MD SB83 | 2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Passed on April 28 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-28 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 335
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Passed on April 28 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-28 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 335
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
Altering the grounds for discipline by certain health occupations boards to include being disciplined by any branch of the uniformed services or the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; and altering the grounds for discipline of a naturopathic doctor by the State Board of Physicians to include being convicted or disciplined by a court of any state or country.
Title
Health Occupations - Grounds for Discipline - Federal and Court Actions
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2026-04-08 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 134 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2026-02-12 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 44 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-02-12 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 44 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | Senate | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 335 |
| 2026-04-09 | Senate | Returned Passed |
| 2026-04-08 | House | Third Reading Passed (134-1) |
| 2026-04-08 | House | Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed |
| 2026-04-08 | House | Favorable Report by Health |
| 2026-03-17 | House | Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2026-02-13 | House | Referred Health |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Third Reading Passed (44-0) |
| 2026-02-10 | Senate | Second Reading Passed |
| 2026-02-10 | Senate | Favorable Adopted |
| 2026-02-09 | Senate | Favorable Report by Finance |
| 2026-01-21 | Senate | Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m. |
| 2026-01-14 | Senate | First Reading Finance |
| 2025-07-02 | Senate | Pre-filed |
Subjects
Armed Forces and Uniformed Services
Art, Music, and Cultural Affairs
Audiologists and Speech Pathologists
Committees and Commissions
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Counselors and Therapists
Courts
Crimes and Punishments
Dentists
Dietitians and Nutritionists
Discipline
Environmental Health
Health Occupations
Hearing Aids
Licenses
Medical Examiners
Optometrists, Ophthalmologists, and Opticians
Pharmacists and Pharmacies
Physician Assistants
Physicians
Podiatrists
Radiation
Social Workers
Sports and Recreation
Veterans
Art, Music, and Cultural Affairs
Audiologists and Speech Pathologists
Committees and Commissions
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Counselors and Therapists
Courts
Crimes and Punishments
Dentists
Dietitians and Nutritionists
Discipline
Environmental Health
Health Occupations
Hearing Aids
Licenses
Medical Examiners
Optometrists, Ophthalmologists, and Opticians
Pharmacists and Pharmacies
Physician Assistants
Physicians
Podiatrists
Radiation
Social Workers
Sports and Recreation
Veterans
