# Maryland SB 0988: Maryland Collaborative to Improve Children's Oral Health Through School-Based Programs - Establishment

Maryland SB 0988, Maryland Collaborative to Improve Children's Oral Health Through School-Based Programs - Establishment, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Clarence K. Lam (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-04-04 (Rereferred to Health and Government Operations) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0988
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Maryland Collaborative to Improve Children's Oral Health Through School-Based Programs - Establishment
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-03
- Last action: 2025-04-04, Rereferred to Health and Government Operations
- Sponsor: Clarence K. Lam (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Health Occupations, Public Health, Committees and Commissions, Dental Health, Dental Hygenists, Dentists, Disparity, Health -see also- COVID19; EnvHlth; MedCon; etc., Health, Department of, Health Occupations -see also- (specific health occupations), Licenses -see also- AB Lic; Certifications; DrLic; Permits, Medical Assistance, Primary Schools -see also- Private Schools; Public Schools, Public Schools -see also- Primary Schools; Secondary Sch, Reports, Secondary Schools -see also- Private Schools; Public Sch, Standards and Best Practices, Students, Studies -see also- Commitees & Commissions; Reports, Sunset, Work, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc.
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (46 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: Clarence K. Lam (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 46 | 0 |   |

## Actions (8)

- 2025-04-04: Rereferred to Health and Government Operations (House)
- 2025-04-02: Referred Rules and Executive Nominations (House)
- 2025-04-01: Third Reading Passed (46-0) (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Favorable with Amendments {583327/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: First Reading Finance (Senate)

## Bill text

- Third Reading, 2025-03-31: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0988t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-02-05: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0988f.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
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0988t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0988f.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-SB0988-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).