# Maryland SB 0043: Maryland Department of Health - Forensic Review Board - Established

Maryland SB 0043, Maryland Department of Health - Forensic Review Board - Established, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Malcolm Augustine (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-04-22 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 116) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0043
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Maryland Department of Health - Forensic Review Board - Established
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-10-29
- Last action: 2025-04-22, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 116
- Sponsor: Malcolm Augustine (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Criminal Law - Procedures, Public Health, Health Care Facilities and Regulation, Attorneys, Committees and Commissions, Forensics, Health, Department of, Health Occupations -see also- (specific health occupations), Hearings, Legal Aid, Medical Treatments, Mental and Behavioral Health -see also- Aut; Cogn; Dev; etc., Notices, Personal Representatives, Prerelease and Reentry, Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records, Review Boards, Rules and Regulations, Social Workers, Standards and Best Practices, State Hospitals
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (178 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: Malcolm Augustine (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-01 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 136 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-17 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 42 | 0 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2025-04-22: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 116
- 2025-04-01: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Third Reading Passed (136-0) (House)
- 2025-03-28: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2025-03-28: Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations (House)
- 2025-03-17: Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-03-17: Referred Health and Government Operations (House)
- 2025-03-17: Third Reading Passed (42-0) (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: Favorable with Amendments {793228/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance) (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: First Reading Finance and Judicial Proceedings (Senate)
- 2024-10-29: Pre-filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-04-22: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_116_sb0043t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-03-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0043t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0043f.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_116_sb0043t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0043t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0043f.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-SB0043-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).