# Maryland HB 0813: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Authorization

Maryland HB 0813, Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Authorization, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Ashanti Martinez (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-04-09 (House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Hill, Martinez and Hutchinson)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0813
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Authorization
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-04
- Last action: 2026-04-09, House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Hill, Martinez and Hutchinson)
- Sponsor: Ashanti Martinez (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Subjects: Public Health, Counselors and Therapists, Drugs -see also- Cannabis; ControlDangSubst; Pharm; etc., Federal Government, Health, Department of, Health Insurance -see also- ACA; HMOs; MCOs, Medical Assistance, Medical Conditions -see also- AIDS; COVID-19; rabies, Medical Treatments, Reports
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (151 yes, 26 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: Ashanti Martinez (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: April Miller (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Samuel I. Rosenberg (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kim Ross (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Steve Johnson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Deni Taveras (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jennifer White Holland (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-08 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 41 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026-02-26 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 110 | 26 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2026-04-09: House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Hill, Martinez and Hutchinson) (House)
- 2026-04-09: House Requests Senate Recede (House)
- 2026-04-09: House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments (House)
- 2026-04-08: Third Reading Passed (41-0) (Senate)
- 2026-04-07: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2026-04-07: Favorable with Amendments {633329/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Referred Finance (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Third Reading Passed (110-26) (House)
- 2026-02-24: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2026-02-24: Favorable with Amendments {453428/1 Adopted (House)
- 2026-02-23: Favorable with Amendments Report by Health (House)
- 2026-02-17: Hearing 2/17 at 2:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-02-17: Hearing canceled (House)
- 2026-02-05: Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-02-04: First Reading Health (House)

## Bill text

- Third Reading, 2026-02-24: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0813t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-02-04: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0813f.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/hb0813t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0813f.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-HB0813-2026RS (as of 2026-10-19).