# Maryland HB 0256: Health Occupations Boards - Membership Alteration and Sunset Extensions

Maryland HB 0256, Health Occupations Boards - Membership Alteration and Sunset Extensions, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-04-08 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 31) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0256
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Health Occupations Boards - Membership Alteration and Sunset Extensions
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-10-06
- Last action: 2025-04-08, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 31
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Health Occupations, Art, Music, and Cultural Affairs -see also- EthAff; Mus; etc, Audiologists and Speech Pathologists, Committees and Commissions, Counselors -see also- Social Workers, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Governor, Health Occupations -see also- (specific health occupations), Licenses -see also- AB Lic; Certifications; DrLic; Permits, Massage, Medical Equipment and Devices, Mental and Behavioral Health -see also- Aut; Cogn; Dev; etc., Pharmacists and Pharmacies -see also- Drugs, Physical Therapists, Public Officials -see also- Atty Gen; Compt; Coun Admin; etc, Standards and Best Practices, Sunset
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (184 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-31 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 47 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-13 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 137 | 0 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-04-08: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 31
- 2025-04-01: Returned Passed (House)
- 2025-03-31: Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Favorable Report by Finance (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Referred Finance (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Third Reading Passed (137-0) (House)
- 2025-02-11: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2025-02-11: Favorable with Amendments {733327/1 Adopted (House)
- 2025-02-10: Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations (House)
- 2025-01-10: Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-01-08: First Reading Health and Government Operations (House)
- 2024-10-06: Pre-filed (House)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-04-08: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_31_hb0256t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-02-11: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0256t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0256f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed)
- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization (became law)
- HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard (signed)

## Sources
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_31_hb0256t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0256t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0256f.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0227-2025RS)
- [HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0482-2025RS)
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0157-2025RS)
- [HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1294-2025RS)
- [HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0228-2025RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0256-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).