HB 691

Legally Protected Health Care - Gender-Affirming Treatment

Sponsor: David Moon (District 20)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. (Health and Government Operations) (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the definition of 'legally protected health care' to include certain gender-affirming treatment, including medications and supplies, for the purposes of certain provisions of law that prohibit health occupations disciplinary actions and certain actions in criminal and civil proceedings and the use of certain resources in furtherance of certain investigations and proceedings related to legally protected health care.

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Testimony (103)

MGA witness list

FAV 72FavorableUNF 31Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Dumais, Brige	1199SEIU UHE	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkerson, Alicelobbyist	Advance Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Farris, Jaden	Annapolis Pride	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkinson, nanci	Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	Williamson, Sam	Disability Rights Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gallagher, Zoelobbyist	Economic Action Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pitney, Christie	Forward Midwifery	Written (PDF)
FAV	Reynolds-Dominguez, Camilalobbyist	FreeState Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Reed, Danlobbyist	Greater Greater Washington	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stewart, Vicky	Health Care for the Homeless	Written (PDF)
FAV	Huber, Michaellobbyist	Johns Hopkins	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wirtz, Andrea	Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ward, Lindsay	MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dudzic, Matthew	Maryland Board of Physicians	Oral
FAV	Schumitz, Kalilobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Browning, Jeremy	Maryland Commission on LGBTQIA+ Affairs	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pease, M	Maryland Commission on LGBTQIA+ Affairs	Oral
FAV	Kromm, Elizabeth	Maryland Department of Health	Oral
FAV	Morgan, Jessica	Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women (MLAW)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shapiro, Melanielobbyist	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Position only
FAV	Bogdan, Henrylobbyist	Maryland Nonprofits	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tyler, Ja’Nae	Maryland Safe Haven	Oral
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	MedChi, MDAAP, MACHC, MDACOG	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Sayles, Laurie-Ann	Montgomery County Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Serkin, Celia	Montgomery County Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Richards, Elizabeth	Montgomery County's Commission for Women	Written (PDF)
FAV	English, Michael	N/A	Written (PDF)
FAV	Proctor, Karessa	NASW Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Forsyth, Heather	OAG/HEAU	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Woolard, Ashley	Public Justice Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Paddy, Michaellobbyist	Public Policy Partners	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cecchetto, Amelia	Reproductive Health Access Project	Written (PDF)
FAV	Emerson, Jessica	The Human Trafficking Prevention Project	Written (PDF)
FAV	Blinder , Lee	Trans Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Alexander, Jamie Gracelobbyist	Trans Rights Advocacy Coalition	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Egan, Ashleylobbyist	UULM-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Warnken, Heather	University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Position only
FAV	Brooks, Benjamin	Whitman-Walker Health	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Towne, Ezra	self	Written (PDF)
FAV	(MD), State of Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ackerman, Barbara	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ackerman, Gregory	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Allen, Nicholas	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bamford, Brya	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Caplan, Jason	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cullen, Mary	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Moon, Delegate Moonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Edmonds, Jewel	Individual	Oral
FAV	Elliott, Robynlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Elliott, Robynlobbyist	Individual	Position only
FAV	Greengrass, Mara	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gugerty, Dylan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hollywood, Nicole	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hutchinson, Mina	Individual	Position only
FAV	Jasen, Debi	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jasen, John	Individual	Written (PDF)

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Organizations on record

1199SEIU UHEFAV 1

Advance MarylandFAV 1

Annapolis PrideFAV 1

Cecil County Councils OfficeUNF 1

Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

Disability Rights MarylandFAV 1

Economic Action MarylandFAV 1

Forward MidwiferyFAV 1

FreeState JusticeFAV 1

Greater Greater WashingtonFAV 1

Health Care for the HomelessFAV 1

Health Choice Maryland.orgUNF 1

ICQUNF 1

Johns HopkinsFAV 1

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthFAV 1

Maryland Board of PhysiciansFAV 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 1

Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)FAV 1

Maryland Commission on LGBTQIA+ AffairsFAV 2

Maryland Department of HealthFAV 1

Maryland Family InstituteUNF 1

Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women (MLAW)FAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceFAV 1

Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1

Maryland Safe HavenFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

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

MedChi, MDAAP, MACHC, MDACOGFAV 1

Moms for Liberty MarylandUNF 1

Montgomery County CouncilFAV 1

Montgomery County Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health, Inc.FAV 1

Montgomery County's Commission for WomenFAV 1

N/AFAV 1

NASW MarylandFAV 1

OAG/HEAUFAV 1

Public Justice CenterFAV 1

Public Policy PartnersFAV 1

Reproductive Health Access ProjectFAV 1

selfFAV 1

The Human Trafficking Prevention ProjectFAV 1

Trans MarylandFAV 1

Trans Rights Advocacy CoalitionFAV 1

University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice ReformFAV 1

UULM-MDFAV 1

Whitman-Walker HealthFAV 1

YearFAV 1UNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVWilkerson, AliceAdvance MarylandRegistered for: Advance Maryland

FAVGallagher, ZoeEconomic Action MarylandRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland

FAVReynolds-Dominguez, CamilaFreeState JusticeRegistered for: FreeState Justice

FAVReed, DanGreater Greater WashingtonRegistered for: Greater Greater Washington

FAVHuber, MichaelJohns HopkinsRegistered for: Johns Hopkins

FAVSchumitz, KaliMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy

FAVJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault

FAVShapiro, MelanieMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence

FAVBogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits

FAVPaddy, MichaelPublic Policy PartnersRegistered for: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network; Campaign to Protect Patient Health d/b/a Value of Care Coalition; Chase Brexton Health System; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition; Gaudenzia, Inc.; Gilead Sciences, Inc.…

FAVAlexander, Jamie GraceTrans Rights Advocacy CoalitionRegistered for: FreeState Justice

FAVEgan, AshleyUULM-MDRegistered for: UULM-MD

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…