SB 742 — Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Developmental Disabilities Administration - Home- and Community-Based Services Eligibility Determinations (Maryland Protecting People With Disabilities Act)
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-06
Repealing the 90-day time limit within which an individual receiving services from the Developmental Disabilities Administration must appeal a loss of eligibility for services; establishing requirements related to eligibility determinations and redeterminations under the Maryland Medical Assistance Program; prohibiting the Department from procedurally disenrolling individuals from the Program or home- and community-based services solely on a certain basis except under certain circumstances; etc.
Latest action: — Approved by the Governor - Chapter 175
Sponsors (2)
- Guy Guzzone (D, MD-13) — sponsor · 2026-02-06
- Craig J. Zucker (D, MD-14) — 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)
- · senate — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
- · house — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · house — Third Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · house — Hearing — Health
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
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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 | Guy Guzzone (D, state_upper MD-13) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Craig J. Zucker (D, state_upper MD-14) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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Predicted vote
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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 health · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate finance · md-leg