Maryland Senate Bill 18

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Passed on April 28 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-28 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 226
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Establishing a provisional social work license through which an individual issued a provisional social work license may receive a full license; requiring the Board, beginning November 1, 2026, to issue a provisional license to an applicant who, except for passing the examination otherwise required, has met certain appropriate education and experience requirements; and requiring the Board beginning in 2027, to report certain information regarding the provisional licensing program to certain committees of the General Assembly.

State Board of Social Work Examiners - Provisional License to Practice Social Work - Established

Sen. Mary Washington [D]

2026-04-13 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 105 N: 29 NV: 6 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-04-13 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 33 N: 14 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-02 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 98 N: 36 NV: 1 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2026-03-05 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 42 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-28	Senate	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 226
2026-04-13	Senate	Passed Enrolled
2026-04-13	House	Third Reading Passed (105-29)
2026-04-13	House	Conference Committee Report {173328/1 Adopted
2026-04-13	Senate	Third Reading Passed (33-14)
2026-04-13	Senate	Conference Committee Report {173328/1 Adopted
2026-04-07	Senate	House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Cullison, White Holland and Reilly)
2026-04-07	Senate	House Refuses Recede
2026-04-06	House	House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Cullison, White Holland and Reilly)
2026-04-06	House	House Refuses Recede
2026-04-06	House	Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Hayes, Ready and Lam)
2026-04-06	House	Senate Requests House Recede
2026-04-06	House	Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
2026-04-03	Senate	Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Hayes, Ready and Lam)
2026-04-03	Senate	Senate Requests House Recede
2026-04-03	Senate	Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
2026-04-02	House	Third Reading Passed (98-36)
2026-04-01	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2026-04-01	House	Favorable with Amendments {823426/1 Adopted
2026-04-01	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health
2026-03-17	House	Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-03-06	House	Referred Health
2026-03-05	Senate	Third Reading Passed (42-0)
2026-03-03	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2026-03-03	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {373420/1 Adopted
2026-03-02	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
2026-01-27	Senate	Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-01-16	Senate	Reassigned to Finance
2026-01-14	Senate	First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
2025-10-10	Senate	Pre-filed

HB769 (Crossfiled) 2026-04-28 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 227

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Health Occupations	19	101	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health Occupations	19	309.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0018?ys=2026RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0018f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0018t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0018e.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_226_sb0018e.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/amds/bil_0008/sb0018_37342001.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/amds/bil_0008/sb0018_82342601.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/amds/bil_0008/sb0018_17332801.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes_comm/sb0018_fin.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes_comm/sb0018_hlt.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes/Senate/0255.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes/House/0988.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes/Senate/1186.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes/House/1495.pdf