2026 Regular Session
HB377
Physician Assistants and Midwives - Parity With Other Health Care Practitioners
Altering certain provisions of law to include physician assistants in the health care practitioners who may take certain actions, including actions related to the guardianship of disabled persons, admission of individuals to mental health facilities, and the Emergency and Allergy Treatment Program; altering the health care practitioners that may order that a pregnant incarcerated individual be admitted to the infirmary; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to cover certain charges for certain emergency evaluees; etc.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 12, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
133 yea–0 nay · 3 not voting · 5 absent
April 6, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
46 yea–0 nay · 1 absent
Committee referrals
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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House Approved by the Governor - Chapter 223
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House Returned Passed
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Senate Third Reading Passed (46-0) View roll call
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Senate Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
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Senate Favorable Report by Finance
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Senate Referred Finance
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House Third Reading Passed (133-0) View roll call
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House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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House Favorable with Amendments {523120/1 Adopted
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House Favorable with Amendments Report by Health
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House Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m.
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House First Reading Health