# Maryland SB 0419: Health Occupations - State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners - Revisions Maryland SB 0419, Health Occupations - State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners - Revisions, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Bryan W. Simonaire (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-28 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 191); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-11). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0419-2026RS - As of: 2026-10-11 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maryland SB 0419 - State: Maryland - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Health Occupations - State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners - Revisions - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-29 - Last action: 2026-04-28, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 191 - Sponsor: Bryan W. Simonaire (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Health Occupations, Accreditation, Applicants and Applications, Committees and Commissions, Continuing Education, Criminal Background Investigations, Evidence, Health Occupations -see also- (specific health occupations), Hearings, Higher Education Commission, Interstate Affairs, Job Training -see also- Continuing Ed; Vocational Rehab, Licenses -see also- AB Lic; Certifications; DrLic; Permits, Massage, Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty, Registration -see also- Motor Vehicle Registration, Time - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (177 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More ways to qualify for massage licenses: benefit, high. Beginning July 1, 2026, Maryland's massage Board may accept specified massage-program accreditation instead of accreditation recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Out-of-state programs must meet state approval, endorsement, accreditation, and 750-contact-hour curriculum requirements. Appl… - Registered massage practitioners can keep working: benefit, high. Beginning July 1, 2026, Maryland's registered massage practitioners can keep working in non-health-care settings without the former October 31, 2026, cutoff. The State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners must convert their registrations to licenses when they meet its conversion regulations. - Tighter return-to-work rules for massage practitioners: cost, high. Beginning July 1, 2026, former registered massage practitioners face new-license requirements if they miss the five-year deadline to apply for reinstatement. That deadline runs from the registration's expiration date. Registered practitioners also face new-license requirements if they do not reacti… - Massage practitioners face $100 reporting penalties: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, licensed and registered massage practitioners must report name or address changes to the Board in writing. They have 60 days after the change. The Board may impose a $100 administrative penalty for missing that deadline. The law removes the former statutory requirement for a… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Bryan W. Simonaire (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Malcolm Augustine (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-02 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 134 | 0 | 1 | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 43 | 0 | | ## Actions (13) - 2026-04-28: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 191 - 2026-04-03: Returned Passed (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Third Reading Passed (134-0) (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 (43-0) (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Second Reading Passed (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Favorable Adopted (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Favorable Report by Finance (Senate) - 2026-01-31: Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate) - 2026-01-29: First Reading Finance (Senate) ## Bill text - Enacted, 2026-04-28: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_191_sb0419t.pdf) - Third Reading, 2026-02-17: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0419t.pdf) - First Reading, 2026-01-29: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0419f.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_191_sb0419t.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0419t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0419f.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) - [Maryland bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland/bills) - [Maryland state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0419-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).