# Maryland SB 0159: Emergency Medical Services - Vehicles and Ambulances - Required Supplies Maryland SB 0159, Emergency Medical Services - Vehicles and Ambulances - Required Supplies, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Alonzo T. Washington (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-28 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 282) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0159-2026RS - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maryland SB 0159 - State: Maryland - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Emergency Medical Services - Vehicles and Ambulances - Required Supplies - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-10-29 - Last action: 2026-04-28, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 282 - Sponsor: Alonzo T. Washington (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Public Health, Ambulances -see also- Emergency Med Services; Rescue Squads, Children (4-12), Committees and Commissions, Complaints, Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc., Drugs -see also- Cannabis; ControlDangSubst; Pharm; etc., Emergency Medical Services -see also- Ambul; RescSqd, Evaluations and Reviews, Health -see also- COVID19; EnvHlth; MedCon; etc., Infants and Toddlers (0-3), Internet -see also- Internet Access, Medical Equipment and Devices, Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt, Pregnancy, Transportation -see also- Aircraft; Airports; Boats; etc - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (335 yes, 27 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Maryland sets standard gear for ambulances: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the state sets a minimum list of equipment, supplies, and medicines for ambulances. The state works with local emergency medical service programs to make this list. The list includes items for newborn and early childhood care. The law does not provide money to buy these item… - Local ambulance review and complaint duties removed: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, counties and towns no longer must do quarterly ambulance performance reviews or send summaries to the state. Counties also no longer must run a formal ambulance complaint system with tracking, timelines, and reports. This cuts reporting work for local governments, but reside… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Alonzo T. Washington (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-13 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 47 | 0 | | | 2026-04-13 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 118 | 19 | 3 | | 2026-04-08 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 126 | 8 | 2 | | 2026-03-23 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 44 | 0 | | ## Actions (29) - 2026-04-28: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 282 - 2026-04-13: Passed Enrolled (Senate) - 2026-04-13: Third Reading Passed (118-19) (House) - 2026-04-13: Conference Committee Report {363122/1 Adopted (House) - 2026-04-13: Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Senate) - 2026-04-13: Conference Committee Report {363122/1 Adopted (Senate) - 2026-04-10: House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Martinez, Reilly and Kaufman) (Senate) - 2026-04-10: House Refuses Recede (Senate) - 2026-04-10: House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Martinez, Reilly and Kaufman) (House) - 2026-04-10: House Refuses Recede (House) - 2026-04-10: Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Watson, Harris and Gallion) (House) - 2026-04-10: Senate Requests House Recede (House) - 2026-04-10: Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments (House) - 2026-04-10: Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Watson, Harris and Gallion) (Senate) - 2026-04-10: Senate Requests House Recede (Senate) - 2026-04-10: Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Third Reading Passed (126-8) (House) - 2026-04-08: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House) - 2026-04-08: Favorable with Amendments {723529/1 Adopted (House) - 2026-04-08: Favorable with Amendments Report by Health (House) - 2026-03-27: Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. (House) - 2026-03-23: Referred Health (House) - 2026-03-23: Third Reading Passed (44-0) (Senate) - 2026-03-20: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-20: Favorable with Amendments {913527/1 Adopted (Senate) - 2026-03-20: Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate) - 2026-01-16: Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate) - 2026-01-14: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate) - 2025-10-29: Pre-filed (Senate) ## Bill text - Enacted, 2026-04-28: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_282_sb0159e.pdf) - Enrolled, 2026-04-13: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0159e.pdf) - Third Reading, 2026-03-20: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0159t.pdf) - First Reading, 2026-01-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0159f.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Authorization (became law) - SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishment (became law) - SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law) - SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) (became law) - SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits (became law) - HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law) ## Sources - [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_282_sb0159e.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0159e.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0159t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0159f.pdf) ## Related - [SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - A…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0496-2026RS) - [SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishm…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0366-2026RS) - [SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0244-2026RS) - [SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0148-2026RS) - [SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0016-2026RS) - [HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0529-2026RS) - [Maryland bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland/bills) - [Maryland state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0159-2026RS (as of 2026-10-19).