MD HB 1420
enactedHealth Occupations - Criminal History Records Checks
Maryland · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did MD HB 1420 pass?
Yes. MD HB 1420 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-12): Approved by the Governor - Chapter 370
What is MD HB 1420 about?
MD HB 1420 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Health Occupations - Criminal History Records Checks”.
Who sponsors MD HB 1420?
Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee is the primary sponsor of MD HB 1420.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-05-12 — Approved by the Governor - Chapter 370
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Joint Audit and Evaluation Committeeprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 370
executive-signature
2026-04-07
Returned Passed
2026-04-06
Third Reading Passed
passage
2026-03-31
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-30
Favorable Report by Finance
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-23
Referred Finance
referral-committee
2026-03-20
Third Reading Passed
passage
2026-03-20
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-20
Favorable Report by Health
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-11
Hearing 3/11 at 3:10 p.m. (Health)
2026-03-11
Hearing canceled (Health)
2026-03-11
Hearing 3/11 at 2:40 p.m. (Health)
2026-03-11
Hearing canceled (Health)
2026-03-11
Hearing 3/11 at 2:15 p.m. (Health)
2026-03-11
Hearing canceled (Health)
2026-02-13
Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (Health)
2026-02-13
First Reading Health and Judiciary
referral-committee
Versions
Documents
Votes
On Third Reading
2026-03-08 · pass · 131-0
Member-level votes (141)
- Speaker: yes
- Conaway: yes
- Howard: yes
- Nkongolo: yes
- Spiegel: yes
- Acevero: yes
- Crutchfield: yes
- Hutchinson: yes
- Odom: yes
- Stein: yes
- Adams: yes
- Cullison: yes
- Ivey: yes
- Palakovich Carr: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Addison: yes
- Davis: yes
- Jacobs: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Stinnett: yes
- Allen: yes
- Ebersole: yes
- Johnson, A.: yes
- Phillips: yes
- Stonko: yes
- Alston: yes
- Edelson: yes
- Jones, D.: yes
- Pippy: yes
- Szeliga: yes
- Amprey: yes
- Embry: yes
- Kaiser: yes
- Pruski: yes
- Taveras: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Fair: yes
- Kaufman: yes
- Qi: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Arentz: yes
- Feldmark: yes
- Kerr: yes
- Queen: yes
- Terrasa: yes
- Arikan: yes
- Fennell: yes
- Kipke: yes
- Reilly: yes
- Toles: yes
- Bagnall: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Korman: yes
- Roberson: yes
- Tomlinson: yes
- Baker: yes
- Foley: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Turner: yes
- Barnes: yes
- Forbes: yes
- Lewis: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Valderrama: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- Fraser-Hidalgo: yes
- Long, R.: yes
- Rose: yes
- Valentine: yes
- Beauchamp: yes
- Ghrist: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Rosenberg: yes
- Vogel: yes
- Behler: yes
- Grammer: yes
- Mangione: yes
- Ross: yes
- Watson: yes
- Bhandari: yes
- Griffith: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Ruff: yes
- Wells: yes
- Boafo: yes
- Guyton: yes
- McCaskill: yes
- Ruth: yes
- White Holland: yes
- Boyce: yes
- Guzzone: yes
- McComas: yes
- Sample-Hughes: yes
- Wilkins: yes
- Buckel: yes
- Harrison: yes
- Miller: yes
- Schindler: yes
- Williams: yes
- Cardin: yes
- Hartman: yes
- Mireku-North: yes
- Schmidt: yes
- Wims: yes
- Chang: yes
- Healey: yes
- Moon: yes
- Shetty: yes
- Wivell: yes
- Charkoudian: yes
- Hill: yes
- Moreno: yes
- Simmons: yes
- Woods: yes
- Chisholm: yes
- Hinebaugh: yes
- Morgan, M.: yes
- Simpson: yes
- Woorman: yes
- Ciliberti: yes
- Holmes: yes
- Morgan, T.: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wu: yes
- Clippinger: yes
- Hornberger: yes
- Nawrocki: yes
- Solomon: yes
- Ziegler: yes
- Coley: yes
- Bouchat: not voting
- Johnson, S.: not voting
- Long, J.: not voting
- Wilson: not voting
- Young: not voting
- Crosby: absent
- Jones, A.: absent
- Metzgar: absent
- Pasteur: absent
- Wolek: absent
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 806
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