Maryland Advocacy

Welcome to the National Vaccine Information Center Maryland State Team page. This page, along with the email updates you will receive, will help keep you informed of what you can do in your state to help you protect and expand your rights to informed consent to vaccination.

Note: You must first register as a NVIC Team Member before you can view action alerts, legislation to watch, and announcements.

Action Needed Now

The following table lists the active action alerts for all states.

State Date Action
MD 2023-03-14 SUPPORT HB 1161 Requires health care providers, before administration of HPV vaccine, to provide certain information & obtain written consent

Bills to Watch

The following table lists the active bills of interest for all states.

State Bill Number Date Position Title Status
MD S.1391 2023-03-13 OPPOSE Eliminates religious belief exemption for vaccines required for school, requires the dept. to publish medical exemption rates Referred to the Joint Public Health Committee on 2/16/2023

Action: Contact Joint Public Health Committee Members, your Senator and Delegate, ask them to OPPOSE
MD HB 1232/SB 372 2023-03-07 OPPOSE Authorizes pharmacists to order & administer CDC recommended or FDA approved/authorized vaccines to adults & children 3 years and older HB 1232 scheduled for hearing House Health & Government Operations Committee 3/15/2023, SB 372 scheduled hearing Senate Finance Committee 2/28/2023

Action: Contact Senate Finance Committee Members, House Health & Government Operations Committee Members, your Senator, & Delegate, ask to OPPOSE
MD HB 699 2023-03-06 SUPPORT Prohibits government entities from requiring applicants or employees provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19 Hearing held in House Health & Government Operations Committee on 3/6/2023, still in committee

Action: Contact House Health & Government Operations Committee Members, your Delegate & Senator, ask them to SUPPORT
MD SB 628 2023-02-28 WATCH Requires guidlines and funding be developed to expand school-based health clinics to participate in the Vaccines for Children Program Hearing held in the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday, 2/28/2023 at 1:00 pm

Action: Contact Members of the Senate Finance Committee and Senate Education, Energy, & Environment Committee, your Senator, & Delegate with concerns
MD HB 1161 2023-02-22 SUPPORT Requires health care providers, before administration of HPV vaccine, to provide an individual or parent certain information & obtain written consent Scheduled for hearing in House Health and Government Operations Committee, Tuesday, 3/14/2023 at 1:00 pm in House Office Building, Room 240

Action: Contact House Health and Government Operations Members, your Delegate & Senator, ask them to SUPPORT
MD SB 378 2023-02-20 OPPOSE Allows minors 14 and older to consent to vaccines, denies them the ability to decline vaccines to which a parent consents Died, withdrawn by the sponsor

Action: None

Announcements

There are no announcements available at this time, but please check back soon.