Maryland House Bill 573 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-6)
Status: Passed on April 8 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-04-08 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 23
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Authorizing the State Board of Dental Examiners to approve a certain course of study for expanded function dental assistant certification; requiring that a course of study for initial dental assistant certification include at least 35 hours of in-person and online instruction; requiring the Board to reinstate a certain certification only under certain circumstances; requiring the Board to adopt regulations requiring continuing education, including clinical hands-on training, for expanded function dental assistants; etc.

State Board of Dental Examiners - Expanded Function Dental Assistants - Education and Reinstatement

Del. Nicholaus Kipke [R]	Del. Tiffany Alston [D]	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. Lesley Lopez [D]	Del. Ashanti Martinez [D]	Del. Matt Morgan [R]	Del. Joseline Pena-Melnyk [D]
Del. Teresa Reilly [R]	Del. Samuel Rosenberg [D]	Del. Kim Ross [D]	Del. Kathy Szeliga [R]
Del. Deni Taveras [D]	Del. Jennifer White Holland [D]	Del. Jamila Woods [D]	Del. Teresa Woorman [D]

2025-03-31 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-12 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 138 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-04-08	House	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 23
2025-04-01	House	Returned Passed
2025-03-31	Senate	Third Reading Passed (47-0)
2025-03-25	Senate	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2025-03-24	Senate	Favorable Report by Finance
2025-03-12	Senate	Referred Finance
2025-03-12	House	Third Reading Passed (138-0)
2025-03-11	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2025-03-11	House	Favorable with Amendments {693726/1 Adopted
2025-03-10	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
2025-01-27	House	Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
2025-01-23	House	First Reading Health and Government Operations

SB792 (Crossfiled) 2025-04-08 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 24

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Health Occupations	4	302.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health Occupations	4	311.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0573?ys=2025RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0573f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0573t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_23_hb0573t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/amds/bil_0003/hb0573_69372601.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/votes_comm/hb0573_hgo.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/votes_comm/hb0573_fin.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/votes/House/0435.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/votes/Senate/0763.pdf