# Maryland SB 0119: State Board of Environmental Health Specialists - Sunset Extension

Maryland SB 0119, State Board of Environmental Health Specialists - Sunset Extension, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-14 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 136); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-11).

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- As of: 2026-10-11
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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0119
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: State Board of Environmental Health Specialists - Sunset Extension
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-09-24
- Last action: 2026-04-14, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 136
- 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 (170 yes, 6 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Maryland environmental health board extended to 2032: benefit, low. The law keeps the State Board of Environmental Health Specialists in the Maryland Department of Health. It extends the end date for the Board’s laws and rules under Title 21 from July 1, 2027 to July 1, 2032. The law takes effect June 1, 2026 and stays subject to review and possible reestablishment…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-02 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 128 | 6 | 1 |
| 2026-02-19 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 42 | 0 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2026-04-14: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 136
- 2026-04-03: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Third Reading Passed (128-6) (House)
- 2026-04-01: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2026-04-01: Favorable Report by Health (House)
- 2026-03-17: Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-02-20: Referred Health (House)
- 2026-02-19: Third Reading Passed (42-0) (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Favorable Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Favorable Report by Finance (Senate)
- 2026-01-19: Hearing 1/27 at 2:30 p.m. (Senate)
- 2026-01-16: Reassigned to Finance (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-09-24: Pre-filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2026-04-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_136_sb0119t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2026-02-17: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0119t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-01-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0119f.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_136_sb0119t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0119t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0119f.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-SB0119-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).