# Maryland HB 1059: Health - Maryland Helping Everyone Afford Life-Saving Treatments and Health Care (HEALTH) Fund and Income Tax Checkoff

Maryland HB 1059, Health - Maryland Helping Everyone Afford Life-Saving Treatments and Health Care (HEALTH) Fund and Income Tax Checkoff, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kris Fair (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-02-26 (Hearing 2/27 at 2:00 p.m. (Health and Government Operations)) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 1059
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Health - Maryland Helping Everyone Afford Life-Saving Treatments and Health Care (HEALTH) Fund and Income Tax Checkoff
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Last action: 2025-02-26, Hearing 2/27 at 2:00 p.m. (Health and Government Operations)
- Sponsor: Kris Fair (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: Health - Insurance, Public Health, Taxes - Income, Budgets -see also- Capital Budgets, Comptroller, Forms, Gifts, Health -see also- COVID19; EnvHlth; MedCon; etc., Health Benefit Exchange, Health Insurance -see also- ACA; HMOs; MCOs, Income Tax, Medical Assistance, Medical Treatments, Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index, Reports, Revenue and Taxes -see also- (specific tax), Rules and Regulations, Treasurers
- 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: Kris Fair (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Gabriel Acevero (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Pam Lanman Guzzone (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kenneth Kerr (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Karen Simpson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Courtney Watson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jamila J. Woods (Democratic), House

## Actions (4)

- 2025-02-26: Hearing 2/27 at 2:00 p.m. (Health and Government Operations) (House)
- 2025-02-26: Hearing canceled (Health and Government Operations) (House)
- 2025-02-12: Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. (Health and Government Operations) (House)
- 2025-02-05: First Reading Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means (House)

## Bill text

- First Reading, 2025-02-05: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1059f.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/hb1059f.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-HB1059-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).