SB 423 Maryland Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Maryland Medical Practice Act and Maryland Physician Assistants Act - Revisions

SB 423 updates Maryland’s Medical Practice Act and Physician Assistants Act by removing outdated language, clarifying regulatory requirements, and improving consistency across laws governing healthcare professionals. It revises licensure rules, disciplinary procedures, and reporting obligations for physicians, physician assistants, and allied health professionals. The bill also adjusts disciplinary grounds, administrative penalties, and committee structures to modernize the regulatory framework without altering core practice standards. This revision primarily affects healthcare professionals seeking or maintaining licensure in Maryland.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Signed May 20, 2025
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MODERATE
This bill revision updates the Maryland Medical Practice Act and Physician Assistants Act with administrative, formatting, and technical amendments. The changes include updating bill tracking numbers, adding committee report status, modifying the bill title to reflect chapter designation, and reorganizing the list of repealed and reenacted statutes. These are primarily procedural and technical updates rather than substantive policy changes affecting healthcare regulations or practitioner requirements.
TECHNICAL

Updated bill tracking numbers and committee information to reflect Senate adoption and favorable committee report status.

Reorganized and renumbered the extensive list of repealed and reenacted statutes for clarity and consistency.

Adjusted formatting and spacing throughout the document to align with standard legislative markup conventions.

Added explanatory notes about markup conventions (capital letters, brackets, underlining, and strike-through text).

Floor votes · Senate Feb 28, 2025 · House of Delegates Mar 24, 2025

How they voted

430
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 46
Feb 28, 2025
D Democratic33
30 Yea 3
90% Yea
R Republican13
13 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
10
Committee
6
May 20, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 675
executive
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned Passed
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
lower
Mar 24, 2025
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (136-0-3)
house of delegates
Mar 17, 2025
Committee
Referred Health and Government Operations
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
upper
Feb 28, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (43-0-3)
senate
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
First Reading Finance
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Pam Beidle
Pam Beidle
DDemocratic
MD
32