HB 1015 — Developmental Disabilities Services - Expedited Eligibility Determinations for Recently Relocated Individuals (Ralph's Act)
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-06
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to provide an expedited Medicaid eligibility determination for developmental disabilities services to individuals who received certain services in another state and relocated to the State; and requiring the Department to begin the determination process before an individual establishes residency in the State under certain circumstances.
Latest action: — Approved by the Governor - Chapter 184
Sponsors (18)
- Jared Solomon (D, MD-18) — sponsor · 2026-02-06
- Emily Shetty (D, MD-18) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Aaron M. Kaufman (D, MD-18) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Tiffany T. Alston (D, MD-24) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Heather Bagnall (D, MD-33) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Bonnie Cullison (D, MD-19) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Pam Lanman Guzzone (D, MD-13) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Terri L. Hill (D, MD-12) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Thomas S. Hutchinson (R, MD-37) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Nicholaus R. Kipke (R, MD-31) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Lesley J. Lopez (D, MD-39) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Ashanti Martinez (D, MD-22) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Teresa E. Reilly (R, MD-35) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Samuel I. Rosenberg (D, MD-41) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Kim Ross (D, MD-8) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Kathy Szeliga (R, MD-7) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Jennifer White Holland (D, MD-10) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Teresa Woorman (D, MD-16) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
Action timeline (9)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Health
- · senate — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · house — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · house — Third Reading — Passed
- · senate — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · senate — Third Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
- · senate — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
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Connected on the graph
2 typed relationships in the influence graph — 0 inbound, 2 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | Senate finance | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | House health | — | md-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jared Solomon (D, state_lower MD-18) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Aaron M. Kaufman (D, state_lower MD-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Ashanti Martinez (D, state_lower MD-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Bonnie Cullison (D, state_lower MD-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Emily Shetty (D, state_lower MD-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Heather Bagnall (D, state_lower MD-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Jennifer White Holland (D, state_lower MD-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Kathy Szeliga (R, state_lower MD-7) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Kim Ross (D, state_lower MD-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Lesley J. Lopez (D, state_lower MD-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Nicholaus R. Kipke (R, state_lower MD-31) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Pam Lanman Guzzone (D, state_lower MD-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Samuel I. Rosenberg (D, state_lower MD-41) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Teresa E. Reilly (R, state_lower MD-35) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Teresa Woorman (D, state_lower MD-16) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Terri L. Hill (D, state_lower MD-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Thomas S. Hutchinson (R, state_lower MD-37) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Tiffany T. Alston (D, state_lower MD-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate finance · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House health · md-leg