HB 930

Public Health Abortion Grant Program - Establishment

Sponsor: Lesley J. Lopez (District 39)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Public HealthStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 435 (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Public Health Abortion Grant Program to provide grants to improve access to abortion care clinical services for individuals in the State; establishing the Public Health Abortion Grant Program Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund to provide grants under the Program; and requiring that certain premium funds collected by health insurance carriers be used to provide certain coverage and to support improving access to abortion care clinical services under certain circumstances.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 46FavorableUNF 11UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Tanner, Kaylan	All* Above All	Written (PDF)
FAV	McCann-Yeh, Lynn	Baltimore Abortion Fund	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Porter, Phylicia	Baltimore City Council District 10	Oral
FAV	Williams, Lailah	Black Girls Vote	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pori, Bella	Center for Reproductive Rights	Written (PDF)
FAV	Charlap, Emily	Coalition for HB930	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lierman, Brooke	Comptroller of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cree, Annaston	Congresswoman April McClain Delaney	Written (PDF)
FAV	miller, deborahlobbyist	JCRC of Greater Washington	Written (PDF)
FAV	Anderson, Christopher	MD Black Republican Council	Oral
FAV	Navabi, Jenniferlobbyist	Maryland Academy of Physician Assistants	Position only
FAV	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kalyanaraman, Nilesh	Maryland Department of Health	Oral
FAV	Lynch, Meghan	Maryland Department of Health	Written (PDF)
FAV	Morgan, Jessica	Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women (MLAW)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ruth, Laure	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Position only
FAV	Turnbull, Lindsey	Montgomery County Commission for Women	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stewart, Kate	Montgomery County Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Frost, Lesley	Nationa Council of Jewish Women, MD Action Team	Written (PDF)
FAV	Duffy, Cat	National Health Law Program	Written (PDF)
FAV	Davies, MiQuel	National Network of Abortion Funds	Written (PDF)
FAV	Esmaili, Sawyeh	National Women's Law Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Williams, Irnise	OAG	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Clemons, Jasmine	Office of the Comptroller	Oral
FAV	Font, Lucy	Partners in Abortion Care	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nelson, Karen	Planned Parenthood of Maryland	Oral
FAV	Johnson, Jakeya	Reproductive Justice Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Goldstein, Mathew	Secular Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mariappuram, Rosann	SiX Action	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hoffman, Charlotte	Trans Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Egan, Ashleylobbyist	UULM-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Munroe, Kecia	Women's Caucus	Written (PDF)
FAV	Macomber, Virginia	Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bergofsky, Linda	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bode, Claire	Individual	Position only
FAV	Carbone, Judy A.	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Lopez, Delegate Lopezlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Elliott, Robynlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jasen, Debi	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kabara, Ilona	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kauffman, Dannalobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Lopez, Lesley	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Miller, Andrew	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rubinson, Harriet	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Spear, Bob	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	New, Michael	Charlotte Lozier Institute	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Arias, Dianelobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
UNF	Alexandre, Jonathanlobbyist	Maryland Family Institute	Oral
UNF	McCosby, Paul	Maryland Family Institute	Oral
UNF	Bogley, Laura	Maryland Right to Life	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Geraghty, Lisa	Moms for Liberty	Written (PDF)
UNF	Arlinghaus, Francis	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lang, Alan	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Rosa, Richard	Individual	Position only
UNF	Shih, Nancy	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Position only
INFO	Celentano, Matthewlobbyist	The League of Life and Health Insurers of Maryland	Written (PDF)
INFO	Harris, Mrs.	Individual	Position only

Organizations on record

All* Above AllFAV 1

Baltimore Abortion FundFAV 1

Baltimore City Council District 10FAV 1

Black Girls VoteFAV 1

Center for Reproductive RightsFAV 1

Charlotte Lozier InstituteUNF 1

Coalition for HB930FAV 1

Comptroller of MarylandFAV 1

Congresswoman April McClain DelaneyFAV 1

JCRC of Greater WashingtonFAV 1

Maryland Academy of Physician AssistantsFAV 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceUNF 1

Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)FAV 1

Maryland Department of HealthFAV 2

Maryland Family InstituteUNF 2

Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women (MLAW)FAV 1

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceFAV 1

Maryland Right to LifeUNF 1

MD Black Republican CouncilFAV 1

Moms for LibertyUNF 1

Montgomery County Commission for WomenFAV 1

Montgomery County CouncilFAV 1

Nationa Council of Jewish Women, MD Action TeamFAV 1

National Health Law ProgramFAV 1

National Network of Abortion FundsFAV 1

National Women's Law CenterFAV 1

OAGFAV 1

Office of the ComptrollerFAV 1

Partners in Abortion CareFAV 1

Planned Parenthood of MarylandFAV 1

Reproductive Justice MarylandFAV 1

Secular MarylandFAV 1

SiX ActionFAV 1

The League of Life and Health Insurers of MarylandINFO 1

Trans MarylandFAV 1

UULM-MDFAV 1

Women's CaucusFAV 1

Women's Democratic ClubFAV 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVmiller, deborahJCRC of Greater WashingtonRegistered for: Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington

FAVNavabi, JenniferMaryland Academy of Physician AssistantsRegistered for: B'More Clubhouse; Chase Brexton Health System; Children's Advocacy Institute; Coordinating Center, The; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition; Gaudenzia, Inc.…

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

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…

FAVKauffman, DannaRegistered for: Amazon.com Services, LLC; American Association of Dental Boards c/o Commission on Dental Competency Assessments; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Behavioral Health System Baltimore; City of Rockville; Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland…

UNFArias, DianeMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference

UNFAlexandre, JonathanMaryland Family InstituteRegistered for: Maryland Family Institute

INFOCelentano, MatthewThe League of Life and Health Insurers of MarylandRegistered for: 38 Degrees North; Advanced Energy United; Alliance of Maryland Dental Plans; Allstate Insurance Company; America's Health Insurance Plans; American Council of Life Insurers…