# Maryland SB 0848: Public Health Abortion Grant Program - Establishment Maryland SB 0848, Public Health Abortion Grant Program - Establishment, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Guy Guzzone (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 436) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0848-2025RS - 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 0848 - State: Maryland - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Public Health Abortion Grant Program - Establishment - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-03 - Last action: 2025-05-13, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 436 - Sponsor: Guy Guzzone (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Public Health, Health - Insurance, Health Maintenance Organizations, Abortion -see also- Reproductive Matters, Appropriations, Budgets -see also- Capital Budgets, Clinics, Forms, Governor, Grants, Health -see also- COVID19; EnvHlth; MedCon; etc., Health Insurance -see also- ACA; HMOs; MCOs, Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs, Health Occupations -see also- (specific health occupations), Insurance Administration, Nonprofit Organizations, Notices, Privacy, Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records, Reports, Revenue and Taxes -see also- (specific tax), Sunset, Treasurers - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (165 yes, 142 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More abortion help with privacy protections: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, Maryland’s health department runs grants to expand abortion care statewide. Help supports people without insurance, with too little abortion coverage, or unable to use insurance because of carrier communications. At least 90% of program appropriations must become operating g… - Dedicated funding supports Maryland abortion care: benefit, low. Effective July 1, 2025, the law creates a dedicated abortion grant fund managed by Maryland’s health secretary. The Governor must allocate $2 million by October 1, 2025. Covered insurers must keep abortion premiums in separate accounts and use them for required abortion coverage. The insurance comm… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Guy Guzzone (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-31 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 98 | 33 | 5 | | 2025-03-17 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 29 | 15 | | | 2025-03-14 | Senate | Floor Amendment {383728/1 (Senator McKay) Rejected | fail | 14 | 29 | 2 | | 2025-03-14 | Senate | Floor Amendment {483327/1 (Senator Carozza) Rejected | fail | 12 | 32 | 1 | | 2025-03-14 | Senate | Floor Amendment {553827/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected | fail | 12 | 33 | | ## Actions (18) - 2025-05-13: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 436 - 2025-03-31: Returned Passed (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Third Reading Passed (98-33) (House) - 2025-03-28: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House) - 2025-03-28: Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations (House) - 2025-03-24: Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. (House) - 2025-03-17: Referred Health and Government Operations (House) - 2025-03-17: Third Reading Passed (29-15) (Senate) - 2025-03-14: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate) - 2025-03-14: Floor Amendment {553827/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (12-33) (Senate) - 2025-03-14: Floor Amendment {483327/1 (Senator Carozza) Rejected (12-32) (Senate) - 2025-03-14: Floor Amendment {383728/1 (Senator McKay) Rejected (14-29) (Senate) - 2025-03-14: Favorable with Amendments {263127/1 Adopted (Senate) - 2025-03-14: Motion Laid Over (Senator Carozza) Adopted (Senate) - 2025-03-14: Favorable with Amendments {263127/1 (Senate) - 2025-03-14: Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance) (Senate) - 2025-02-03: First Reading Finance and Budget and Taxation (Senate) ## Bill text - Enacted, 2025-05-13: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_436_sb0848t.pdf) - Third Reading, 2025-03-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0848t.pdf) - First Reading, 2025-02-03: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0848f.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_436_sb0848t.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0848t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0848f.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) - [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-SB0848-2025RS (as of 2026-10-19).