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IntroducedJan 28, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 05, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 13, 2026
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Became LawApr 28, 2026
Maryland House Bill
Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process
Last Action See all actions
executive • Apr 28, 2026: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 302
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 557
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 96
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Cullison
- Kaiser
- Qi
- Stewart
- Acevero
- Ebersole
- Kaufman
- Queen
- Stinnett
- Adams
- Edelson
- Kerr
- Roberson
- Taveras
- Addison
- Fair
- Korman
- Roberts
- Taylor
- Allen
- Feldmark
- Lehman
- Rogers
- Terrasa
- Alston
- Fennell
- Lewis
- Rosenberg
- Toles
- Amprey
- Foley
- Long, R.
- Ross
- Turner
- Arentz
- Forbes
- Lopez
- Ruff
- Valderrama
- Bagnall
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Martinez
- Ruth
- Valentine
- Bartlett
- Guyton
- McCaskill
- Sample-Hughes
- Vogel
- Behler
- Guzzone
- Mireku-North
- Schindler
- Watson
- Bhandari
- Harrison
- Moon
- Schmidt
- Wells
- Boafo
- Hill
- Moreno
- Shetty
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Holmes
- Odom
- Simmons
- Wims
- Chang
- Hutchinson
- Palakovich Carr
- Simpson
- Wivell
- Charkoudian
- Ivey
- Pasteur
- Smith
- Wolek
- Clippinger
- Johnson, A.
- Patterson
- Solomon
- Woorman
- Coley
- Johnson, S.
- Phillips
- Spiegel
- Young
- Conaway
- Jones, D.
- Pruski
- Stein
- Ziegler
- Crutchfield
NO: 28
YES: 45
- Mr. President
- Corderman
- Hershey
- Lam
- Simonaire
- Attar
- Ellis
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Smith
- Augustine
- Feldman
- Hettleman
- Love
- Sydnor
- Bailey
- Folden
- Jackson
- Mautz
- Waldstreicher
- Beidle
- Gile
- James
- McCray
- Washington, A.
- Benson
- Guzzone
- Jennings
- McKay
- Washington, M.
- Brooks
- Harris
- Kagan
- Ready
- Watson
- Carozza
- Hayes
- King
- Rosapepe
- West
- Charles
- Henson
- Kramer
- Salling
- Zucker
NO: 0
Actions
- Apr 28, 2026 | executive
- Approved by the Governor - Chapter 302
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- Returned Passed
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Favorable Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- Third Reading Passed (45-0)
- Mar 20, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 06, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Judicial Proceedings
- Mar 05, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (96-28)
- Mar 04, 2026 | House
- Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- Mar 03, 2026 | House
- Favorable Report by Economic Matters
- Feb 03, 2026 | House
- Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 28, 2026 | House
- First Reading Economic Matters
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy NotePDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Economic MattersPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial ProceedingsPDF
- Video: Economic MattersHTML
- Video: Judicial ProceedingsHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Dove, John (Maryland Department of Labor)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- McGee, Christa (Maryland Realtors)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Harrison, Andrea
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- (MD), State of Maryland
- ECM Testimony, UNF -- Lee, Peter
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Dews, Christopher (Dews & Associates)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Potarazu, Sreedhar
- JPR Testimony, FWA -- Harrison, Andrea
- JPR Testimony, FWA -- Scott, Rhonda
- JPR Testimony, INFO -- da Silva-Gonzalez, Joana (The Knee Regulatory Research Center)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Fulginiti, Andrew (Maryland Department of Labor)
- JPR Testimony, FWA -- State of, Maryland
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Dews, Christopher (Dews & Associates)
- JPR Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
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