2026 Regular Session
SB326
Physician Assistants and Midwives - Parity With Other Health Care Practitioners (Physician Assistant Parity Act of 2026)
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, admissions 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 charges related certain examinations 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 19, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
45 yea–0 nay · 2 absent
April 7, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
136 yea–0 nay · 2 not voting · 3 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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Senate Approved by the Governor - Chapter 222
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Senate Returned Passed
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House Third Reading Passed (136-0) View roll call
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House Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
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House Favorable Report by Health
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House Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
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House Referred Health
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Senate Third Reading Passed (45-0) View roll call
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Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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Senate Favorable with Amendments {683022/1 Adopted
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Senate Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
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Senate Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
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Senate First Reading Finance