# Maryland HB 0274: State Board of Environmental Health Specialists - Sunset Extension

Maryland HB 0274, State Board of Environmental Health Specialists - Sunset Extension, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-14 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 135); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-11).

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- As of: 2026-10-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0274
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: State Board of Environmental Health Specialists - Sunset Extension
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-09-24
- Last action: 2026-04-14, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 135
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Health Occupations, Committees and Commissions, Environmental Health, Health -see also- COVID19; EnvHlth; MedCon; etc., Health Occupations -see also- (specific health occupations), Sunset
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (180 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Environmental health licensing board continues: benefit, low. The law keeps the State Board of Environmental Health Specialists in the Department. It extends the Board’s laws and regulations through July 1, 2032. The Act takes effect June 1, 2026. After July 1, 2032, the title and any rules end unless the Board is reestablished under the Maryland Program Eval…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-06 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 46 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-19 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 134 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-04-14: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 135
- 2026-04-07: Returned Passed (House)
- 2026-04-06: Third Reading Passed (46-0) (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Favorable Report by Finance (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Referred Finance (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Third Reading Passed (134-0) (House)
- 2026-02-17: Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2026-02-17: Favorable Adopted (House)
- 2026-02-16: Favorable Report by Health (House)
- 2026-01-22: Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-01-14: First Reading Health (House)
- 2025-09-24: Pre-filed (House)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2026-04-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_135_hb0274t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2026-02-17: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0274t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-01-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0274f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Authorization (became law)
- SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishment (became law)
- SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)
- SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) (became law)
- SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits (became law)
- HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)

## Sources
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_135_hb0274t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0274t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0274f.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - A…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0496-2026RS)
- [SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishm…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0366-2026RS)
- [SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0244-2026RS)
- [SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0148-2026RS)
- [SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0016-2026RS)
- [HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0529-2026RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0274-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).