# Maryland SB 0696: Public Health - Pediatric Hospital Overstay Patients and Workgroup on Children in Unlicensed Settings and Pediatric Overstays

Maryland SB 0696, Public Health - Pediatric Hospital Overstay Patients and Workgroup on Children in Unlicensed Settings and Pediatric Overstays, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Pamela Beidle (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 480) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0696
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Public Health - Pediatric Hospital Overstay Patients and Workgroup on Children in Unlicensed Settings and Pediatric Overstays
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-30
- Last action: 2025-05-13, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 480
- Sponsor: Pamela Beidle (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Public Health, Health Care Facilities and Regulation, Administrative Agencies, Age -see also- Age of Maj; Children; Elderly; Inf&Tod.; etc, Appropriations, Budgets -see also- Capital Budgets, Children (4-12), Committees and Commissions, Data -see also- Census; Demographics, Governor, Health -see also- COVID19; EnvHlth; MedCon; etc., Health Care Facilities -see also- Clinics; Hospices; etc, Health, Department of, Health Insurance -see also- ACA; HMOs; MCOs, Hospitals -see also- Clinics; State Hospitals, Human Services, Department of, Intergovernmental Cooperation -see also- AdmAgn; Cmts; etc., Medical Treatments, Mental and Behavioral Health -see also- Aut; Cogn; Dev; etc., Minors -see also- Age of Majority; Youth, Patients, Pediatricians, Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records, Reports, Standards and Best Practices, Studies -see also- Commitees & Commissions; Reports, Substance Abuse, Substance Abuse Treatment, Teenagers (13-19), Time
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (184 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: Pamela Beidle (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 139 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025-04-04 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 45 | 0 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2025-05-13: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 480
- 2025-04-07: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Third Reading Passed (139-0) (House)
- 2025-04-07: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2025-04-07: Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations (House)
- 2025-04-07: Rereferred to Health and Government Operations (House)
- 2025-04-05: Referred Rules and Executive Nominations (House)
- 2025-04-04: Third Reading Passed (45-0) (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Floor Amendment {553428/1 (Senator Beidle) Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Favorable with Amendments {693725/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: First Reading Finance (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-05-13: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_480_sb0696t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-04-04: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0696t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-30: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0696f.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_480_sb0696t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0696t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0696f.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-SB0696-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).