Consumer Health Information - Termination Date and Mandatory Funding for the State's Consumer Health Information Hub - Repeal

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 bill removes the requirement that the governor earmark $350,000 each year for the State’s Consumer Health Information Hub and eliminates the law’s built‑in expiration date. The Hub, housed at the University of Maryland Herschel S. Horowitz Center for Health Literacy, must continue its duties only to the extent funding is available. This change shifts the Hub’s financing from a guaranteed budget line to discretionary appropriations.

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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. May 26, 2026Approved by the Governor - Chapter 657
2. Apr 13, 2026Third Reading Passed
3. Apr 13, 2026Second Reading Passed
4. Apr 13, 2026Returned Passed
5. Apr 13, 2026Favorable Report by Finance
6. Apr 13, 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
11. Feb 24, 2026Favorable Adopted
12. Feb 23, 2026Favorable Report by Health

The 12 most recent of 16 recorded actions.

Sponsors

• Kaufman · sponsor
• Taveras

Bill text

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