# Maryland SB 0854: Health Occupations - Licensed Direct-Entry Midwives - Revisions

Maryland SB 0854, Health Occupations - Licensed Direct-Entry Midwives - Revisions, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Karen Lewis Young (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-20 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 644) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0854
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Health Occupations - Licensed Direct-Entry Midwives - Revisions
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-03
- Last action: 2025-05-20, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 644
- Sponsor: Karen Lewis Young (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Health Occupations, Discipline, Emergencies -see also- Pandemics, Health Occupations -see also- (specific health occupations), Infants and Toddlers (0-3), Licenses -see also- AB Lic; Certifications; DrLic; Permits, Medical Conditions -see also- AIDS; COVID-19; rabies, Medical Testing and Diagnosis, Medical Treatments, Midwives, Pregnancy, Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records, Reports, Rules and Regulations, Standards and Best Practices, Sunset
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (155 yes, 27 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Karen Lewis Young (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 111 | 27 | 2 |
| 2025-03-17 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 44 | 0 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-05-20: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 644
- 2025-04-07: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Third Reading Passed (111-27) (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. (House)
- 2025-03-17: Referred Health and Government Operations (House)
- 2025-03-17: Third Reading Passed (44-0) (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Favorable with Amendments {943125/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: First Reading Finance (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-05-20: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_644_sb0854t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-03-17: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0854t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-02-03: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0854f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed)
- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (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_644_sb0854t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0854t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0854f.pdf)

## Related
- [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)
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [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-SB0854-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).