SB 707 — Mental Health Law - Definition of Danger to the Life or Safety of the Individual or of Others and Reports on Emergency Evaluation Petitions (Right to Treatment)
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-06
Defining "danger to the life or safety of the individual or of others" for purposes of the involuntary admission of individuals with mental disorders to a facility or Veterans' Administration hospital and the emergency evaluation of individuals with mental disorders.
Latest action: — Approved by the Governor - Chapter 177
Sponsors (11)
- Justin Ready (R, MD-5) — sponsor · 2026-02-06
- Dawn Gile (D, MD-33) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Mary Beth Carozza (R, MD-38) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Arthur Ellis (D, MD-28) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Katie Fry Hester (D, MD-9) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Karen Lewis Young (D, MD-3) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Mike McKay (R, MD-1) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- C. Anthony Muse (D, MD-26) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Johnny Ray Salling (R, MD-6) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Mary-Dulany James (D, MD-34) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Stephen S. Hershey (R, MD-36) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
Action timeline (10)
- · senate — First Reading
- · senate — Hearing — Finance
- · senate — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · senate — Third Reading — Passed
- · house — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · house — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · house — Third Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · senate — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
- · house — Hearing — Health
- · house — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | House health | — | 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 | Justin Ready (R, state_upper MD-5) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Arthur Ellis (D, state_upper MD-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | C. Anthony Muse (D, state_upper MD-26) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Dawn Gile (D, state_upper MD-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Johnny Ray Salling (R, state_upper MD-6) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Karen Lewis Young (D, state_upper MD-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Katie Fry Hester (D, state_upper MD-9) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Mary Beth Carozza (R, state_upper MD-38) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Mary-Dulany James (D, state_upper MD-34) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Mike McKay (R, state_upper MD-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Stephen S. Hershey (R, state_upper MD-36) | 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 House health · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate finance · md-leg