Hearing canceled
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- **2024-03-27** Hearing 3/27 at 1:30 p.m.
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- **2024-04-03** Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-04-03** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-04-03** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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- **2024-04-04** Third Reading Passed `passage`
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- **2024-04-05** Senate Concurs House Amendments
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- **2024-04-05** Third Reading Passed `passage`
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- **2024-04-05** Passed Enrolled
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- **2024-05-16** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 778 `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/098a5b8a-c451-40a7-994f-284eb37db530`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).
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