HB 1625

Did not advance

Public Health - Newborn Screening Program - Fees and Core Conditions

Sponsor: Terri L. Hill (District 12A)Committee: HealthSubject: Public HealthStatus: Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the amount of fees the Maryland Department of Health may establish for newborn testing under the newborn screening program; requiring the State Advisory Council on Hereditary and Congenital Disorders to advise the Department on certain information related to the implementation of testing for a core condition added to the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel and provide recommendations regarding whether testing should be implemented; etc.

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Testimony (23)

MGA witness list

FAV 6FavorableFWA 7Favorable with amendmentsUNF 8UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Lato, Kari	Rare & Ready Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brosius, Robert	The Maryland Advisory Council on Hereditary and Congenital Disorders (MACHCD)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brosius, Robert	The Maryland Advisory Council on Hereditary and Congenital Disorders (MACHCD)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Hill, Delegate Hilllegislator	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Hill, Delegate Hilllegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Hill, Delegate	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Price, Suzanne	Concerned Citizen	Position only
UNF	Smith, Kathleen	Parent	Written (PDF)
UNF	Stone, Brian	self	Written (PDF)
UNF	Blackwell, Jessica	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lee, Emma Grace	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Shoemaker, Melissa	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Smith, Abigail	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Smith, Benjamin	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Grantham, Anna	Hunter's Hope Foundation	Written (PDF)
FWA	Hamosh, Ada	Johns Hopkins University	Written (PDF)
FWA	Hamosh, Ada	Johns Hopkins University	Written (PDF)
FWA	Morlino, Mary	MarylandRARE	Written (PDF)
FWA	Morlino, Mary	MarylandRARE	Written (PDF)
FWA	Lato, Kari	Rare & Ready Coalition	Written (PDF)
FWA	Akras, Thomas	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Lynch, Meghan	Maryland Department of Health	Written (PDF)
INFO	Lynch, Meghan	Maryland Department of Health	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Concerned CitizenUNF 1

Hunter's Hope FoundationFWA 1

Johns Hopkins UniversityFWA 2

Maryland Department of HealthINFO 2

MarylandRAREFWA 2

ParentUNF 1

Rare & Ready CoalitionFAV 1FWA 1

selfUNF 1

The Maryland Advisory Council on Hereditary and Congenital Disorders (MACHCD)FAV 2