# Maryland SB 0772: Maryland Department of Health - Employment Training and Opportunity Database

Maryland SB 0772, Maryland Department of Health - Employment Training and Opportunity Database, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Bill Ferguson (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-28 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 166) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0772
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Maryland Department of Health - Employment Training and Opportunity Database
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-06
- Last action: 2026-04-28, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 166
- Sponsor: Bill Ferguson (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Public Health, Social Services - Generally, State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials, Administrative Agencies, Civic Organizations, Commerce and Business -see also- ElectrComm; ForeignTr; etc., Data -see also- Census; Demographics, Education -see also- ContEd; DrvEd; HigherEd; etc., Electronic Government, Health, Department of, Human Services, Department of, Information Technology, Internet -see also- Internet Access, Job Training -see also- Continuing Ed; Vocational Rehab, Labor, Department of, Medical Assistance, Public Benefits -see also- Housing; MedAsst; SupplNutrAsstP, Sunset, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Unions, Work, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc.
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (166 yes, 9 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More training help for Maryland job seekers: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, Maryland's health department must maintain a public database of in-state vocational, workforce training, and job placement programs. A dedicated website page must provide application details and a way to contact each program directly. The department must help people enrol…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Bill Ferguson (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-10 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 121 | 9 | 6 |
| 2026-03-19 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 45 | 0 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2026-04-28: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 166
- 2026-04-10: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Third Reading Passed (121-9) (House)
- 2026-04-08: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2026-04-08: Favorable Report by Economic Matters (House)
- 2026-03-20: Referred Economic Matters Government, Labor, and Elections (House)
- 2026-03-19: Third Reading Passed (45-0) (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Favorable Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Favorable Report by Finance (Senate)
- 2026-02-14: Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2026-02-14: Hearing canceled (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: First Reading Finance (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2026-04-28: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_166_sb0772t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2026-03-18: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0772t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-02-06: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0772f.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_166_sb0772t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0772t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0772f.pdf)

## Related
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- [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-SB0772-2026RS (as of 2026-10-19).