HB0769 — State Board of Social Work Examiners - Provisional License to Practice Social Work - Established
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 04, 2026. Enacted.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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24 sponsors
1 primary, 23 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (21 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 4 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Establishing a provisional social work license through which an individual issued a provisional social work license may receive a full license; and requiring the Board, beginning in 2027, to report to certain committees of the General Assembly on the number of provisional licenses issued, the number of provisional license holders who obtained full licensure, and any recommendations for improving the program and the program's impact on the health care workforce.
Bill Text
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Read HB0769 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed with Amendments
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate Jamila J. Woods · Primary
- Delegate Derrick Coley · Cosponsor
- Delegate Bonnie Cullison · Cosponsor
- Delegate Harry Bhandari · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kris Fair · Cosponsor
- J. Long · Cosponsor
- Delegate Ashanti Martinez · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kent Roberson · Cosponsor
- Delegate Denise Roberts · Cosponsor
- Delegate Gary Simmons · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kym Taylor · Cosponsor
- Delegate Karen Toles · Cosponsor
- Delegate Tiffany T. Alston · Cosponsor
- Delegate Heather Bagnall · Cosponsor
- Delegate Pam Lanman Guzzone · Cosponsor
- Delegate Terri L. Hill · Cosponsor
- S. Johnson · Cosponsor
- Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman · Cosponsor
- Delegate Lesley J. Lopez · Cosponsor
- Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kim Ross · Cosponsor
- Delegate Deni Taveras · Cosponsor
- White Holland · Cosponsor
- Delegate Teresa Woorman · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 23 co-sponsors · 164 not signed on · 34 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Jamila J. Woods Democrat
Co-sponsors (23)
- Delegate Derrick Coley Democrat
- Delegate Bonnie Cullison Democrat
- Delegate Harry Bhandari Democrat
- Delegate Kris Fair Democrat
- Long, J.
- Delegate Ashanti Martinez Democrat
- Delegate Kent Roberson Democrat
- Delegate Denise Roberts Democrat
- Delegate Gary Simmons Democrat
- Delegate Kym Taylor Democrat
- Delegate Karen Toles Democrat
- Delegate Tiffany T. Alston Democrat
- Delegate Heather Bagnall Democrat
- Delegate Pam Lanman Guzzone Democrat
- Delegate Terri L. Hill Democrat
- Johnson, S.
- Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman Democrat
- Delegate Lesley J. Lopez Democrat
- Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg Democrat
- Delegate Kim Ross Democrat
- Delegate Deni Taveras Democrat
- White Holland
- Delegate Teresa Woorman Democrat
Not signed on (164)
164 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 164 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 91 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 11 | 19 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 112 | 22 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 79% | 16% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 33 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 70% | 30% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 24 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 42 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 0% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 88 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Republican | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 117 | 15 | 0 | 9 |
| % of votes cast | 83% | 11% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0769 do?
- Establishing a provisional social work license through which an individual issued a provisional social work license may receive a full license; and requiring the Board, beginning in 2027, to report to certain committees of the General Assembly on the number of provisional licenses issued, the number of provisional license holders who obtained full licensure, and any recommendations for improving the program and the program's impact on the health care workforce.
- Who sponsors HB0769?
- HB0769 is sponsored by Delegate Jamila J. Woods (Democrat), Delegate Derrick Coley (Democrat), Delegate Bonnie Cullison (Democrat), Delegate Harry Bhandari (Democrat), Delegate Kris Fair (Democrat), Long, J., Delegate Ashanti Martinez (Democrat), Delegate Kent Roberson (Democrat), Delegate Denise Roberts (Democrat), Delegate Gary Simmons (Democrat), Delegate Kym Taylor (Democrat), Delegate Karen Toles (Democrat), Delegate Tiffany T. Alston (Democrat), Delegate Heather Bagnall (Democrat), Delegate Pam Lanman Guzzone (Democrat), Delegate Terri L. Hill (Democrat), Johnson, S., Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman (Democrat), Delegate Lesley J. Lopez (Democrat), Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg (Democrat), Delegate Kim Ross (Democrat), Delegate Deni Taveras (Democrat), White Holland, and Delegate Teresa Woorman (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB0769?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 04, 2026. Enacted.
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