# Maryland HB 0446: Health - Dementia Services and Brain Health Program and Provider Resource Toolkit Maryland HB 0446, Health - Dementia Services and Brain Health Program and Provider Resource Toolkit, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Ashanti Martinez (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-28 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 239) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0446-2026RS - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maryland HB 0446 - State: Maryland - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Health - Dementia Services and Brain Health Program and Provider Resource Toolkit - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-23 - Last action: 2026-04-28, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 239 - Sponsor: Ashanti Martinez (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 12 - Subjects: Public Health, Aging, Department of, Awareness and Outreach, Cognitive Disabilities, Committees and Commissions, Continuing Education, Disparity, Ethnic Affairs, Evaluations and Reviews, Health -see also- COVID19; EnvHlth; MedCon; etc., Health, Department of, Health Occupations -see also- (specific health occupations), Health Planning and Cost Review, Medical Conditions -see also- AIDS; COVID-19; rabies, Medical Testing and Diagnosis, Medical Treatments, Racial Matters -see also- Ethnic Affairs; Minorities, Reimbursements, Reports, Standards and Best Practices - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (180 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New dementia care support for Maryland families: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, Maryland's health department runs a new program to coordinate dementia care and brain health efforts. A full-time, permanent director leads it, reports to the Health Secretary, and can seek staffing help from public health organizations. The program supports people with d… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Ashanti Martinez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Gabriel Acevero (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tiffany T. Alston (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Heather Bagnall (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Bonnie Cullison (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Pam Lanman Guzzone (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Terri L. Hill (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Aaron M. Kaufman (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lesley J. Lopez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Samuel I. Rosenberg (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kim Ross (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer White Holland (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Teresa Woorman (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-08 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 44 | 0 | 1 | | 2026-03-23 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 136 | 0 | 4 | ## Actions (15) - 2026-04-28: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 239 - 2026-04-09: Returned Passed (House) - 2026-04-08: Third Reading Passed (44-0) (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Second Reading Passed (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Favorable Adopted (Senate) - 2026-04-06: Favorable Report by Finance (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Referred Finance (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Third Reading Passed (136-0) (House) - 2026-03-23: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House) - 2026-03-23: Favorable with Amendments {693825/1 Adopted (House) - 2026-03-23: Favorable with Amendments Report by Health (House) - 2026-02-12: Hearing 2/12 at 1:30 p.m. (House) - 2026-02-12: Hearing canceled (House) - 2026-02-04: Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (House) - 2026-01-23: First Reading Health (House) ## Bill text - Enacted, 2026-04-28: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_239_hb0446t.pdf) - Third Reading, 2026-03-23: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0446t.pdf) - First Reading, 2026-01-23: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0446f.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Authorization (became law) - SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishment (became law) - SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law) - SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) (became law) - SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits (became law) - HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law) ## Sources - [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_239_hb0446t.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0446t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0446f.pdf) ## Related - [SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - A…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0496-2026RS) - [SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishm…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0366-2026RS) - [SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0244-2026RS) - [SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0148-2026RS) - [SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0016-2026RS) - [HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0529-2026RS) - [Maryland bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland/bills) - [Maryland state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0446-2026RS (as of 2026-10-19).