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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Behavioral Health Rate Methodology Modernization - Workgroup Establishment and Study"
description: "Behavioral Health Rate Methodology Modernization - Workgroup Establishment and Study"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 39"
citation: "Maryland SB 39 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lam"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-11-01"
last_action: "2026-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d5007ad2-4bfc-45bf-b8ca-65cb278e0aa8"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0039?ys=2026RS"
source_hash: "a5655bcde4487ee57692a84f23f4a08b5562abcec9f66321aa1e667c6ca41746"
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 39 (2026) — Behavioral Health Rate Methodology Modernization - Workgroup Establishment and Study
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Chapter - Behavioral Health Rate Methodology Modernization - Workgroup Establishment and Study** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_218_sb0039t.pdf)
2. **First - Behavioral Health - Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics and Outpatient Mental Health Centers - Reimbursement Rates** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0039f.pdf)
3. **Third - Behavioral Health Rate Methodology Modernization - Workgroup Establishment and Study** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0039t.pdf)
## Votes
- On Third Reading — **1343** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading — **420** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Lam — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-11-01** Pre-filed `introduction`
- **2026-01-14** First Reading Finance `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-21** Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m.
- **2026-01-28** Hearing canceled
- **2026-02-12** Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-04-08** Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-08** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-08** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-04-08** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-09** Referred Rules and Executive Nominations `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-10** Rereferred to Health
- **2026-04-11** Favorable Report by Health `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-11** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-13** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-13** Returned Passed
- **2026-04-28** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 218 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d5007ad2-4bfc-45bf-b8ca-65cb278e0aa8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).