Maryland HB714: Health - Abortion Data - Submission to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

What the bill says

A bill ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Health - Abortion Data - Submission to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention FOR the purpose of requiring the Maryland Department of Health to submit to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention any data regarding abortion requested by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, unless submitting the data would violate federal or State law; and generally relating to the submission of abortion data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. BY adding to Article - Health - General Section 20-217 to be under the new part "Part V…

From the introduced text, February 2, 2026:

A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Health - Abortion Data - Submission to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention FOR the purpose of requiring the Maryland Department of Health to submit to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention any data regarding abortion requested by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, unless submitting the data would violate federal or State law; and generally relating to the submission of abortion data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. BY adding to Article - Health - General Section 20-217 to be under the new part "Part V. Reporting Requirements" Annotated Code of Maryland (2023 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: Article - Health - General 20-215. RESERVED. 20-216. RESERVED. PART V. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 20-217. EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW. [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from exist in g l aw . *hb0714* HOUSE BILL (A) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL SUBMIT TO THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION ANY DATA REGARDING ABORTION REQUESTED BY THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION. (B) THE DEPARTMENT MAY REFUSE TO SUBMIT DATA REQUESTED UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION IF SUBMITTING THE DATA WOULD …