Maryland Right to Life makes it easy for citizens to become actively involved in the state legislative session each year from January - April. We review and analyze thousands of bills to help you stay informed. It is critical for each pro-life citizen in our state to let your voice be heard. Use our Legislative Trackers on this page to contact committee members and your own elected officials to ask them to SUPPORT OR OPPOSE the bills listed on this page.
After sending your email or letter to legislators, you should attempt to contact them by phone to share your position. Please always be respectful to legislators and their staff members.
Please check this page for updates each week of the legislative session and promote our website www.mdrtl.org to your family, friends and churches.
Be certain also visit our TAKE ACTION campaign, for automated letters to legislators on priority bills.
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How to Use the Bill Tracker
Bill Link | Bill Title | Sponsor | Committee & Hearing | Notes |
Click on the link to read the bill and track hearing dates and committee members. | Use the link to contact the lawmaker who is supporting the bill and respectfully share your position. | Use this link to learn where to submit testimony and to contact the MEMBERS of the Committee to respectfully share your position BEFORE the hearing date. | Find a brief explanation of the bill here. |
For additional information, please contact MDRTL's Executive Director,
Laura Bogley, J.D. at legislation@mdrtl.org.
MDRTL BILLS TO OPPOSE 2024 | ||||
Please Monitor for Regular Updates | ||||
Submit Written Testimony at https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/MyMGATracking/WitnessSignup | ||||
PLEASE NOTE: YOU MUST SIGN UP TO TESTIFY BY 3PM, 2 DAYS IN ADVANCE OF HOUSE BILLS AND 1 DAY IN ADVANCE OF SENATE BILLS. | ||||
Bill Link | Bill Title | Sponsor | Committee & Hearing | Notes |
HB0074 | Public Schools - Lifesaver Schools Program - Establishment | Delegate Guyton | Ways and Means | Promotes peer to peer abortion promotion in schools. |
1/17/2024 - 1:00 PM | ||||
HB0146 (SB0221) | Health Occupations Boards – Reciprocal Licensure and Certification | Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee | Health and Government Operations | Reduces standard of medical care for out of state health providers. |
2/01/2024 - 1:00 PM | ||||
HB0184 | Public Health - Healthy Maryland Program - Establishment | Delegate Acevero | Health and Government Operations | Implements Universal Healthcare with taxpayer funded abortion on demand. |
3/12/2024 - 1:00 PM | ||||
HB0232 (SB0218) | Physicians and Allied Health Professions - Reorganization and Revisions | Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee | Health and Government Operations | Reduces the scope of medical practice, expanding individuals who may perform or provide abortion, etc. |
1/23/2024 - 1:00 PM | ||||
HB0330 (SB0568) | Courts - Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation | Delegate Rosenberg | Judiciary | Allows frivolous lawsuits that can be used to suppress pro-life speech and action. |
2/07/2024 - 2:30 PM | ||||
HB0367 (SB0527) | Community Colleges - Contraception - Access Requirements | Delegate Smith | Appropriations | Uses taxpayer funds to provide abortifacients to students on college campuses. |
2/13/2024 - 12:00 PM | ||||
Health and Government Operations | ||||
HB0403 (SB0443) | End-of-Life Option Act (The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings and the Honorable Shane E. Pendergrass Act) | Delegate Hill | Health and Government Operations | Licenses healthcare providers to provide poisonous pills to patients to execute suicide. |
2/16/2024 - 1:00 PM | ||||
Judiciary | ||||
2/16/2024 - 1:00 PM | ||||
HB0425 (SB0359) | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact | Delegate Rosenberg | Health and Government Operations | Reduces the standard of care by allowing nurses not licensed in Maryland to perform abortions, etc. |
2/06/2024 - 1:00 PM | ||||
HB0558 | Primary and Secondary Education - Comprehensive Health Education Framework - Established | Delegate Atterbeary | Ways and Means | Mandates county schools to implement state guidelines for sex ed which are not age appropriate nor medically accurate. |
2/07/2024 - 2:30 PM | ||||
HB0619 | Public Health - Commission on Universal Health Care | Delegate Ruth | Health and Government Operations | Implements Universal Healthcare with taxpayer funded abortion on demand. |
3/12/2024 - 1:00 PM | ||||
HB0657 | Public Institutions of Higher Education - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Policy | Delegate Healey | Appropriations | Mandates colleges implement state policy for pregnant students that requires accomodation for abortion without parental consent. |
2/27/2024 - 12:00 PM | ||||
HB0771 (SB0741) | Public Senior Higher Education Institutions - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Policy Requirements (Pregnant and Parenting Support Act) | Delegate Henson | Appropriations | Adds to law that mandates colleges implement state policy for pregnant students that coordinates and refers students to abortion providers. |
2/27/2024 - 12:00 PM | ||||
HB1036 (SB0716) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Maternal Fetal Medicine Services - Reimbursement | Delegate Smith | Health and Government Operations | Uses taxpayer funds to pay physicians for services performed on pregnant women, inclusive of abortion. |
3/06/2024 - 1:00 PM | ||||
HB1047 (SB0949) | Consumer Protection – Self–Administered Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits | Delegate Bartlett | Judiciary | Acts as taxpayer funded feeder system to direct women to abortion providers following sexual assault. |
2/20/2024 - 1:00 PM | ||||
HB1091 (SB0975) | Public Safety - Reproductive Health Care Clinic Security Grant Program - Establishment (Protecting Reproductive Health Care Clinics Act) | Delegate Vogel | Appropriations | Uses taxpayer funds to enrich abortion providers under the guise of self defense against non-existent pro-life violence. |
3/12/2024 - 12:00 PM | ||||
HB1171 (SB0944) | Nonprescription Drugs and Devices – Provision by Registered Nurses and Sale of Contraceptives Through Automatic Devices | Delegate Williams | Health and Government Operations | Authorizes the sale of abortifacients in vending machines. |
3/01/2024 - 2:00 PM | ||||
HB1353 (SB1129) | Howard County - Board of Education Elections - Ranked-Choice Voting Ho. Co. 6-24 | Howard County Delegation | Ways and Means | Implements ranked choice voting which undermines the popular vote. |
3/05/2024 - 1:00 PM | ||||
HB1412 (SB0947) | Abortion Care Access Grant Program and Fund - Establishment | Delegate Lopez | Health and Government Operations | Establishes a non-lapsing annual fund to enrich abortion business and non-physician abortion workforce. |
3/08/2024 - 2:00 PM | ||||
HJ0001 (SJ0001) | Affirming the Federal Equal Rights Amendment | Delegate Patterson | Rules and Executive Nominations | Seeks to sway federal action to revive expire 1972 Equal Rights Amendment which would impose a Constitutional right to abortion on demand on all states. |
SB0218 (HB0232) | Physicians and Allied Health Professions - Reorganization and Revisions | Chair, Finance Committee | Finance | Reduces the scope of medical practice, expanding individuals who may perform or provide abortion, etc. |
1/30/2024 - 1:00 PM | ||||
SB0221 (HB0146) | Health Occupations Boards – Reciprocal Licensure and Certification | Chair, Finance Committee | Finance | Reduces standard of medical care for out of state health providers. |
1/30/2024 - 1:00 PM | ||||
SB0359 (HB0425) | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact | Senator Hayes | Finance | Reduces the standard of care by allowing nurses not licensed in Maryland to perform abortions, etc. |
2/13/2024 - 1:00 PM | ||||
SB0443 (HB0403) | End-of-Life Option Act (The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings and the Honorable Shane E. Pendergrass Act) | Senator Waldstreicher | Judicial Proceedings | Licenses healthcare providers to provide poisonous pills to patients to execute suicide. |
2/08/2024 - 1:00 PM | ||||
SB0493 | Elections – Ranked–Choice Voting – Contests for Presidential Nomination in 2028 | Senator Kagan | Education, Energy, and the Environment | Implements ranked choice voting which undermines the popular vote. |
3/01/2024 - 9:00 AM | ||||
SB0527 (HB0367) | Community Colleges - Contraception - Access Requirements | Senator Kelly | Education, Energy, and the Environment | Uses taxpayer funds to provide abortifacients to students on college campuses. |
2/14/2024 - 1:00 PM | ||||
SB0568 (HB0330) | Courts - Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation | Senator Hettleman | Judicial Proceedings | Allows frivolous lawsuits that can be used to suppress pro-life speech and action. |
2/20/2024 - 1:00 PM | ||||
SB0716 (HB1036) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Maternal Fetal Medicine Services - Reimbursement | Senator Hettleman | Finance | Uses taxpayer funds to pay physicians for services performed on pregnant women, inclusive of abortion. |
2/20/2024 - 1:00 PM | ||||
SB0741 (HB0771) | Public Senior Higher Education Institutions - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Policy Requirements (Pregnant and Parenting Support Act) | Senator Gile | Education, Energy, and the Environment | Adds to law that mandates colleges implement state policy for pregnant students that coordinates and refers students to abortion providers. |
2/28/2024 - 1:00 PM | ||||
SB0944 (HB1171) | Nonprescription Drugs and Devices - Provision by Registered Nurses and Sale of Contraceptives Through Automatic Devices | Senator Kelly | Finance | Authorizes the sale of abortifacients in vending machines. |
3/12/2024 - 1:00 PM | ||||
Judicial Proceedings | ||||
SB0947 (HB1412) | Abortion Care Access Grant Program and Fund - Establishment | Senator Kelly | Finance | Establishes a non-lapsing annual fund to enrich abortion business and non-physician abortion workforce. |
3/06/2024 - 1:00 PM | ||||
Budget and Taxation | ||||
SB0949 (HB1047) | Consumer Protection - Self-Administered Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits | Senator Hettleman | Judicial Proceedings | Acts as taxpayer funded feeder system to direct women to abortion providers following sexual assault. |
2/27/2024 - 1:00 PM | ||||
Finance | ||||
SB0975 (HB1091) | Public Safety – Reproductive Health Care Clinic Security Grant Program – Establishment (Supporting Reproductive Health Care Clinics Act) | Senator Elfreth | Finance | Uses taxpayer funds to enrich abortion providers under the guise of self defense against non-existent pro-life violence. |
3/06/2024 - 1:00 PM | ||||
SB1129 (HB1353) | Howard County - Board of Education Elections - Ranked-Choice Voting Ho. Co. 6-24 | Howard County Senators | Rules | Implements ranked choice voting which undermines the popular vote. |
SB1175 | Hospitals - Emergency Medical Conditions - Procedures (Maryland Lifesaving Treatment Access and Abortion Protection Act) | Senator Lam | Rules | Imposes penalty on medical providers who do not want to participate in or refer for abortions. |
SJ0001 (HJ0001) | Affirming the Federal Equal Rights Amendment | Senator Kelly | Judicial Proceedings | Seeks to sway federal action to revive expire 1972 Equal Rights Amendment which would impose a Constitutional right to abortion on demand on all states. |
2/21/2024 - 1:00 PM | ||||
As of February 16, 2024 |
MDRTL BILLS TO SUPPORT 2024 | ||||
Please Monitor for Regular Updates | ||||
Submit Written Testimony at https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/MyMGATracking/WitnessSignup | ||||
PLEASE NOTE: YOU MUST SIGN UP TO TESTIFY BY 3PM, 2 DAYS IN ADVANCE OF HOUSE BILLS AND 1 DAY IN ADVANCE OF SENATE BILLS. | ||||
Bill Link | Bill Title | Sponsor | Committee & Hearing | Notes |
HB0025 | Public Schools - Sexually Explicit Materials - Prohibited in Libraries and Media Centers | Delegate Mangione | Ways and Means | Protects minor schoolchildren from sexually explicit materials. |
1/31/2024 - 1:00 PM | ||||
HB0065 | Public Schools - Medical and Psychological Treatment in School-Based Health Centers and Public Schools - Parental Notice | Delegate Miller | Health and Government Operations | Protects minor schoolchildren from medical abuse and exploitation through school counselors and health centers. |
3/13/2024 - 1:00 PM | ||||
Ways and Means | ||||
HB0276 | Health - Abortion Data - Submission to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Delegate Grammer | Health and Government Operations | Requires standard abortion metrics to be reported to the CDC to measure impact of abortion on Maryland women and families. |
3/15/2024 - 2:00 PM | ||||
HB0553 (SB0438) | Family Law - Fundamental Parental Rights | Delegate Miller | Judiciary | Affirms parents as having legal rights over their children's legal and medical decisions. |
2/15/2024 - 1:00 PM | ||||
HB0606 | Sales and Use Tax - Baby Products - Exemption | Delegate Szeliga | Ways and Means | Creates tax exemption for baby products. |
2/15/2024 - 1:00 PM | ||||
HB0858 | Health - Abortion - Ultrasound and Waiting Period | Delegate Ciliberti | Health and Government Operations | Protects women and children by requiring informed consent and viewing of ultrasound prior to abortion. |
3/15/2024 - 2:00 PM | ||||
HB0884 (SB0862) | Public Health - Pregnancy - Coercion (Protecting Pregnant Women Against Coercive Abuse and Human Trafficking) | Delegate Miller | Health and Government Operations | Protects women and children by establishing guidelines for indentifying cases of coercion and trafficking and providing interventions. |
3/15/2024 - 2:00 PM | ||||
HB1216 | High-Risk Pregnancy Reimbursement Fund - Establishment | Delegate Rose | Health and Government Operations | Prioritizes taxpayer funding to assist women with high-risk pregnancies to have healthy birth and delivery outcomes. |
3/15/2024 - 2:00 PM | ||||
HB1323 (SB0873) | Courts - Immunity From Liability - Maryland Safe Haven Program | Delegate Wivell | Judiciary | Expands Maryland Safe Haven Program to allow women to safely abandon newborn infants to the care of authorized program providers. |
2/28/2024 - 1:00 PM | ||||
HB1430 | Education - Public Schools - Parents' Rights (Education Bill of Rights for Families Act) | Delegate Miller | Ways and Means | Affirms parents as having legal rights over their children's education, legal and medical decisions. |
3/06/2024 - 1:00 PM | ||||
SB0438 (HB0553) | Family Law - Fundamental Parental Rights | Senator Ready | Judicial Proceedings | Affirms parents as having legal rights over their children's legal and medical decisions. |
2/14/2024 - 1:00 PM | ||||
SB0535 | Health Insurance - Labor and Delivery Services - Cost-Sharing Requirements | Senator Ready | Finance | Requires insurance providers to cover labor and delivery costs with no co-pay or deductible. |
2/14/2024 - 1:00 PM | ||||
SB0862 (HB0884) | Public Health - Pregnancy - Coercion (Protecting Pregnant Women Against Coercive Abuse and Human Trafficking) | Senator Carozza | Finance | Protects women and children by establishing guidelines for indentifying cases of coercion and trafficking and providing interventions. |
3/13/2024 - 1:00 PM | ||||
SB0873 (HB1323) | Courts - Immunity From Liability - Maryland Safe Haven Program | Senator McKay | Judicial Proceedings | Expands Maryland Safe Haven Program to allow women to safely abandon newborn infants to the care of authorized program providers. |
2/29/2024 - 1:00 PM | ||||
As of February 26, 2024 |
2024 Maryland General Assembly Activity
Thank you for choosing MDRTL as your source for legislative information about life issues in Maryland. Our goal is to provide you with timely, accurate information. This page will be updated continually as the session progresses and as the status of bills change.
MDRTL is the only single-issue pro-life lobbying organization in Maryland. We retain a Legislative Director to monitor, take action upon, and lobby on behalf of those whose lives are threatened and cannot defend themselves. MDRTL is currently monitoring or engaged in lobbying efforts on the following bills, which may impact the right to life in Maryland.
Please watch this page for legislative updates and action alerts. We will provide information to help you take an active role in the legislative process, which may include contacting elected officials or providing written or oral testimony.
If you have questions and comments, please contact our Legislative Director at legislation@mdrtl.org.
(For a summary of seminal pro-life votes in prior General Assembly sessions, please refer to the right under "Roll Call Votes".)
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