# Maryland SB 0018: State Board of Social Work Examiners - Provisional License to Practice Social Work - Established

Maryland SB 0018, State Board of Social Work Examiners - Provisional License to Practice Social Work - Established, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Mary Washington (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-28 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 226) (as of 2026-10-19).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0018-2026RS
- As of: 2026-10-19
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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0018
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: State Board of Social Work Examiners - Provisional License to Practice Social Work - Established
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-10-10
- Last action: 2026-04-28, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 226
- Sponsor: Mary Washington (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Health Occupations, Applicants and Applications, Certifications, Committees and Commissions, Emergency Bills, Evaluations and Reviews, Fees -see also- Attys' Fees; Devt Fees & Taxes, Health Occupations -see also- (specific health occupations), Higher Education -see also- Comm Colleges; Med Schools; etc., Job Training -see also- Continuing Ed; Vocational Rehab, Licenses -see also- AB Lic; Certifications; DrLic; Permits, Managers and Supervisors, Reports, Rules and Regulations, Social Workers, Time, Work, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc.
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (278 yes, 79 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New provisional license for social workers: mixed, medium. Starting November 1, 2026, Maryland offers a provisional social work license. It is for first‑time applicants for bachelor or master social work who meet education and experience rules but have not passed the exam. You may practice only in that license category and only under a Board‑approved super…
- Rules for counting provisional practice hours: mixed, medium. Hours you work under a provisional license count toward independent practice approval. Those hours do not count toward the Certified Social Worker–Clinical license. This rule applies starting November 1, 2026.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mary Washington (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-13 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 33 | 14 |   |
| 2026-04-13 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 105 | 29 | 6 |
| 2026-04-02 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 98 | 36 | 1 |
| 2026-03-05 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 42 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (30)

- 2026-04-28: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 226
- 2026-04-13: Passed Enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: Third Reading Passed (105-29) (House)
- 2026-04-13: Conference Committee Report {173328/1 Adopted (House)
- 2026-04-13: Third Reading Passed (33-14) (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: Conference Committee Report {173328/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-04-07: House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Cullison, White Holland and Reilly) (Senate)
- 2026-04-07: House Refuses Recede (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Cullison, White Holland and Reilly) (House)
- 2026-04-06: House Refuses Recede (House)
- 2026-04-06: Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Hayes, Ready and Lam) (House)
- 2026-04-06: Senate Requests House Recede (House)
- 2026-04-06: Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments (House)
- 2026-04-03: Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Hayes, Ready and Lam) (Senate)
- 2026-04-03: Senate Requests House Recede (Senate)
- 2026-04-03: Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Third Reading Passed (98-36) (House)
- 2026-04-01: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2026-04-01: Favorable with Amendments {823426/1 Adopted (House)
- 2026-04-01: Favorable with Amendments Report by Health (House)
- 2026-03-17: Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-03-06: Referred Health (House)
- 2026-03-05: Third Reading Passed (42-0) (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Favorable with Amendments {373420/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2026-01-16: Reassigned to Finance (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-10-10: Pre-filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2026-04-28: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_226_sb0018e.pdf)
- Enrolled, 2026-04-13: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0018e.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2026-03-03: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0018t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-01-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0018f.pdf)

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- 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)
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- HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)

## Sources
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_226_sb0018e.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0018e.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0018t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0018f.pdf)

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- [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-SB0018-2026RS (as of 2026-10-19).