Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB882: Consumer Health Information - Termination Date and Mandatory Funding for the State's Consumer Health Information Hub - Repeal
Status: Signed into law, May 26, 2026
Repealing the requirement that the Governor include in the annual budget bill a $350,000 appropriation to the State's Consumer Health Information Hub; requiring the Hub to carry out certain duties to the extent funding is available; and repealing the termination date for certain provisions of law related to consumer health information and the State's Consumer Health Information Hub.
What the bill says
An act concerning Consumer Health Information - Termination Date and Mandatory Funding for the State's Consumer Health Information Hub - Repeal FOR the purpose of repealing the requirement that the Governor include in the annual budget bill a certain appropriation to the State's Consumer Health Information Hub; requiring the Hub to carry out certain duties to the extent funding is available; repealing the termination date for certain provisions of law related to consumer health information and the State's Consumer Health Information Hub; and generally relating to consumer health information…
From the enrolled text, June 3, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Consumer Health Information - Termination Date and Mandatory Funding for the State's Consumer Health Information Hub - Repeal FOR the purpose of repealing the requirement that the Governor include in the annual budget bill a certain appropriation to the State's Consumer Health Information Hub; requiring the Hub to carry out certain duties to the extent funding is available; repealing the termination date for certain provisions of law related to consumer health information and the State's Consumer Health Information Hub; and generally relating to consumer health information. BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - Health - General Section 20-2203 Annotated Code of Maryland (2023 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Health - General Section 20-2204 Annotated Code of Maryland (2023 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Chapter 679 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2022 Section 2 SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: Article - Health - General 20-2203. State and local agencies shall use plain language in public communications about health, health insurance, safety, and social services benefits. 20-2204. (a) The University of Maryland Herschel S. Horowitz Center for Health Literacy is designated as the State's Consumer Health Information …