# Maryland HB 0265: Dental Services - Qualification for Maryland Dent-Care Program

Maryland HB 0265, Dental Services - Qualification for Maryland Dent-Care Program, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Heather Bagnall (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 356); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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- As of: 2026-10-17
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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0265
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Dental Services - Qualification for Maryland Dent-Care Program
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-11-01
- Last action: 2025-05-06, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 356
- Sponsor: Heather Bagnall (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 18
- Subjects: Higher Education, Health Occupations, Health - Insurance, Dental Health, Dental Hygenists, Dentists, Education -see also- ContEd; DrvEd; HigherEd; etc., Electronic Government, Forms, Health -see also- COVID19; EnvHlth; MedCon; etc., Health, Department of, Health Occupations -see also- (specific health occupations), Higher Education -see also- Comm Colleges; Med Schools; etc., Insurance Administration, Internet -see also- Internet Access, Medical Schools, Reports, Rules and Regulations, Scholarships and Student Financial Aid, Studies -see also- Commitees & Commissions; Reports, Work, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc.
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (166 yes, 13 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Loan help expands for part-time dental workers: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, part-time dentists and dental hygienists can qualify for Maryland Dent-Care student loan assistance grants. Applicants must hold a Maryland dental license, show financial need, and meet Office of Student Financial Assistance criteria. For three years, Maryland Medical Assist…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Heather Bagnall (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tiffany T. Alston (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Harry Bhandari (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Brian Chisholm (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bonnie Cullison (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Pam Lanman Guzzone (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Terri L. Hill (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Thomas S. Hutchinson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Anne R. Kaiser (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kenneth Kerr (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nicholaus R. Kipke (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lesley J. Lopez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Matthew Morgan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ashanti Martinez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Steve Johnson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jennifer White Holland (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jamila J. Woods (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Teresa Woorman (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-04 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 44 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-20 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 122 | 13 | 1 |

## Actions (14)

- 2025-05-06: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 356
- 2025-04-05: Returned Passed (House)
- 2025-04-04: Third Reading Passed (44-0) (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Favorable Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment Finance (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Third Reading Passed (122-13) (House)
- 2025-02-18: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2025-02-18: Favorable with Amendments {683028/1 Adopted (House)
- 2025-02-17: Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations (House)
- 2025-01-08: Hearing 1/28 at 2:00 p.m. (Health and Government Operations) (House)
- 2025-01-08: First Reading Health and Government Operations and Appropriations (House)
- 2024-11-01: Pre-filed (House)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-05-06: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_356_hb0265t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-02-18: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0265t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0265f.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (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_356_hb0265t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0265t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0265f.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [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)
- [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-HB0265-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).