2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB367: Health Occupations Boards - English Proficiency Requirements and Licensure by Endorsement for Nursing

Legislative Summary

Prohibiting a health occupations board from requiring additional evidence of English proficiency as a condition for licensure, certification, or registration if an applicant holds a valid, unrestricted license, certification, or registration from another state that requires evidence of English proficiency; requiring each health occupations board that requires evidence of English proficiency to post a statement on their website that an applicant may not be required to provide additional evidence of proficiency; etc.

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Bill History

1/16/2025
First Reading Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
1/21/2025
Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
2/24/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
2/25/2025
Favorable with Amendments {893529/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
2/25/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
2/27/2025
Third Reading Passed (107-27)
House of Delegates
2/28/2025
Referred Finance
Senate
3/27/2025
Favorable Report by Finance
Senate
3/28/2025
Favorable Adopted
Senate
3/28/2025
Second Reading Passed
Senate
4/2/2025
Third Reading Passed (33-13)
Senate
4/2/2025
Returned Passed
House of Delegates

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 893529/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 893529/1 Adopted

2/25/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
2/27/2025
107
Yea
27
Nay
0
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED