# Maryland HB 1352: Sickle Cell Disease - Institutions of Higher Education - Policies, Procedures, and Educational Campaigns

Maryland HB 1352, Sickle Cell Disease - Institutions of Higher Education - Policies, Procedures, and Educational Campaigns, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Edith J. Patterson (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-03-18 (Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment)) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 1352
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Sickle Cell Disease - Institutions of Higher Education - Policies, Procedures, and Educational Campaigns
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-07
- Last action: 2025-03-18, Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment)
- Sponsor: Edith J. Patterson (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 28
- Subjects: Public Health, Higher Education, Awareness and Outreach, Community Facilities and Services, Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties and Sentnc; etc., Education -see also- ContEd; DrvEd; HigherEd; etc., Health -see also- COVID19; EnvHlth; MedCon; etc., Health, Department of, Higher Education -see also- Comm Colleges; Med Schools; etc., Higher Education Commission, Medical Conditions -see also- AIDS; COVID-19; rabies, Medical Treatments, Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty, Reports, Standards and Best Practices, Students
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (139 yes, 0 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: Edith J. Patterson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jackie Addison (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tiffany T. Alston (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: J. Sandy Bartlett (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Adrian Boafo (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Regina T. Boyce (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jon S. Cardin (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Eric Ebersole (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Andrea Fletcher Harrison (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Terri L. Hill (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Marvin E. Holmes (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Julian Ivey (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jeffrie E. Long (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Anne R. Kaiser (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Aletheia McCaskill (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Susan K. McComas (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ric Metzgar (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bernice Mireku-North (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Cheryl E. Pasteur (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: N. Scott Phillips (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kent Roberson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Malcolm P. Ruff (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kym Taylor (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Karen Toles (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Veronica Turner (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Melissa Wells (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jennifer White Holland (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Greg Wims (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jamila J. Woods (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-13 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 139 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (8)

- 2025-03-18: Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment Finance (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Third Reading Passed (139-0) (House)
- 2025-03-12: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2025-03-12: Favorable with Amendments {823928/1 Adopted (House)
- 2025-03-12: Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations (House)
- 2025-02-21: Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-02-07: First Reading Appropriations (House)

## Bill text

- Third Reading, 2025-03-12: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1352t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-02-07: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1352f.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
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1352t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1352f.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-HB1352-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).