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IntroducedFeb 02, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 23, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 13, 2026
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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 13, 2026: Third Reading Passed with Amendments (128-9)
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
YES: 128
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crutchfield
- Jacobs
- Patterson
- Stewart
- Acevero
- Cullison
- Johnson, A.
- Phillips
- Stinnett
- Adams
- Davis
- Johnson, S.
- Pippy
- Stonko
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Jones, D.
- Pruski
- Taveras
- Allen
- Edelson
- Kaiser
- Qi
- Taylor
- Alston
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Queen
- Terrasa
- Amprey
- Fair
- Kerr
- Reilly
- Toles
- Anderson
- Feldmark
- Kipke
- Roberson
- Tomlinson
- Arentz
- Fennell
- Korman
- Roberts
- Turner
- Bagnall
- Foley
- Lehman
- Rogers
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Forbes
- Lewis
- Rose
- Valentine
- Bartlett
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, J.
- Rosenberg
- Watson
- Beauchamp
- Ghrist
- Long, R.
- Ross
- Wells
- Behler
- Griffith
- Lopez
- Ruff
- White Holland
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Ruth
- Wilkins
- Boafo
- Guzzone
- McCaskill
- Sample-Hughes
- Williams
- Boyce
- Harrison
- McComas
- Schindler
- Wilson
- Buckel
- Hartman
- Metzgar
- Schmidt
- Wims
- Cardin
- Healey
- Miller
- Shetty
- Wivell
- Chang
- Hill
- Mireku-North
- Simmons
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Hinebaugh
- Moon
- Simpson
- Woods
- Ciliberti
- Holmes
- Moreno
- Smith
- Woorman
- Clippinger
- Hornberger
- Morgan, T.
- Solomon
- Wu
- Coley
- Howard
- Odom
- Spiegel
- Young
- Conaway
- Hutchinson
- Palakovich Carr
- Stein
- Ziegler
- Crosby
- Ivey
- Pasteur
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- Floor Amendment {633627/1 (Delegate Hill) Adopted
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (128-9)
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Health
- Favorable with Amendments {173125/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 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
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Health Occupations - Physicians Trained in International Medical SchoolsPDF
- Amendments {283724/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Third - Health Occupations - Physicians Trained in Foreign Countries - Exemption From Educational Requirements and Limited LicensePDF
- Amendments {173125/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {633627/1 (Delegate Hill) Adopted (House)PDF
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
- HLT Testimony, FWA -- Bremer, John (Federation of State Medical Boards)
- HLT Testimony, FWA -- (MD), State of Maryland
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Krienke, Jane (Maryland Hospital Association)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Floyd, Brandon (Johns Hopkins)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Tilburg, Will (University of Maryland Medical System)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Ortiz, Jeanette (University of Maryland, Baltimore)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Moley, Jo (Governor's Office of Immigrant Affairs)
