Maryland House Bill 26 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-6)
Status: Passed on April 11 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-04-11 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 55
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Requiring an individual, in order to be licensed as a psychologist by the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists, to have a doctoral degree in psychology from a certain school or university, to have received a postdoctoral respecialization certificate from a certain department of psychology that included a minimum of 1,750 hours in supervised internship, and to have completed at least 1,500 hours postcertification advanced training hours or precertification hours of service as a registered psychology associate; etc.

Health Occupations - Psychologists - Licensure Qualification

Del. Heather Bagnall [D]	Del. Harry Bhandari [D]	Del. Brian Chisholm [R]	Del. Bonnie Cullison [D]
Del. Pam Guzzone [D]	Del. Terri Hill [D]	Del. Tom Hutchinson [R]	Del. Steve Johnson [D]
Del. Anne Kaiser [D]	Del. Ken Kerr [D]	Del. Nicholaus Kipke [R]	Del. Robbyn Lewis [D]
Del. Lesley Lopez [D]	Del. Matt Morgan [R]	Del. Joseline Pena-Melnyk [D]	Del. Teresa Reilly [R]
Del. Samuel Rosenberg [D]	Del. Kathy Szeliga [R]	Del. Deni Taveras [D]	Del. Jennifer White Holland [D]
Del. Jamila Woods [D]

2023-04-05 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 46 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-23 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 137 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-04-11	House	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 55
2023-04-05	House	Returned Passed
2023-04-05	Senate	Third Reading Passed (46-0)
2023-04-04	Senate	Second Reading Passed
2023-04-04	Senate	Favorable Adopted
2023-04-04	Senate	Favorable Report by Finance
2023-03-19	Senate	Hearing 3/22 at 1:00 p.m.
2023-02-24	Senate	Referred Finance
2023-02-23	House	Third Reading Passed (137-0)
2023-02-21	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2023-02-21	House	Favorable with Amendments {423428/1 Adopted
2023-02-20	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
2023-02-07	House	Hearing 2/09 at 2:00 p.m.
2023-02-07	House	Hearing canceled
2023-01-19	House	Hearing 2/09 at 3:00 p.m.
2023-01-11	House	First Reading Health and Government Operations
2022-11-17	House	Pre-filed

HB911 (Carry Over) 2022-04-05 - Hearing 4/05 at 1:00 p.m.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Health Occupations	18	101	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health Occupations	18	302	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0026?ys=2023RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/hb/hb0026f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/hb/hb0026t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/Chapters_noln/CH_55_hb0026t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/amds/bil_0006/hb0026_42342801.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes_comm/hb0026_hgo.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes_comm/hb0026_fin.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes/House/0091.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes/Senate/0940.pdf