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IntroducedFeb 02, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 23, 2026
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Passed House
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Health Occupations - Physicians Trained in Foreign Countries - Exemption From Educational Requirements and Limited License
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 10, 2026: Favorable with Amendments Report by Health
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 489
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors



- Hayescosponsor
- A. Washingtoncosponsor
Votes
YES: 43
- Mr. President
- Feldman
- Hester
- Love
- Smith
- Attar
- Folden
- Hettleman
- Mautz
- Sydnor
- Augustine
- Gallion
- Jackson
- McCray
- Waldstreicher
- Bailey
- Gile
- Jennings
- McKay
- Washington, A.
- Beidle
- Guzzone
- Kagan
- Muse
- Washington, M.
- Brooks
- Harris
- King
- Ready
- Watson
- Carozza
- Hayes
- Kramer
- Rosapepe
- West
- Charles
- Henson
- Lam
- Salling
- Zucker
- Corderman
- Hershey
- Lewis Young
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
Actions
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Health
- Mar 24, 2026 | House
- Referred Health
- Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- Favorable with Amendments {283724/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (43-0)
- Feb 03, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 02, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Finance
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - FinancePDF
- Vote - House - Committee - HealthPDF
- Video: FinanceHTML
- Video: HealthHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- DeCheubel, Leeza (Rural Maryland Council)
- FIN Testimony, FWA -- (MD), State of Maryland
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Krienke, Jane (Maryland Hospital Association)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Yeung, Estelle (Maryland Rural Health Association)
- FIN Testimony, FWA -- Tilburg, Will (University of Maryland Medical System)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Routson, Kimberly (MedStar Health)
- FIN Testimony, INFO -- Elliott, Robyn
- FIN Testimony, INFO -- Parker, Allison (University of Maryland Faculty Physicians Inc.)
- FIN Virtual - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Robin, Lisa (Federation of State Medical Boards)
- FIN Testimony, INFO -- Floyd, Brandon (Johns Hopkins)
- FIN Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
