Maryland Senate Bill 169 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 8 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-05-08 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 386
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Authorizing the State Board of Dental Examiners to issue a cease and desist order for certain violations; increasing certain penalties for certain acts related to the unauthorized practice of dentistry or dental hygiene; altering from a misdemeanor to a felony penalties for violating certain provisions of law related to dental laboratory work or advertising a dental appliance by increasing the fine to up to $2,000 per day, instead of a one-time fine, or imprisonment of up to 2 years, rather than 6 months; etc.

Health Occupations - Violations of the Maryland Dentistry Act - Penalties and Cease and Desist Orders

Sen. Chris West [R]

2020-03-16 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 132 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2020-02-28 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 42 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-05-08	Senate	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 386
2020-03-18	Senate	Returned Passed
2020-03-16	House	Third Reading Passed (132-0)
2020-03-14	House	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2020-03-14	House	Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
2020-03-02	House	Referred Health and Government Operations
2020-02-28	Senate	Third Reading Passed (42-1)
2020-02-26	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2020-02-26	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {714837/1 Adopted
2020-02-25	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2020-01-17	Senate	Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs)
2020-01-13	Senate	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs and Judicial Proceedings

HB947 (Crossfiled) 2020-05-08 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 385

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Health Occupations	4	321	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health Occupations	4	606	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0169?ys=2020RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0169f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0169t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/amds/bil_0009/sb0169_71483701.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes_comm/sb0169_ehe.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes_comm/sb0169_jpr.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes_comm/sb0169_hgo.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/Senate/0435.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/House/0874.pdf