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IntroducedJan 29, 2025
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Passed HouseMar 17, 2025
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Passed SenateMar 31, 2025
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Signed into LawMay 20, 2025
Health Occupations - Licensed Direct-Entry Midwives - Revisions
Last Action See all actions
executive • May 20, 2025: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 645
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary/Bill Text
Comments on HB 838
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Bhandaricosponsor
- Guzzonecosponsor
- Hillcosponsor
- Hutchinsoncosponsor
- S. Johnsoncosponsor
- Kerrcosponsor
- Kipkecosponsor
- Lopezcosponsor
- Martinezcosponsor
- Pena-Melnykcosponsor
- Rosenbergcosponsor
- Rosscosponsor
- Taverascosponsor
- White Hollandcosponsor
- Woodscosponsor
- Woormancosponsor
Votes
YES: 133
- Speaker
- Crosby
- Howard
- Nkongolo
- Stein
- Acevero
- Crutchfield
- Hutchinson
- Otto
- Stewart
- Adams
- Cullison
- Ivey
- Palakovich Carr
- Stinnett
- Addison
- Davis
- Jacobs
- Pasteur
- Stonko
- Allen
- Ebersole
- Johnson, A.
- Patterson
- Szeliga
- Alston
- Edelson
- Johnson, S.
- Pena-Melnyk
- Taveras
- Amprey
- Embry
- Jones, D.
- Phillips
- Taylor
- Arentz
- Fair
- Kaiser
- Pruski
- Terrasa
- Arikan
- Feldmark
- Kaufman
- Qi
- Toles
- Atterbeary
- Fennell
- Kerr
- Queen
- Tomlinson
- Bagnall
- Fisher
- Kipke
- Roberson
- Turner
- Baker
- Foley
- Korman
- Roberts
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Forbes
- Lehman
- Rogers
- Vogel
- Bartlett
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lewis, J.
- Rosenberg
- Watson
- Beauchamp
- Ghrist
- Lewis, R.
- Ross
- Wells
- Behler
- Grammer
- Long, J.
- Ruff
- White Holland
- Bhandari
- Griffith
- Long, R.
- Ruth
- Wilkins
- Boafo
- Guyton
- Lopez
- Sample-Hughes
- Williams
- Bouchat
- Guzzone
- Martinez
- Schindler
- Wilson
- Boyce
- Harris
- McCaskill
- Schmidt
- Wims
- Buckel
- Harrison
- McComas
- Shetty
- Wolek
- Cardin
- Hartman
- Metzgar
- Simmons
- Woods
- Chang
- Healey
- Mireku-North
- Simpson
- Woorman
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Moon
- Smith
- Wu
- Chisholm
- Hinebaugh
- Morgan, M.
- Solomon
- Young
- Ciliberti
- Holmes
- Morgan, T.
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Clippinger
- Hornberger
- Nawrocki
YES: 47
- Mr. President
- Ellis
- Hettleman
- Lewis Young
- Simonaire
- Attar
- Feldman
- Jackson, C.
- Love
- Smith
- Augustine
- Folden
- Jackson, M.
- Mautz
- Sydnor
- Bailey
- Gallion
- James
- McCray
- Waldstreicher
- Beidle
- Gile
- Jennings
- McKay
- Washington, A.
- Benson
- Guzzone
- Kagan
- Muse
- Washington, M.
- Brooks
- Hayes
- King
- Ready
- Watson
- Carozza
- Henson
- Kramer
- Rosapepe
- West
- Charles
- Hershey
- Lam
- Salling
- Zucker
- Corderman
- Hester
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
Actions
- May 20, 2025 | executive
- Approved by the Governor - Chapter 645
- Apr 01, 2025 | House
- Returned Passed
- Mar 31, 2025 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- Mar 25, 2025 | Senate
- Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- Mar 24, 2025 | Senate
- Favorable Report by Finance
- Mar 17, 2025 | Senate
- Referred Finance
- Mar 17, 2025 | House
- Third Reading Passed (133-6)
- Mar 15, 2025 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
- Favorable with Amendments {643829/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Jan 29, 2025 | House
- First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government OperationsPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - FinancePDF
- Video: Health and Government OperationsHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- HGO In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Brocato, Deborah
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Cullison, Delegate, Bonnie (Delegate Bonnie Cullison)
- HGO In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Williams, Nikki
- HGO In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Milgate, Karen (midwifery practice)
- HGO In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Brody, Tova
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Brandon, Kirra (Maryland Families for Safe Birth)
- HGO Testimony, UNF -- (MD), State of Maryland
- HGO In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Pontarolo-Maag, Katherine
- HGO In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Barocca, Paige (Association of Independent Midwives of Maryland (AIMM))
- HGO Testimony, UNF -- Lynch, Meghan (Maryland Department of Health)
- HGO In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Mehu, Natasha (Maryland Hospital Association)
- HGO In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Krone, Christine
- HGO Testimony, FWA -- Elliott, Robyn
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Brody, Tova
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Manela, Caitlin
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Watts, Jessica (Association of Independent Midwives of Maryland)
- HGO In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Nash, Lynn (Maryland Military Coalition / Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S. Public Health Services)
- HGO Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Reed Carroll, Callai
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Alexander, Jennifer
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Jones, Dana (Women's Caucus)