HB 930 Maryland House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Public Health Abortion Grant Program - Establishment

HB 930 establishes Maryland's Public Health Abortion Grant Program to improve access to abortion care by redirecting excess funds from health insurance coverage. It requires insurance carriers in Maryland to transfer 90% of unused funds from their abortion coverage accounts (after covering patient costs) into a new special fund. This fund will support abortion clinical services, particularly where federal funding is restricted, benefiting individuals seeking abortion care in Maryland. The program mandates annual reporting by insurers and transfers existing excess funds starting in 2025.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

May 2025

Introduced Jan 31, 2025 Signed May 13, 2025

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MODERATE

HB 930 underwent significant procedural and substantive changes. The bill's sponsor list was expanded to include Delegate Ross, and the bill was marked as favorably reported by the Health and Government Operations Committee with House adoption. The bill's structure was reorganized to add new sections to the Health-General Article creating a Public Health Abortion Grant Program, while also modifying how funds are transferred from segregated accounts to this new program.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded by adding a new Public Health Abortion Grant Program under the Health-General Article (Subtitle 55), which creates a dedicated funding mechanism for abortion care services.

TIMELINE

Added committee report status showing favorable recommendation with amendments, House adoption, and second reading date of March 2, 2025.

ELIGIBILITY

Added Delegate Ross to the list of bill sponsors.

FISCAL

Reorganized the bill's structure to add new sections to the Health-General Article creating a Public Health Abortion Grant Program, while modifying the State Finance and Procurement sections regarding fund transfers from segregated accounts.

TECHNICAL

Changed the referenced Annotated Code of Maryland volumes from 2017 Replacement Volume to 2023 Replacement Volume in some sections, and adjusted the year references for interest accrual calculations from 2025 to 2024 in one instance.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 15, 2025 · House of Delegates Mar 3, 2025

How they voted

30–15

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 46

Mar 15, 2025

D Democratic33

30 Yea 2 Nay 1

90% Yea

R Republican13

13 Nay

100% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 13, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 435

executive

Apr 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned Passed

lower

Apr 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

Third Reading Passed

upper

Apr 2, 2025

Introduced

Floor Amendment {

upper

Mar 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable Adopted

upper

Mar 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable Report by Finance

upper

Mar 17, 2025

Committee

Referred Finance Budget and Taxation

upper

Mar 15, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (30-15-1)

senate

Mar 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Reading Passed

lower

Mar 13, 2025

Introduced

Floor Amendment {

lower

Mar 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Motion Special Order until 03/12 (Delegate Wivell) Adopted

lower

Mar 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with Amendments {

lower

Mar 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations

lower

Mar 3, 2025

House Of Delegates · Passed

House of Delegates Vote: pass (96-37-6)

house of delegates

Jan 31, 2025

Committee

First Reading Health and Government Operations

lower

83 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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