# Maryland SB 0156: Workgroup on Newborn Home Visiting Services - Establishment

Maryland SB 0156, Workgroup on Newborn Home Visiting Services - Establishment, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Karen Lewis Young (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-20 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 720); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0156
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Workgroup on Newborn Home Visiting Services - Establishment
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-10-31
- Last action: 2025-05-20, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 720
- Sponsor: Karen Lewis Young (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Public Health, Health - Insurance, Data -see also- Census; Demographics, Health -see also- COVID19; EnvHlth; MedCon; etc., Health, Department of, Health Insurance -see also- ACA; HMOs; MCOs, Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs, Health Occupations -see also- (specific health occupations), Home Care Services -see also- Respite Care, Infants and Toddlers (0-3), Internet -see also- Internet Access, Nonprofit Organizations, Nurses -see also- Nurse Practitioners; Nursing Assistants, Reports, Rules and Regulations, Studies -see also- Commitees & Commissions; Reports, Work, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc.
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (194 yes, 30 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: Karen Lewis Young (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 47 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-31 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 102 | 30 | 3 |
| 2025-02-13 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 45 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (21)

- 2025-05-20: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 720
- 2025-04-02: Passed Enrolled (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Senate Concurs House Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Third Reading Passed (102-30) (House)
- 2025-03-28: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2025-03-28: Favorable with Amendments {403528/1 Adopted (House)
- 2025-03-28: Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations (House)
- 2025-03-19: Hearing 3/19 at 2:15 p.m. (House)
- 2025-03-19: Hearing canceled (House)
- 2025-03-15: Hearing 3/19 at 2:30 p.m. (House)
- 2025-03-15: Hearing canceled (House)
- 2025-03-13: Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-02-14: Referred Health and Government Operations (House)
- 2025-02-13: Third Reading Passed (45-0) (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Favorable with Amendments {693221/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: First Reading Finance (Senate)
- 2024-10-31: Pre-filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-05-20: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_720_sb0156e.pdf)
- Enrolled, 2025-04-02: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0156e.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-02-11: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0156t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0156f.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (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_720_sb0156e.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0156e.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0156t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0156f.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [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)
- [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-SB0156-2025RS (as of 2026-10-19).