# Maryland HB 1478: Public Health - Report on Establishing a Directory of Home Health Care Providers

Maryland HB 1478, Public Health - Report on Establishing a Directory of Home Health Care Providers, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Terri L. Hill (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-20 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 748) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 1478
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Public Health - Report on Establishing a Directory of Home Health Care Providers
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-07
- Last action: 2025-05-20, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 748
- Sponsor: Terri L. Hill (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 26
- Subjects: Health Care Facilities and Regulation, Aging, Department of, Audiologists and Speech Pathologists, Awareness and Outreach, Committees and Commissions, Community Facilities and Services, Continuing Education, Dietitians and Nutritionists, Drugs -see also- Cannabis; ControlDangSubst; Pharm; etc., Electronic Government, Health -see also- COVID19; EnvHlth; MedCon; etc., Health, Department of, Health Insurance -see also- ACA; HMOs; MCOs, Health Occupations -see also- (specific health occupations), Home Care Services -see also- Respite Care, Internet -see also- Internet Access, Job Training -see also- Continuing Ed; Vocational Rehab, Laboratories, Language -see also- Communications; Literacy, Medical Assistance, Medical Equipment and Devices, Medication Technicians, Medical Treatments, Nurses -see also- Nurse Practitioners; Nursing Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Pharmacists and Pharmacies -see also- Drugs, Physical Therapists, Privacy, Public Benefits -see also- FoodStmps; Housing; MedAsst, Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records, Reports, Rules and Regulations, Social Services -see also- Public Benefits, Standards and Best Practices, Studies -see also- Commitees & Commissions; Reports, Work, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc.
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (183 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: Terri L. Hill (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tiffany T. Alston (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Heather Bagnall (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Harry Bhandari (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Brian Chisholm (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bonnie Cullison (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Pam Lanman Guzzone (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Thomas S. Hutchinson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Anne R. Kaiser (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Aaron M. Kaufman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kenneth Kerr (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nicholaus R. Kipke (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lesley J. Lopez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Matthew Morgan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ashanti Martinez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Teresa E. Reilly (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Samuel I. Rosenberg (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kim Ross (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Steve Johnson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kathy Szeliga (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Deni Taveras (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jen Terrasa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kriselda Valderrama (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jennifer White Holland (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jamila J. Woods (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Teresa Woorman (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 46 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-03-17 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 137 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-05-20: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 748
- 2025-04-03: Returned Passed (House)
- 2025-04-03: Third Reading Passed (46-0) (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Favorable Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Favorable Report by Finance (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Referred Finance (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Third Reading Passed (137-0) (House)
- 2025-03-15: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2025-03-15: Favorable with Amendments {443820/1 Adopted (House)
- 2025-03-15: Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations (House)
- 2025-03-11: Hearing 3/11 at 2:45 p.m. (House)
- 2025-03-11: Hearing canceled (House)
- 2025-02-12: Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-02-07: First Reading Health and Government Operations (House)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-05-20: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_748_hb1478t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-03-15: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1478t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-02-07: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1478f.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
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_748_hb1478t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1478t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1478f.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-HB1478-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).