HB 1263 Maryland House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Public Health - Workgroup on Postoperative Cosmetic Care

HB 1263 establishes a workgroup to study the regulation of postoperative cosmetic care provided by non-physician practitioners (such as estheticians or massage therapists), focusing on patient safety, consumer protection, and access to qualified providers. The workgroup, composed of health officials, patient advocates, and care providers, will examine current rules, identify gaps in care access, review risks from unregulated services, and evaluate best practices from other states. It must submit interim and final reports by December 2026 and 2027, respectively, and cannot recommend new licensing without legislative approval. The workgroup expires on June 30, 2028, unless extended.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 12, 2026 Last action Mar 18, 2026

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What changed between versions

First - Public Health - Workgroup on Postoperative Cosmetic Care → Third - Public Health - Workgroup on Postoperative Cosmetic Care · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill now includes additional sponsors and has progressed through committee review. The Workgroup membership composition was reorganized to include specific board chairs (Massage Therapy and Physical Therapy) alongside existing roles, while removing the original sponsor list. The Workgroup's duties remain largely the same but were renumbered and slightly reordered.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding Workgroup membership was modified to include specific board chair representatives from Massage Therapy and Physical Therapy boards, while maintaining the same overall purpose of examining postoperative cosmetic care regulation.

ELIGIBILITY

Added new sponsors to the bill including Woods, Bagnall, Cullison, S. Johnson, Kaufman, Rosenberg, Ross, Taveras, White Holland, and Woorman.

Removed original sponsor list that included only Delegates Hill, Alston, Guzzone, Lopez, Martinez, Ruth, Sample-Hughes, and Woods.

REQUIREMENT

Added the Chair of the State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners and the Chair of the State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners as required Workgroup members.

TECHNICAL

Reordered and renumbered Workgroup duties and membership requirements while keeping substantive content largely the same.

TIMELINE

Added committee report and house action status showing the bill was adopted and read a second time on February 26, 2026.

Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 27, 2026

How they voted

99–36

Passed · 7 other

Total votes 142

Feb 27, 2026

D Democratic103

98 Yea 5

95% Yea

R Republican39

1 Yea 36 Nay 2

92% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 12, 2026

Committee

Referred Finance

upper

Mar 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third Reading Passed

lower

Mar 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable with Amendments {

lower

Mar 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable with Amendments Report by Health

lower

Feb 27, 2026

House Of Delegates · Passed

House of Delegates Vote: pass (99-36-7)

house of delegates

Feb 12, 2026

Committee

First Reading Health

lower

16 primary · 0 co-sponsors