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type: "Bill"
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title: "Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Authorization"
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description: "Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Authorization"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
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legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "SB 496"
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citation: "Maryland SB 496 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Hershey", "Lam"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2026-02-02"
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last_action: "2026-05-31"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/87fc64ea-33ea-4105-b1e5-fcf3ed8f8d4a"
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source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0496?ys=2026RS"
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source_hash: "0d0f8a4f52b06369ceb3a6a9d7ea8749396fc240618fe53e7fa46bc95b3b7888"
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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 496 (2026) — Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Authorization
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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 - Authorization** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_866_sb0496e.pdf)
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2. **Enrolled - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Authorization** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0496e.pdf)
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3. **First - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0496f.pdf)
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4. **Third - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0496t.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. — **42–0** (pass) · upper
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- On Third Reading (Amend) — **109–23** (pass) · lower
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- On Third Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Hershey — primary (person)
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- Lam — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-02-02** First Reading Finance `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-03** Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
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- **2026-03-23** Favorable Report by Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-23** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-23** Floor Amendment {
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- **2026-03-23** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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- **2026-03-23** Third Reading Passed `passage`
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- **2026-03-24** Referred Health `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-24** Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
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- **2026-04-03** Favorable with Amendments Report by Health `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-04-03** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-04-03** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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- **2026-04-08** Third Reading Passed `passage`
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- **2026-04-09** Senate Concurs House Amendments
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- **2026-04-09** Third Reading Passed `passage`
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- **2026-04-09** Passed Enrolled
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- **2026-05-31** Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 866 `became-law`
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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/87fc64ea-33ea-4105-b1e5-fcf3ed8f8d4a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).
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