# Maryland HB 0658: Maryland Department of Health - Forensic Review Boards and Community Forensic Aftercare Program

Maryland HB 0658, Maryland Department of Health - Forensic Review Boards and Community Forensic Aftercare Program, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Lorig Charkoudian (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-03-23 (Referred Finance Judicial Proceedings) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0658-2026RS
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0658
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Maryland Department of Health - Forensic Review Boards and Community Forensic Aftercare Program
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-30
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Referred Finance Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsor: Lorig Charkoudian (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Subjects: Public Health, Applicants and Applications, Attorneys, Attorney General, Caregivers, Cognitive Disabilities, Committees and Commissions, Court Orders, Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties and Sentnc; etc., Disclosure, Emergencies -see also- Pandemics, Ethics, Forensics, Health -see also- COVID19; EnvHlth; MedCon; etc., Health Care Facilities -see also- Clinics; Hospices; etc, Health, Department of, Health Occupations -see also- (specific health occupations), Hearings, Incarcerated Individuals, Interstate Affairs, Legal Aid, Liability, Meetings -see also- Hearings; Open Government, Mental and Behavioral Health -see also- Aut; Cogn; Dev; etc., Notices, Parole and Probation, Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty, Personal Representatives, Petitions, Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records, Rehabilitation, Review Boards, Rules and Regulations, Social Workers, Time, Virtual Environments, Voting -see also- Absentee and Mail-In Voting
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (101 yes, 36 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Lorig Charkoudian (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: Ashanti Martinez (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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-23 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 101 | 36 | 3 |

## Actions (7)

- 2026-03-23: Referred Finance Judicial Proceedings (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Third Reading Passed (101-36) (House)
- 2026-03-23: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2026-03-23: Favorable with Amendments {783321/1 Adopted (House)
- 2026-03-23: Favorable with Amendments Report by Health (House)
- 2026-02-13: Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-01-30: First Reading Health (House)

## Bill text

- Third Reading, 2026-03-23: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0658t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-01-30: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0658f.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
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0658t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0658f.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0658-2026RS (as of 2026-10-17).