# Maryland HB 0845: Public Health - Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program

Maryland HB 0845, Public Health - Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-02-04 (Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0845
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Public Health - Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-30
- Last action: 2025-02-04, Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
- Sponsor: Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 22
- Subjects: Public Health, Community Facilities and Services, Death -see also- Homicide; Murder; Wrongful Death, Health -see also- COVID19; EnvHlth; MedCon; etc., Health, Department of, Health Insurance -see also- ACA; HMOs; MCOs, Medical Conditions -see also- AIDS; COVID-19; rabies, Medical Equipment and Devices, Reports, Substance Abuse, Substance Abuse Treatment, Sunset
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Heather Bagnall (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lorig Charkoudian (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Eric Ebersole (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Elizabeth Embry (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kris Fair (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Diana M. Fennell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Harris
- Cosponsor: Terri L. Hill (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Anne R. Kaiser (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Aaron M. Kaufman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lesley J. Lopez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ashanti Martinez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Julie Palakovich Carr (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Pam Queen (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Robbyn Lewis (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Samuel I. Rosenberg (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ryan Spiegel (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dana Stein (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Deni Taveras (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jamila J. Woods (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Teresa Woorman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Caylin Young (Democratic), House

## Actions (2)

- 2025-02-04: Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-01-30: First Reading Health and Government Operations (House)

## Bill text

- First Reading, 2025-01-30: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0845f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed)
- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization (became law)
- HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard (signed)

## Sources
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0845f.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0227-2025RS)
- [HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0482-2025RS)
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0157-2025RS)
- [HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1294-2025RS)
- [HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0228-2025RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0845-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).