SB 532 — Maryland
Higher Education Institutions - Over-the-Counter Contraception - Access and Reporting
Requiring each public senior higher education institution and community college to submit a report on contraception access to the Maryland Higher Education Commission each year by September 1; requiring the Commission to submit a report on contraception access to the General Assembly by October 1 each year; and requiring each community college to provide students with access to all methods of over-the-counter contraception.
Latest action: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 675 · May 26, 2026
Synopsis written by the legislature's own staff, as published on the official bill page. Status label is derived from the recorded actions. The full text below is the record.
Committees: Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate); Appropriations (House of Delegates); Health (House of Delegates)
Cross-filed with HB 1076 — the companion bill in the other chamber, as the legislature links it. Each bill keeps its own votes and status; they are never combined here.
Updated Jun 4, 2026
Timeline
First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Mar 20, 2026 · Senate
Favorable with Amendments {
Mar 20, 2026 · Senate
Motion Laid Over (Senator Ready) Adopted
Mar 20, 2026 · Senate
Favorable with Amendments {
Mar 20, 2026 · Senate
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Mar 20, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Referred Appropriations Health
Mar 23, 2026 · House of Delegates
Hearing 4/07 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations)
Mar 26, 2026 · House of Delegates
Hearing canceled (Appropriations)
Apr 7, 2026 · House of Delegates
Hearing 4/07 at 1:15 p.m. (Appropriations)
Apr 7, 2026 · House of Delegates
Hearing canceled (Appropriations)
Apr 7, 2026 · House of Delegates
Hearing 4/07 at 1:30 p.m. (Appropriations)
Apr 7, 2026 · House of Delegates
Favorable Report by Appropriations
Apr 8, 2026 · House of Delegates
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
Apr 8, 2026 · House of Delegates
Third Reading Passed
Apr 10, 2026 · House of Delegates
Returned Passed
Apr 10, 2026 · Senate
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 675
May 26, 2026 · executive
Sponsored by Cheryl Kagan, Brian Feldman
Senate vote — 31–12
On Third Reading · Mar 6, 2026 · result: pass
31 yea · 12 nay · 4 absent, excused, abstain or not voting
House of Delegates vote — 96–36
On Third Reading · Mar 25, 2026 · result: pass
96 yea · 36 nay · 9 absent, excused, abstain or not voting
How we know this
Every line above comes from the Maryland General Assembly record via Open States. The motion text is shown as recorded, so a procedural vote (to amend, refer or reconsider) is not read as a vote on the bill itself. The source does not say which text version each vote was on; every version is linked below.
Official records. Maryland legislators, bills and roll-call votes from the Maryland General Assembly, imported through Open States on Oct 29, 2026. Accuracy review against the official site is still under way. Campaign-finance records for Maryland are not imported yet.