HB 367

Community Colleges - Contraception - Access Requirements

Sponsor: Stephanie Smith (District 45)Committee: AppropriationsSubject: Higher EducationStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 337 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring on or before certain dates each community college to develop and implement a plan to provide students with access to over-the-counter contraception; requiring each community college to submit a certain report to the Maryland Higher Education Commission by September 1 each year; requiring the Commission to submit a certain report to the General Assembly on or before October 1 each year; and authorizing the Maryland Department of Health, on request, to provide certain assistance to a community college.

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Testimony (31)

MGA witness list

FAV 23FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 5UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Reynolds-Dominguez, Camilalobbyist	FreeState Justice	Position only
FAV	Ward, Lindsay	MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)	Position only
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bender, Melissa	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Koravos, JoAnne	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Richards, Elizabeth	Montgomery County's Commission for Women	Written (PDF)
FAV	Richards, Lori	Mountain Maryland Alliance for Reproductive Freedom	Written (PDF)
FAV	Spear, Mary Helen	Mountain Maryland Alliance for Reproductive Freedom	Written (PDF)
FAV	Choma-Knapp, Kateryna	Paralegal - Maryland Legal Aid - Metropolitan Office	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jekel, Jordan	Public Health Law Clinic	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Johnson, Jakeya	Reproductive Justice Maryland.org	Oral
FAV	Goldstein, Mathew	Secular Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stone, Judy	n/a	Written (PDF)
FAV	Alexander, Kim	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Caplan, Jason	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carbone, Judy A.	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Smith, Delegate Smithlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Elliott, Robynlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jasen, Debi	Individual	Position only
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kowalski, Cresta	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mercer, Jenniferlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shindel, Maxine	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Arias, Dianelobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
UNF	Fink, Nelda	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
UNF	Meyerovich, Mark	Individual	Position only
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Position only
FWA	Jabin, Drew	Maryland Association of Community Colleges	Written (PDF)
INFO	Nichols, Victoria	Free the Pill Coalition	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Brocato, Deborahlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Free the Pill CoalitionINFO 1

FreeState JusticeFAV 1

Maryland Association of Community CollegesFWA 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceUNF 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)FAV 1

Montgomery County Women's Democratic ClubFAV 2

Montgomery County's Commission for WomenFAV 1

Mountain Maryland Alliance for Reproductive FreedomFAV 2

n/aFAV 1

Paralegal - Maryland Legal Aid - Metropolitan OfficeFAV 1

Public Health Law ClinicFAV 1

Reproductive Justice Maryland.orgFAV 1

Secular MarylandFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVReynolds-Dominguez, CamilaFreeState JusticeRegistered for: FreeState Justice

FAVElliott, RobynRegistered for: American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists; Amica Center for Immigrant Rights; CareForth; Chase Brexton Health System; Coordinating Center, The; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition…

FAVMercer, JenniferRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence

UNFArias, DianeMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference

INFOBrocato, DeborahRegistered for: Maryland Right to Life, Inc.