# Maryland SB 0740: Health Care Facilities - Service Member Community Members (SFC Matthew Fast Act )

Maryland SB 0740, Health Care Facilities - Service Member Community Members (SFC Matthew Fast Act ), is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by William G. Folden (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-20 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 757) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0740
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Health Care Facilities - Service Member Community Members (SFC Matthew Fast Act )
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-31
- Last action: 2025-05-20, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 757
- Sponsor: William G. Folden (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Subjects: Public Health, Health Care Facilities and Regulation, Armed Forces -see also- Military Department; Veterans, Committees and Commissions, Community Facilities and Services, Health -see also- COVID19; EnvHlth; MedCon; etc., Health Care Facilities -see also- Clinics; Hospices; etc, Health, Department of, Military Families, Patients, Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records, Reports, Standards and Best Practices, Veterans
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (226 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: William G. Folden (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Alonzo T. Washington (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Pamela Beidle (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Arthur Ellis (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dawn Gile (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Clarence K. Lam (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Johnny Mautz (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Justin Ready (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-07 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 43 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 136 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025-03-17 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 47 | 0 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-05-20: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 757
- 2025-04-07: Passed Enrolled (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Third Reading Passed (43-0) (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Senate Concurs House Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Third Reading Passed (136-0) (House)
- 2025-04-03: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2025-04-03: Favorable with Amendments {943224/1 Adopted (House)
- 2025-04-03: Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations (House)
- 2025-03-24: Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-03-18: Referred Health and Government Operations (House)
- 2025-03-17: Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Favorable with Amendments {813327/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: First Reading Finance (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-05-20: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_757_sb0740e.pdf)
- Enrolled, 2025-04-07: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0740e.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-03-17: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0740t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-31: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0740f.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_757_sb0740e.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0740e.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0740t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0740f.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-SB0740-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).