Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB1012: Public Health - Local Suicide Fatality Review Teams - Authorization
Status: Signed into law, April 28, 2026
Authorizing a county or municipality to establish a local suicide fatality review team to coordinate with certain local child fatality review teams and the State Suicide Fatality Review Committee; authorizing a team to review suicide deaths in the county, identify factors associated with suicide, promote coordination among certain entities, and develop recommendations to prevent suicide; providing that certain information acquired by a local team is confidential and exempt from disclosure under the Maryland Public Information Act; etc.
What the bill says
A bill ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Public Health - Local Suicide Fatality Review Teams - Authorization FOR the purpose of authorizing a county or municipality to establish a local suicide fatality review team; requiring a local team to coordinate with the State Suicide Fatality Review Committee; exempting certain meetings of a local team from the Open Meetings Act; providing that certain information acquired by a local team is confidential and exempt from disclosure under the Maryland Public Information Act…
From the introduced text, February 6, 2026:
A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Public Health - Local Suicide Fatality Review Teams - Authorization FOR the purpose of authorizing a county or municipality to establish a local suicide fatality review team; requiring a local team to coordinate with the State Suicide Fatality Review Committee; exempting certain meetings of a local team from the Open Meetings Act; providing that certain information acquired by a local team is confidential and exempt from disclosure under the Maryland Public Information Act; prohibiting certain persons from testifying in any proceeding about details of a local team meeting; and generally relating to local suicide fatality review teams. BY adding to Article - Health - General Section 5-1101 through 5-1105 to be under the new subtitle "Subtitle 11. Local Suicide Fatality Review Teams" 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 SUBTITLE 11. LOCAL SUICIDE FATALITY REVIEW TEAMS. 5-1101. IN THIS SUBTITLE, "LOCAL TEAM" MEANS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY AND MULTIAGENCY SUICIDE FATALITY REVIEW TEAM ESTABLISHED UNDER § 5-1102 OF THIS SUBTITLE. EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW. [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from exist in g l aw . *hb1012* HOUSE BILL 1012 5-1102. (A) SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (B) …