# Maryland SB 0456: Dental Services - Qualification for Maryland Dent-Care Program

Maryland SB 0456, Dental Services - Qualification for Maryland Dent-Care Program, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Mike McKay (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 357); 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 SB 0456
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Dental Services - Qualification for Maryland Dent-Care Program
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-22
- Last action: 2025-05-06, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 357
- Sponsor: Mike McKay (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- 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 (169 yes, 12 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Loan help expands for part-time dental professionals: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, Maryland Dent-Care loan assistance includes part-time dentists and dental hygienists, alongside full-time workers. Applicants must hold a Maryland dental board license, show financial need, and meet any additional program criteria. At least 30% of patients must receive Maryl…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mike McKay (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Malcolm Augustine (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-02 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 126 | 12 | 1 |
| 2025-03-17 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 43 | 0 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-05-06: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 357
- 2025-04-03: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Third Reading Passed (126-12) (House)
- 2025-04-02: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2025-04-02: Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations (House)
- 2025-03-18: Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. (Health and Government Operations) (House)
- 2025-03-17: Referred Health and Government Operations Appropriations (House)
- 2025-03-17: Third Reading Passed (43-0) (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: Favorable with Amendments {933427/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Hearing canceled (Education, Energy, and the Environment) (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Hearing 2/12 at 2:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment and Finance (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-05-06: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_357_sb0456t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-03-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0456t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-22: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0456f.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_357_sb0456t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0456t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0456f.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-SB0456-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).