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IntroducedSep 30, 2025
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Passed HouseFeb 19, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 06, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists - Authority to Issue Limited Licenses to Practice Music Therapy
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 07, 2026: Returned Passed
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 7
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 133
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, A.
- Palakovich Carr
- Stinnett
- Acevero
- Cullison
- Johnson, S.
- Pasteur
- Stonko
- Adams
- Davis
- Jones, D.
- Patterson
- Szeliga
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Kaiser
- Phillips
- Taveras
- Allen
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Pippy
- Taylor
- Alston
- Fair
- Kerr
- Pruski
- Terrasa
- Amprey
- Fennell
- Kipke
- Qi
- Toles
- Arentz
- Fisher
- Korman
- Queen
- Tomlinson
- Arikan
- Foley
- Lehman
- Reilly
- Turner
- Bagnall
- Forbes
- Lewis
- Roberson
- Valderrama
- Baker
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, J.
- Roberts
- Valentine
- Barnes
- Ghrist
- Long, R.
- Rogers
- Vogel
- Bartlett
- Grammer
- Lopez
- Rosenberg
- Watson
- Beauchamp
- Griffith
- Mangione
- Ross
- Wells
- Behler
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Ruff
- White Holland
- Bhandari
- Guzzone
- McCaskill
- Ruth
- Wilkins
- Bouchat
- Harrison
- McComas
- Sample-Hughes
- Williams
- Boyce
- Hartman
- Metzgar
- Schindler
- Wilson
- Buckel
- Healey
- Miller
- Schmidt
- Wims
- Cardin
- Hill
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Wivell
- Chang
- Hinebaugh
- Moon
- Simmons
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Holmes
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Woods
- Chisholm
- Hornberger
- Morgan, M.
- Smith
- Woorman
- Ciliberti
- Howard
- Morgan, T.
- Spiegel
- Wu
- Coley
- Hutchinson
- Nawrocki
- Stein
- Young
- Conaway
- Ivey
- Nkongolo
- Stewart
- Ziegler
- Crosby
- Jacobs
- Odom
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 46
- Mr. President
- Ellis
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Simonaire
- Attar
- Feldman
- Hettleman
- Love
- Smith
- Augustine
- Folden
- Jackson
- Mautz
- Sydnor
- Bailey
- Gallion
- James
- McCray
- Waldstreicher
- Beidle
- Gile
- Jennings
- McKay
- Washington, A.
- Benson
- Guzzone
- Kagan
- Muse
- Washington, M.
- Brooks
- Harris
- King
- Ready
- Watson
- Carozza
- Hayes
- Kramer
- Rosapepe
- West
- Charles
- Henson
- Lam
- Salling
- Zucker
- Corderman
NO: 0
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Apr 07, 2026 | House
- Returned Passed
- Apr 06, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- Mar 31, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- Mar 30, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable Report by Finance
- Feb 20, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Finance
- Feb 19, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (133-0)
- Feb 17, 2026 | House
- Favorable Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- Feb 16, 2026 | House
- Favorable Report by Health
- Jan 22, 2026 | House
- Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 14, 2026 | House
- First Reading Health
- Sep 30, 2025 | House
- Pre-filed
Bill Texts
- Text - First - State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists - Authority to Issue Limited Licenses to Practice Music TherapyPDF
- Text - Third - State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists - Authority to Issue Limited Licenses to Practice Music TherapyPDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy NotePDF
- Vote - House - Committee - HealthPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - FinancePDF
- Video: HealthHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Martin, Dan (Mental Health Association of Maryland)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Maryland Academy of Audiology, Advocacy (Maryland Academy of Audiology)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Arias, Diane (Maryland Catholic Conference)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- (MD), State of Maryland
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Guzzone, Pam (MGA)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Caruso, Rachael (Maryland Speech-Language-Hearing Association)
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