HB 65 Maryland House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Community Health Worker Appreciation Day

HB 65 designates May 8 as Community Health Worker Appreciation Day in Maryland. The bill requires the Governor to annually issue a proclamation on this date, urging educational and cultural organizations to host programs recognizing community health workers. This bill directly affects community health workers across Maryland, who provide critical health services in underserved communities. It is a procedural measure with no new funding or policy changes, simply establishing an annual recognition day.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Oct 2024

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Oct 28, 2024 Last action Mar 18, 2025

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What changed between versions

First - Community Health Worker Appreciation Day → Third - Community Health Worker Appreciation Day · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to add committee approval and adoption status, update the explanatory notes about formatting conventions, and reorganize the WHEREAS clauses to improve logical flow. The substantive policy content regarding Community Health Worker Appreciation Day remains unchanged.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; changes are primarily procedural and formatting improvements.

TECHNICAL

Added committee report and house action status indicating the bill was favorably reviewed and adopted

Reordered the WHEREAS clauses to present community health worker roles in a different sequence for improved readability

Updated explanatory notes to clarify that underlining indicates amendments to the bill

Floor votes · House of Delegates Mar 7, 2025

How they voted

138–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 140

Mar 7, 2025

D Democratic101

100 Yea 1

99% Yea

R Republican39

38 Yea 1

97% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 17, 2025

Committee

Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment

upper

Mar 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Reading Passed

lower

Mar 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed

lower

Mar 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations

lower

Mar 7, 2025

House Of Delegates · Passed

House of Delegates Vote: pass (138-0-2)

house of delegates

Jan 8, 2025

Committee

First Reading Health and Government Operations

lower

Oct 28, 2024

Introduced

Pre-filed

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors