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IntroducedFeb 03, 2025
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Passed SenateMar 17, 2025
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Passed HouseApr 07, 2025
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Signed into Law
Health Occupations - Licensed Direct-Entry Midwives - Revisions
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Senate • Apr 07, 2025: Returned Passed
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Summary/Bill Text
Comments on SB 854
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 44
- Mr. President
- Ellis
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Simonaire
- Attar
- Feldman
- Hettleman
- Love
- Smith
- Augustine
- Folden
- Jackson, C.
- Mautz
- Waldstreicher
- Bailey
- Gallion
- Jackson, M.
- McCray
- Washington, A.
- Beidle
- Gile
- James
- McKay
- Washington, M.
- Brooks
- Guzzone
- Jennings
- Muse
- Watson
- Carozza
- Hayes
- Kagan
- Ready
- West
- Charles
- Henson
- King
- Rosapepe
- Zucker
- Corderman
- Hershey
- Kramer
- Salling
NO: 0
YES: 111
- Speaker
- Cullison
- Johnson, A.
- Phillips
- Stewart
- Acevero
- Ebersole
- Johnson, S.
- Pruski
- Stinnett
- Addison
- Edelson
- Jones, D.
- Qi
- Stonko
- Allen
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Queen
- Taveras
- Alston
- Fair
- Kerr
- Reilly
- Taylor
- Amprey
- Feldmark
- Kipke
- Roberson
- Terrasa
- Arikan
- Fennell
- Korman
- Roberts
- Turner
- Atterbeary
- Foley
- Lehman
- Rogers
- Valderrama
- Bagnall
- Forbes
- Lewis, J.
- Rosenberg
- Vogel
- Barnes
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lewis, R.
- Ross
- Watson
- Bartlett
- Grammer
- Long, J.
- Ruff
- Wells
- Behler
- Griffith
- Lopez
- Ruth
- White Holland
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilkins
- Boafo
- Guzzone
- McCaskill
- Schindler
- Williams
- Boyce
- Harris
- Metzgar
- Schmidt
- Wilson
- Buckel
- Harrison
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Wims
- Cardin
- Hill
- Moon
- Simmons
- Wolek
- Chang
- Holmes
- Nkongolo
- Simpson
- Woods
- Charkoudian
- Hornberger
- Palakovich Carr
- Smith
- Woorman
- Clippinger
- Howard
- Pasteur
- Solomon
- Wu
- Conaway
- Hutchinson
- Patterson
- Spiegel
- Young
- Crosby
- Ivey
- Pena-Melnyk
- Stein
- Ziegler
- Crutchfield
NO: 27
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Apr 07, 2025 | Senate
- Returned Passed
- Apr 07, 2025 | House
- Third Reading Passed (111-27)
- Apr 02, 2025 | House
- Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
- Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- Mar 18, 2025 | House
- Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 17, 2025 | House
- Referred Health and Government Operations
- Mar 17, 2025 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- Favorable with Amendments {943125/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (44-0)
- Feb 05, 2025 | Senate
- Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 03, 2025 | Senate
- First Reading Finance
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - FinancePDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government OperationsPDF
- Video: FinanceHTML
- Video: Health and Government OperationsHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Brocato, Deborah
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Milgate, Karen (midwifery practice)
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Brody, Tova
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Lewis Young, Senator Karen (Senator Karen Lewis Young)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Brandon, Kirra (Maryland Families for Safe Birth)
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Williams, Nikki
- FIN Testimony, UNF -- (MD), State of Maryland
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Pontarolo-Maag, Katherine
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Barocca, Paige (Association of Independent Midwives of Maryland (AIMM))
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Harper, Katja
- FIN Testimony, UNF -- Lynch, Meghan (Maryland Department of Health)
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Mehu, Natasha (Maryland Hospital Association)
- FIN Testimony, FWA -- Elliott, Robyn
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Krone, Christine
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Brody, Tova
- FIN Testimony, UNF -- Jordan, Dr. Rachel
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Manela, Caitlin
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Watts, Jessica (Association of Independent Midwives of Maryland)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Alexander, Jennifer
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Nash, Lynn (Maryland Military Coalition / Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S. Public Health Services)
- FIN Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- HGO In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Brocato, Deborah
- HGO Testimony, UNF -- (MD), State of Maryland
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Lewis Young, Senator Karen (Senator Karen Lewis Young)
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Mehu, Natasha (Maryland Hospital Association)
- HGO Testimony, UNF -- Lynch, Meghan (Maryland Department of Health)
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Nash, Lynn (Maryland Military Coalition / Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S. Public Health Services)