HB 1066

Enacted

Commission on Behavioral Health Care Treatment and Access - Workgroups

Sponsor: Sheila Ruth (District 44B)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Public HealthStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 763 (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Commission on Behavioral Health Care Treatment and Access to establish a workgroup on the improvement of health, social, and economic outcomes related to substance use; requiring the workgroup to make recommendations on changes to State laws, policies and practices needed to mitigate the harm related to criminalization of substance use and related to the discharge of patients from substance use treatment programs; and requiring the workgroup to submit a certain report annually.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 19FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Rabbitt, Dan	Behavioral Health System Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rabbitt, Dan	Behavioral Health System Baltimore	Position only
FAV	Rabbitt, Dan	Behavioral Health System Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Margolis, Leslielobbyist	Disability Rights Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Margolis, Leslielobbyist	Disability Rights Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hilliard, Michael	Law Enforcement Action Partnership	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hilliard, Mike	Law Enforcement Action Partnership	Written (PDF)
FAV	Curley, Kristina	Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus	Written (PDF)
FAV	Charlton, Benjamin	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosen-Cohen, Nancy	NCADD-Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Adams, MD, Joseph	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Ruth, Delegate Ruthlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Ruth, Delegate Ruthlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Higdon, Thomas	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Higdon, Thomas	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Krone, Christinelobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Krone, Christinelobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ruth, S	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ruth, S	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lynch, Meghan	Maryland Department of Health	Written (PDF)
FWA	Mansfield, Andrealobbyist	Towing & Recovery Professionals of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Lynch, Meghan	Maryland Department of Health	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Behavioral Health System BaltimoreFAV 3

Disability Rights MarylandFAV 2

Law Enforcement Action PartnershipFAV 2

Maryland Department of HealthUNF 1INFO 1

Maryland Legislative Latino CaucusFAV 1

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderFAV 1

NCADD-MarylandFAV 1

Towing & Recovery Professionals of MarylandFWA 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMargolis, LeslieDisability Rights MarylandRegistered for: Disability Rights Maryland

FAVKrone, ChristineRegistered for: American Coatings Association; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; City of Rockville; Coordinating Center for Home and Community Care, The, LLC (dba The Coordinating Center); Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.; LifeSpan Network…

FWAMansfield, AndreaTowing & Recovery Professionals of MarylandRegistered for: HDR Engineering, Inc.; Adventist HealthCare, Inc.; Alkermes; Alterwood Health, Inc.; American Chemistry Council; Amrize North America Inc., formerly Holcim Participations (US) Inc.…