Public Health - Maryland Pediatric Cancer Fund - Entities Eligible for Grants

Legislative status

1. Introduced
2. In Committee
3. Reported by Committee
4. Floor Vote Scheduled
5. Passed One Chamber
6. Passed Both Chambers
7. Sent to Executive
8. Signed into Law

Summary

The law changes who can receive money from the Maryland Pediatric Cancer Fund, allowing nonprofit hospitals, educational institutions and other nonprofit organizations to apply for research grants while removing individual physicians, laboratories and persons from eligibility. The state health secretary will continue to run the fund, may use up to 5% for promotional activities, and must report annually to the General Assembly. The goal is to focus limited resources on broader institutional research efforts.

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Hearings

• Finance — Bill Hearing
  Finance · Mar 24, 2026
• Senate Finance Committee
  Senate Finance Committee · Mar 24, 2026
• Health — Bill Hearing
  Health · Feb 17, 2026

History

1. Apr 28, 2026Approved by the Governor - Chapter 220
2. Apr 13, 2026Third Reading Passed
3. Apr 13, 2026Returned Passed
4. Apr 10, 2026Second Reading Passed
5. Apr 10, 2026Favorable Report by Finance
6. Apr 10, 2026Favorable Adopted
7. Mar 18, 2026Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.
8. Feb 27, 2026Referred Finance
9. Feb 26, 2026Third Reading Passed
10. Feb 24, 2026Second Reading Passed with Amendments
11. Feb 24, 2026Favorable with Amendments {
12. Feb 23, 2026Favorable with Amendments Report by Health

The 12 most recent of 16 recorded actions.

Sponsors

• Shetty · sponsor
• Alston
• Bagnall
• Cullison
• Guzzone
• Hill
• Hutchinson
• Kaufman
• Kipke
• Lopez
• Martinez
• Reilly
• Rosenberg
• Ross
• S. Johnson
• Taveras
• White Holland
• Woorman

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