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Maryland · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 72: Health Occupations Boards - English Proficiency Requirements and Licensure by Endorsement for Nursing

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 72 is a bill introduced in the Maryland Senate on November 1, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Health Occupations Boards - English Proficiency Requirements and Licensure by Endorsement for Nursing. Primary sponsor: Clarence Lam (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (May 20, 2025): Approved by the Governor - Chapter 732.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Clarence LamPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate12

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Approved by the Governor - Chapter 732
  2. Returned Passed
  3. Third Reading Passed
  4. Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
  5. Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
  6. Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m.
  7. Referred Health and Government Operations
  8. Third Reading Passed
  9. Second Reading Passed with Amendments
  10. Favorable with Amendments {
  11. Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
  12. Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m.

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source