SB 119

Legally Protected Health Care - Gender-Affirming Treatment

Sponsor: Clarence K. Lam (District 12)Committee: FinanceSubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 863 (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 (137)

MGA witness list

FAV 108FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 28Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Arikat, Loraine	1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dumais, Brige	1199SEIU UHE	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkerson, Alicelobbyist	Advance Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkerson, Alicelobbyist	Advance Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Farris, Jaden	Annapolis Pride	Written (PDF)
FAV	Alexander, Jamie Gracelobbyist	BALT	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	McCann, Lynn	Baltimore Abortion Fund	Position only
FAV	Gudlavalleti, Rajani	Baltimore Harm Reduction Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Williamson, Sam	Disability Rights Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Williamson, Sam	Disability Rights Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartlett, Olivia	DoTheMostGood	Position only
FAV	Gallagher, Zoelobbyist	Economic Action Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pitney, Christie	Forward Midwifery	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pitney, Christie	Forward Midwifery	Written (PDF)
FAV	Reynolds-Dominguez, Camilalobbyist	FreeState Justice	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	Stewart, Vicky	Health Care for the Homeless	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lofgren, Ingrid	Homeless Persons Representation Project	Written (PDF)
FAV	Marker, David	Howard County Jewish Community Relations Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Greengrass, Mara R.	Jews United for Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Huber, Michaellobbyist	Johns Hopkins	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wirtz, Andrea	Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health	Written (PDF)
FAV	Caplan, Karen	Karen D. Caplan	Position only
FAV	Alperovitz-Bichell, Kari	Legislative body for the Unitarian Universalist faith, C/O Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis	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	Browning, Jeremy	Maryland Commission on LGBTQIA+ Affairs	Written (PDF)
FAV	Moran, Ryan	Maryland Department of Health	Oral
FAV	Morgan, Jessica	Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women (MLAW)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Morgan, Jessica	Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women (MLAW)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bogdan, Henrylobbyist	Maryland Nonprofits	Written (PDF)
FAV	Olarte, Stephanie	Maryland Psychological Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wahl, Greg	Montgomery College	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	English, Michael	N/A	Written (PDF)
FAV	Proctor, Karessa	NASW Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Proctor, Karessa	NASW Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ojeda, Devon	NCTE	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bryan, Joan	None	Oral
FAV	Forsyth, Heather	OAG/HEAU	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Horvath, Diane	Partners in Abortion Care	Written (PDF)
FAV	Woolard, Ashley	Public Justice Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Paddy, Michaellobbyist	Public Policy Partners	Written (PDF)
FAV	Paddy, Michaellobbyist	Public Policy Partners	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cecchetto, Amelia	Reproductive Health Access Project	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bean, Rosie	Sailsbury PFlag	Oral
FAV	SWASC, UM	Social Work Advocates for Social Change	Written (PDF)
FAV	SWASC, UM	Social Work Advocates for Social Change	Written (PDF)
FAV	Emerson, Jessica	The Human Trafficking Prevention Project	Written (PDF)
FAV	Emerson, Jessica	The Human Trafficking Prevention Project	Written (PDF)
FAV	Blinder , Lee	Trans Maryland	Written (PDF)

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Organizations on record

1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers EastFAV 1

1199SEIU UHEFAV 1

Advance MarylandFAV 2

Annapolis PrideFAV 1

BALTFAV 1

Baltimore Abortion FundFAV 1

Baltimore Harm Reduction CoalitionFAV 1

Cecil County Councils OfficeUNF 1

Disability Rights MarylandFAV 2

DoTheMostGoodFAV 1

Economic Action MarylandFAV 1

Forward MidwiferyFAV 2

FreeState JusticeFAV 2

Greater Greater WashingtonFAV 1

Health Care for the HomelessFAV 2

Health Choice Maryland.orgUNF 1

Homeless Persons Representation ProjectFAV 1

Howard County Jewish Community Relations CouncilFAV 1

Jews United for JusticeFAV 1

Johns HopkinsFAV 1

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthFAV 1

Karen D. CaplanFAV 1

Legislative body for the Unitarian Universalist faith, C/O Unitarian Universalist Church of AnnapolisFAV 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 2

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1

Maryland Pharmacists AssociationFWA 1

Maryland Psychological AssociationFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

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

Montgomery CollegeFAV 1

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

Montgomery County's Commission for WomenFAV 1

N/AFAV 2

NASW MarylandFAV 2

NCTEFAV 1

NoneFAV 1

OAG/HEAUFAV 1

Partners in Abortion CareFAV 1

Public Justice CenterFAV 1

Public Policy PartnersFAV 2

Reproductive Health Access ProjectFAV 1

Sailsbury PFlagFAV 1

Social Work Advocates for Social ChangeFAV 2

The Human Trafficking Prevention ProjectFAV 2

Trans MarylandFAV 2

Trans Rights Advocacy CoalitionFAV 2

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

UULM-MDFAV 1

Whitman-Walker HealthFAV 1

YearFAV 2UNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVWilkerson, AliceAdvance MarylandRegistered for: Advance Maryland

FAVAlexander, Jamie GraceBALTRegistered for: FreeState Justice

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

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…

FAVKlapper, StephanieRegistered for: Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative, Inc.

FAVMercer, JenniferRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence

UNFAlexandre, JonathanMaryland Family InstituteRegistered for: Maryland Family Institute

FWAHorton, AliyahMaryland Pharmacists AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Pharmacists Association