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IntroducedJan 22, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 19, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 07, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Physician Assistants and Midwives - Parity With Other Health Care Practitioners (Physician Assistant Parity Act of 2026)
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 08, 2026: Returned Passed
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 326
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 45
- Mr. President
- Ellis
- Hershey
- Lam
- Simonaire
- Attar
- Feldman
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Smith
- Augustine
- Folden
- Hettleman
- Love
- Sydnor
- Bailey
- Gallion
- Jackson
- Mautz
- Waldstreicher
- Beidle
- Gile
- James
- McCray
- Washington, A.
- Brooks
- Guzzone
- Jennings
- McKay
- Washington, M.
- Carozza
- Harris
- Kagan
- Ready
- Watson
- Charles
- Hayes
- King
- Rosapepe
- West
- Corderman
- Henson
- Kramer
- Salling
- Zucker
NO: 0
YES: 136
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crutchfield
- Ivey
- Odom
- Stein
- Acevero
- Cullison
- Jacobs
- Palakovich Carr
- Stewart
- Adams
- Davis
- Johnson, A.
- Pasteur
- Stinnett
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Johnson, S.
- Patterson
- Stonko
- Allen
- Edelson
- Jones, D.
- Phillips
- Szeliga
- Alston
- Embry
- Kaiser
- Pippy
- Taveras
- Amprey
- Fair
- Kaufman
- Pruski
- Taylor
- Anderson
- Feldmark
- Kerr
- Qi
- Terrasa
- Arentz
- Fennell
- Korman
- Queen
- Tomlinson
- Arikan
- Fisher
- Lehman
- Reilly
- Turner
- Bagnall
- Foley
- Lewis
- Roberson
- Valderrama
- Baker
- Forbes
- Long, J.
- Roberts
- Valentine
- Barnes
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, R.
- Rogers
- Vogel
- Bartlett
- Ghrist
- Lopez
- Rose
- Watson
- Beauchamp
- Grammer
- Mangione
- Rosenberg
- Wells
- Behler
- Griffith
- Martinez
- Ross
- White Holland
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- McCaskill
- Ruff
- Wilkins
- Boafo
- Guzzone
- McComas
- Ruth
- Williams
- Boyce
- Harrison
- Metzgar
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilson
- Buckel
- Hartman
- Miller
- Schindler
- Wims
- Cardin
- Healey
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Wivell
- Chang
- Hill
- Moon
- Shetty
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Hinebaugh
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Woods
- Chisholm
- Holmes
- Morgan, M.
- Simpson
- Woorman
- Ciliberti
- Hornberger
- Morgan, T.
- Smith
- Wu
- Clippinger
- Howard
- Nawrocki
- Solomon
- Young
- Coley
- Hutchinson
- Nkongolo
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Conaway
NO: 0
Actions
- Apr 08, 2026 | Senate
- Returned Passed
- Apr 07, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (136-0)
- Apr 03, 2026 | House
- Favorable Report by Health
- Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- Mar 20, 2026 | House
- Referred Health
- Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (45-0)
- Mar 17, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments {683022/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 16, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- Jan 27, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 22, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Finance
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Physician Assistants - Parity With Other Health Care Practitioners (Physician Assistant Parity Act of 2026)PDF
- Amendments {683022/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Third - Physician Assistants and Midwives - Parity With Other Health Care Practitioners (Physician Assistant Parity Act of 2026)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 -- fernandes, priyanka (Maryland Rural Health Association)
- FIN Testimony, UNF -- Clark, Ashley (Harris Jones & Malone, LLC)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- (MD), State of Maryland
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Floyd, Brandon (Johns Hopkins)
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Elliott, Robyn
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Partners, Public Policy
- FIN Testimony, FWA -- Bode, Claire
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Tilburg, Will (University of Maryland Medical System)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Witten, Jennifer (LifeBridge Health)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Rabbitt, Dan (Behavioral Health System Baltimore)
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Krienke, Jane (Maryland Hospital Association)
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Varghese, Sanjeev (Maryland Office of the Public Defender)
- FIN Testimony, FWA -- Maryland Academy of Audiology, Advocacy (Maryland Academy of Audiology)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Wong, Dean Kenneth (University of Maryland, Baltimore Graduate School)
- FIN Testimony, UNF -- Gallant, Judith (Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Mills, Morgan (Compass Government Relations)
- FIN Testimony, UNF -- Bogley, Laura (Maryland Right to Life)
- FIN Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- HLT Testimony, FWA -- Peters, Sarah (HBS)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Elliott, Robyn
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Partners, Public Policy
- HLT Testimony, UNF -- Bogley, Laura (Maryland Right to Life)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- (MD), State of Maryland
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Krienke, Jane (Maryland Hospital Association)



