Organ Donorship
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Hospitals and Tissue Banks - Autologous and Directed Blood Donations - Requirements [HB-1456]
Requiring a tissue bank that facilitates autologous or directed blood donations to comply with a physician's order prescribing an autologous or directed blood donation; authorizing a tissue bank to charge a certain fee for facilitating an autologous or directed blood donation; and requiring a hospital to allow an individual to provide an autologous or directed blood donation under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ric Metzgar
Hearing Canceled on 02/26/2025
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Gettr Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Income Tax - Opportunity for Filers to Register to Make Anatomical Gift [HB-1068]
Requiring the Comptroller to implement procedures to offer certain income tax return filers the opportunity to register to make an anatomical gift in accordance with the Maryland Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act through a hyperlink to the anatomical gift donor registry.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jessica Feldmark
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 190 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Income Tax - Opportunity for Filers to Register to Make Anatomical Gift [SB-577]
Requiring the Comptroller to implement procedures to offer an individual filing a Maryland resident individual income tax return electronically the opportunity to register to make an anatomical gift in accordance with the Maryland Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act through a hyperlink to a certain anatomical gift donor registry; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy King
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 189 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Perfusionists - Licensure Exemption - Employees and Agents of Federally Designated Organ Procurement Organizations [SB-278]
Exempting employees and agents of federally designated organ procurement organizations who preserve or perfuse organs from deceased human donors for certain purposes from licensure requirements for perfusionists.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Perfusionists – Licensure Exemption – Employees and Agents of Federally Designated Organ Procurement Organizations [HB-286]
Exempting employees and agents of federally designated organ procurement organizations who preserve or perfuse organs from deceased human donors for certain purposes from licensure requirements for perfusionists.
Sponsored by: Rep. Emily Shetty
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Fund - Annual Funding and Extension [HB-1370]
Altering from $400,000 to $500,000, beginning in fiscal year 2024, the annual amount to be distributed from the Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Fund to a certain qualified nonprofit entity; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill for fiscal years 2024 through 2027 a certain appropriation to the Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Fund; and extending the termination date to September 30, 2027, for certain provisions of law governing the distribution of money from the Fund.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 274 on 05/12/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Fund - Annual Funding and Extension [SB-574]
Altering from $400,000 to $500,000, beginning in fiscal year 2024, the annual amount to be distributed from the Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Fund to a certain qualified nonprofit entity; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill for fiscal years 2024 through 2027 a certain appropriation to the Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Fund; and extending the termination date for certain provisions of law governing the distribution of money from the Fund.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 273 on 05/12/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Public Health - Nondiscrimination in Access to Anatomical Gifts and Organ Transplantation - Financial Status [HB-96]
Prohibiting covered entities from taking certain actions regarding organ transplantation and anatomical gifts solely on the basis of an individual's financial status; and requiring, except under certain circumstances, covered entities to make certain modifications to policies, practices, and procedures to allow an individual with financial issues access to services related to organ transplantation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Emily Shetty
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/30/2022
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Living Organ Donors [HB-10]
Increasing, from $7,500 to $10,000, the amount of a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for certain expenses paid or incurred by an individual that are attributable to the individual's donation of an organ; altering the definition of "qualified expenses" for purposes of the subtraction modification to include unreimbursed expenses for child care, elder care, and medication; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Hearing 1/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 12/22/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Estates and Trusts - Maryland Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act - Revisions [HB-301]
Authorizing a person who chooses to be an organ donor on or after July 1, 2022, to designate if the anatomical gift is to be used for certain purposes; requiring the Organ Procurement Organization or its designee to produce and provide to each Motor Vehicle Administration location educational materials that include definitions of anatomical gift, research and education, and transplantation and therapy; requiring that a gift registered before July 1, 2022, may be used only for transplantation or therapy; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Hearing 2/11 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/23/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Living Organ Donors [SB-48]
Increasing, from $7,500 to $10,000, the amount of a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for certain expenses paid or incurred by an individual that are attributable to the individual's donation of an organ; altering the definition of "qualified expenses" for purposes of the subtraction modification to include unreimbursed expenses for child care, elder care, and medication; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing 1/14 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/22/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Estates and Trusts - Maryland Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act - Revisions [SB-265]
Authorizing a person who chooses to be an organ donor on or after July 1, 2022, to designate if the anatomical gift is to be used for certain purposes; requiring the Organ Procurement Organization or its designee to produce and provide to each Motor Vehicle Administration location educational materials that include definitions of anatomical gift, research and education, and transplantation and therapy; requiring that a gift registered before July 1, 2022, may be used only for transplantation or therapy; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Hearing 1/19 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/28/2021
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Emergency Vehicles - Organ Delivery Vehicles [SB-475]
Altering the defined term "emergency vehicle" to include certain organ delivery vehicles; authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration to designate an organ delivery vehicle as an emergency vehicle only if it is registered to a federally designated organ procurement organization or a professional organ transportation organization; authorizing the driver of an emergency vehicle to exercise certain privileges while transporting human organs or medical personnel; authorizing that organ delivery vehicles be equipped with certain devices; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 187 on 04/24/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Income Tax – Subtraction Modification – Living Organ Donors [HB-96]
Allowing a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for up to $7,500 of qualified expenses paid or incurred by a living individual that are attributable to the donation of certain organs for organ transplantation; defining "organ" and "qualified expenses"; and applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Hixson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 36 on 04/10/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Fund - Donor Registry - Annual Funding [HB-691]
Requiring the Secretary of Health to distribute at least $400,000 annually from the Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Fund to the qualified nonprofit organization responsible for the maintenance and operation of a certain donor registry; requiring that any unused funds distributed to a certain qualified nonprofit entity revert to the Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Fund at the end of each fiscal year; and providing for the termination of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 444 on 05/08/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Education – Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Instruction in Public and Nonpublic High Schools [HB-442]
Encouraging a county board of education to provide age-appropriate instruction on organ and tissue donation and registration in the public high schools in the county; specifying the purposes and goals of the instruction are to describe certain benefits, address the myths and misconceptions, and explain the options available to minors and adults related to organ and tissue donation; and encouraging nonpublic high schools to provide certain instruction on organ and tissue donation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/26/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Emergency Vehicles - Blood, Organ, or Tissue Delivery Vehicles [HB-123]
Altering the defined term "emergency vehicle" to include a blood, organ, or tissue delivery vehicle; defining the term "blood, organ, or tissue delivery vehicle"; authorizing the driver of an emergency vehicle to exercise certain privileges while transporting, under certain circumstances, human blood, organs, or tissue or medical personnel; authorizing blood, organ, or tissue delivery vehicles to be equipped with certain light or signal devices; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Angela Angel
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 02/12/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Emergency Vehicles - Organ Delivery Vehicles [HB-106]
Altering the defined term "emergency vehicle" to include certain organ delivery vehicles; authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration to designate an organ delivery vehicle as an emergency vehicle only if it is registered to a federally designated organ procurement organization or a professional organ transportation organization; authorizing the driver of an emergency vehicle to exercise certain privileges while transporting human organs or medical personnel; authorizing organ delivery vehicles to be equipped with certain devices; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 186 on 04/24/2018
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Education - Public and Nonpublic High Schools - Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Instruction [SB-954]
Requiring, beginning in the 2020-2021 school year, county boards of education to provide instruction on organ and tissue donation and registration as part of a certain curriculum in grades 9 through 12 in public schools; specifying the purposes and goals of the instruction; encouraging nonpublic high schools to provide instruction on organ and tissue donation and registration in a certain manner; and encouraging county boards to provide instruction on organ and tissue donation and registration during the 2019-2020 school year.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Hearing 3/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/26/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Maryland Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act - Donors - Policy of the State [SB-790]
Declaring that it is the policy of the State that any donor may make an anatomical gift during the life of the donor for transplantation, therapy, research, or education, regardless of age, ethnicity, or medical history.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 03/04/2019