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IntroducedJan 28, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 23, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
Physicians - Licensing - Internationally Trained Physicians and Licensed Physicians Residing in Other Jurisdictions
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 13, 2026: Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 598
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 99
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, S.
- Pruski
- Taveras
- Acevero
- Cullison
- Jones, D.
- Qi
- Taylor
- Addison
- Davis
- Kaiser
- Queen
- Terrasa
- Allen
- Ebersole
- Kaufman
- Roberson
- Toles
- Alston
- Edelson
- Kerr
- Roberts
- Turner
- Amprey
- Embry
- Korman
- Rogers
- Valderrama
- Bagnall
- Fair
- Lehman
- Rosenberg
- Vogel
- Barnes
- Feldmark
- Lewis
- Ruff
- Watson
- Bartlett
- Fennell
- Long, J.
- Ruth
- Wells
- Behler
- Foley
- Long, R.
- Sample-Hughes
- White Holland
- Bhandari
- Forbes
- Lopez
- Schindler
- Wilkins
- Boafo
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Martinez
- Shetty
- Wims
- Boyce
- Guyton
- Mireku-North
- Simmons
- Wivell
- Cardin
- Guzzone
- Moon
- Simpson
- Wolek
- Chang
- Healey
- Moreno
- Smith
- Woods
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Odom
- Solomon
- Woorman
- Clippinger
- Holmes
- Palakovich Carr
- Spiegel
- Wu
- Coley
- Hornberger
- Pasteur
- Stein
- Young
- Conaway
- Ivey
- Patterson
- Stewart
- Ziegler
- Crosby
- Johnson, A.
- Phillips
- Stinnett
NO: 34
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Finance
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (99-34)
- Mar 21, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Health
- Favorable with Amendments {183828/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Feb 05, 2026 | House
- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 2/18 at 1:30 p.m.
- Feb 04, 2026 | House
- Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 28, 2026 | House
- First Reading Health
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - House - Committee - HealthPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - FinancePDF
- Video: HealthHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Plante, Cecilia (Maryland Legislative Coalition)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- DeCheubel, Leeza (Rural Maryland Council)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Rabbitt, Dan (Behavioral Health System Baltimore)
- HLT Testimony, FWA -- (MD), State of Maryland
- HLT Testimony, FWA -- Lynch, Meghan (Maryland Department of Health)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Floyd, Brandon (Johns Hopkins)
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Wise, Steve
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Krienke, Jane (Maryland Hospital Association)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Yeung, Estelle (Maryland Rural Health Association)
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Hill, Terri
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Turner, Rebecca
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Routson, Kimberly (MedStar Health)



