MD HB837 | 2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5)
Status: Engrossed on March 23 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-03-23 - Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
Pending: Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on March 23 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-03-23 - Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
Pending: Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
Requiring certain nonpublic schools that offer athletic activities for students to develop policies and programs to provide certain information on sudden cardiac arrest to persons participating in the nonpublic school's athletic programs; requiring a physical examination for student participation in an interscholastic sport to include a cardiovascular prescreening to assess an individual's heart health, identify risk factors, and underlying abnormalities; requiring notification of certain persons if risk factors are detected; etc.
Title
Education - Student Athletic Activities - Cardiovascular Prescreening
Sponsors
| Del. Eric Ebersole [D] | Del. Jessica Feldmark [D] | Del. Regina Boyce [D] | Del. Kris Fair [D] |
| Del. Julie Palakovich Carr [D] |
Roll Calls
2026-03-23 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 133 N: 2 NV: 4 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 | Senate | Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment |
| 2026-03-23 | House | Third Reading Passed (133-2) |
| 2026-03-21 | House | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| 2026-03-21 | House | Favorable with Amendments {923529/1 Adopted |
| 2026-03-21 | House | Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2026-02-04 | House | First Reading Ways and Means |
Same As/Similar To
SB593 (Crossfiled) 2026-02-10 - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
Subjects
Awareness and Outreach
Continuing Education
Education
Education, State Department of
Electronic Government
Health
Health Occupations
Health, Department of
Job Training
Medical Conditions
Medical Testing and Diagnosis
Notices
Parents and Guardians
Primary and Secondary Education
Private Schools
Public Health
Public Information
Public Schools
Reports
Rules and Regulations
Sports and Recreation
Standards and Best Practices
Students
Time
Continuing Education
Education
Education, State Department of
Electronic Government
Health
Health Occupations
Health, Department of
Job Training
Medical Conditions
Medical Testing and Diagnosis
Notices
Parents and Guardians
Primary and Secondary Education
Private Schools
Public Health
Public Information
Public Schools
Reports
Rules and Regulations
Sports and Recreation
Standards and Best Practices
Students
Time
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 7 | 436 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Education | 7 | 436.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Health - General | 14 | 501 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
