SB 90 — Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - Hypertension
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-01-14
Establishing that certain firefighters, fire fighting instructors, rescue squad members, advanced life support unit members, and members of the Office of the State Fire Marshal suffering from hypertension are presumed to have an occupational disease that is compensable under workers' compensation law and are presumed to be disabled if certain requirements are met; providing that an individual who files a claim under the Act may not receive duplicative benefits for the same condition; etc.
Latest action: — In the House - Second Reading Passed
Sponsors (9)
- Pamela Beidle (D, MD-32) — sponsor · 2026-01-14
- Dawn Gile (D, MD-33) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Antonio Hayes (D, MD-40) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Stephen S. Hershey (R, MD-36) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Carl Jackson (D, MD-8) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Benjamin F. Kramer (D, MD-19) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Clarence K. Lam (D, MD-12) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Johnny Mautz (R, MD-37) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Justin Ready (R, MD-5) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
Action timeline (8)
- · senate — First Reading
- · senate — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · senate — Third Reading — Passed
- · house — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · senate — Hearing — Finance
- · senate — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
- · house — Second Reading — Passed
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable
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referred to committee (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | House economic matters | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | Senate finance | — | 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 | Pamela Beidle (D, state_upper MD-32) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Antonio Hayes (D, state_upper MD-40) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Benjamin F. Kramer (D, state_upper MD-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Carl Jackson (D, state_upper MD-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Clarence K. Lam (D, state_upper MD-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Dawn Gile (D, state_upper MD-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Johnny Mautz (R, state_upper MD-37) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Justin Ready (R, state_upper MD-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Stephen S. Hershey (R, state_upper MD-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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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 House economic matters · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate finance · md-leg