HB 776 Maryland House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Maryland Medical Practice Act and Maryland Physician Assistants Act - Revisions

HB 776 updates Maryland's laws regulating physicians, physician assistants, and allied health professionals by revising outdated or inconsistent language in the Medical Practice Act and Physician Assistants Act. The bill clarifies licensure requirements, disciplinary procedures, and reporting rules for these healthcare professionals, while also modifying grounds for discipline and administrative penalties. It affects licensed medical practitioners, the State Board of Physicians, and allied health advisory committees by streamlining regulatory processes. The bill focuses on administrative modernization rather than creating new policy, removing redundant provisions and aligning existing rules across the statutes.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 29, 2025 Signed May 20, 2025
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The bill text was updated from its first reading to its third reading, showing it has progressed through the legislative process and been adopted by the House. The primary substantive change is the addition of multiple co-sponsors to the bill, while the core legislative text regarding medical practice regulations remains largely the same with only minor formatting adjustments.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the bill's purpose and provisions remain unchanged.
TECHNICAL

Added multiple co-sponsors (Delegates Alston, Bagnall, Bhandari, Chisholm, Cullison, Guzzone, Hill, Hutchinson, S. Johnson, Kaiser, Kerr, Kipke, Lopez, Martinez, M. Morgan, Reilly, Rosenberg, Ross, Szeliga, Taveras, White Holland, Woods, and Woorman) to the original sponsor Delegate Pena-Melnyk.

Added committee report status showing the bill was approved with amendments and adopted by the House on March 6, 2025.

Minor formatting changes to section headers and explanatory notes regarding how amendments are indicated in the bill text.

Floor votes · House of Delegates Mar 9, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
9
Committee
6
May 20, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 676
executive
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned Passed
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Mar 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable Report by Finance
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Committee
Referred Finance
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Mar 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
lower
Mar 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
lower
Mar 9, 2025
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (134-1-4)
house of delegates
Jan 29, 2025
Committee
First Reading Health and Government Operations
lower
23 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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