SB 806 — Health Occupations - Criminal History Records Checks
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-06
Establishing and altering requirements related to criminal history records checks for certain licenses and certificates issued by certain health occupations boards, including the State Board of Acupuncture, the State Board of Dental Examiners, the State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors, the State Board of Nursing, the State Board of Examiners in Optometry, the State Board of Pharmacy, the State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners, and the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists.
Latest action: — Approved by the Governor - Chapter 371
Sponsors (9)
- Pamela Beidle (D, MD-32) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Dawn Gile (D, MD-33) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Antonio Hayes (D, MD-40) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Stephen S. Hershey (R, MD-36) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Carl Jackson (D, MD-8) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Benjamin F. Kramer (D, MD-19) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Clarence K. Lam (D, MD-12) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Johnny Mautz (R, MD-37) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Justin Ready (R, MD-5) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
Action timeline (10)
- · senate — First Reading
- · senate — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · senate — Hearing — Finance
- · senate — Third Reading — Passed
- · house — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · senate — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
- · house — Second Reading — Passed
- · house — Third Reading — Passed
- · house — Hearing — Health
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable
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Connected on the graph
3 typed relationships in the influence graph — 0 inbound, 3 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (3)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | House judiciary | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | House health | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | Senate finance | — | md-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antonio Hayes (D, state_upper MD-40) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 2 | Benjamin F. Kramer (D, state_upper MD-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Carl Jackson (D, state_upper MD-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Clarence K. Lam (D, state_upper MD-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Dawn Gile (D, state_upper MD-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Johnny Mautz (R, state_upper MD-37) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Justin Ready (R, state_upper MD-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Pamela Beidle (D, state_upper MD-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Stephen S. Hershey (R, state_upper MD-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House judiciary · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House health · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate finance · md-leg