# Maryland SB 0641: Health Insurance - Required Coverage - Hearing Aids

Maryland SB 0641, Health Insurance - Required Coverage - Hearing Aids, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jason C. Gallion (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-20 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 743); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0641
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Health Insurance - Required Coverage - Hearing Aids
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-29
- Last action: 2025-05-20, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 743
- Sponsor: Jason C. Gallion (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Health - Insurance, Health Insurance -see also- ACA; HMOs; MCOs, Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs, Health Occupations -see also- (specific health occupations), Hearing Aids, Licenses -see also- AB Lic; Certifications; DrLic; Permits, Nonprofit Organizations
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (183 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Maryland adults gain hearing aid coverage: benefit, medium. Beginning January 1, 2026, Maryland-regulated health insurers, nonprofit health plans, and health maintenance organizations must cover medically needed, nondisposable hearing aids for adults. This applies to policies, contracts, and health benefit plans issued, delivered, or renewed in Maryland on…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jason C. Gallion (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-01 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 136 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-12 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 47 | 0 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-05-20: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 743
- 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)
- 2025-03-15: Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-03-13: Referred Health and Government Operations (House)
- 2025-03-12: Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Favorable with Amendments {383525/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: First Reading Finance (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-05-20: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_743_sb0641t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-03-11: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0641t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-29: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0641f.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_743_sb0641t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0641t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0641f.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-SB0641-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).