HB 468

Did not advance

Health and Taxation - Digital Social Media Services and the Mental Health Care Fund for Children and Youth

Sponsor: Ashanti Martinez (District 22)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Public HealthStatus: Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Mental Health Care Fund for Children and Youth to support improved access to mental health care services for children and youth in the State; imposing a tax on certain annual revenues derived from certain digital social media services in the State; providing for the calculation and collection of the tax; requiring the Comptroller to distribute revenue from the tax in a certain manner; etc.

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Testimony (18)

MGA witness list

FAV 8FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 5UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	O'Brien, Megan	EveryMind	Written (PDF)
FAV	Clancy, Jennifer	Friends of Jennifer Clancy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Clark, Ashleylobbyist	Harris Jones & Malone, LLC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Miller Smith, Nora	League of Women Voters Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dickerson, Taylor	Maryland Psychological Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Olateju, Oluwatosin	Maryland Public Health Association (MdPHA)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Zektick, Barbaralobbyist	Zektick + Company	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Martinez, Delegate Martinezlegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Peters, Deb	Americans for Digital Opportunity	Written (PDF)
UNF	Wiggins, Grasonlobbyist	Maryland Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
UNF	Durkin, Margaretlobbyist	TechNet	Written (PDF)
UNF	Vetter, Drew	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	durkin, margaretlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Rabbitt, Dan	Behavioral Health System Baltimore	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Garagiola, Rob	Compass Advocacy	Written (PDF)
FWA	Mills, Morganlobbyist	Compass Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FWA	Geddes, Annlobbyist	Mental Health Association of Maryland	Written (PDF)
INFO	Eve Kelly, Victoria	Maryland State Bar Association	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Americans for Digital OpportunityUNF 1

Behavioral Health System BaltimoreFWA 1

Compass AdvocacyFWA 1

Compass Government RelationsFWA 1

EveryMindFAV 1

Friends of Jennifer ClancyFAV 1

Harris Jones & Malone, LLCFAV 1

League of Women Voters MarylandFAV 1

Maryland Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

Maryland Psychological AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Public Health Association (MdPHA)FAV 1

Maryland State Bar AssociationINFO 1

Mental Health Association of MarylandFWA 1

TechNetUNF 1

Zektick + CompanyFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVClark, AshleyHarris Jones & Malone, LLCRegistered for: Beltway Fine Wine; Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company; Community Associations Institute/Maryland Legislative Action Committee; Employ Prince George's, Inc.; Frederick Community College; Greater Baltimore Committee…

FAVZektick, BarbaraZektick + CompanyRegistered for: Citizens Coordinating Committee on Friendship Heights; Covista; Maryland Coalition of Families; Soteria LLC; Oracle America, Inc.; Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.…

UNFWiggins, GrasonMaryland Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Maryland Chamber of Commerce; United Way of Central Maryland, Inc.; Madison Marquette Property Investments LLC; Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund; Family Tree, The; OVG Facilities…

UNFDurkin, MargaretTechNetRegistered for: TechNet

UNFdurkin, margaretRegistered for: TechNet

FWAMills, MorganCompass Government RelationsRegistered for: Alley Cat Allies; CFG Health Network; Coinbase, Inc.; Girl Scouts of Central Maryland; Horizon Foundation of Howard County, Inc., The; Maryland Association for Justice, Inc.…

FWAGeddes, AnnMental Health Association of MarylandRegistered for: Mental Health Association of Maryland; Maryland Coalition of Families