---
type: "Bill"
title: "Names of Entities With Physician Membership – Approval Requirement – Exemption"
description: "Names of Entities With Physician Membership – Approval Requirement – Exemption"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 1153"
citation: "Maryland HB 1153 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Adams"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 17
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-08"
last_action: "2021-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a4718909-3720-41e7-9e3e-ec6c16307daa"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb1153?ys=2021RS&search=True"
source_hash: "5fac2875283afc0c1b57f1256fce4c7a823fb3d6a5201f999b6709e842e785fb"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
---

# Maryland HB 1153 (2021) — Names of Entities With Physician Membership – Approval Requirement – Exemption

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chapter - Names of Entities With Physician Membership – Approval Requirement – Exemption** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/Chapters_noln/CH_794_hb1153e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Names of Entities With Physician Membership – Approval Requirement – Exemption** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb1153e.pdf)
3. **First - Names of Entities With Physician Membership – Approval Requirement – Exemption** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb1153f.pdf)
4. **Third - Names of Entities With Physician Membership – Approval Requirement – Exemption** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb1153t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **132–1** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading (Amend) — **45–1** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **138–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Adams — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-08** First Reading Economic Matters `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-09** Hearing 3/03 at 1:30 p.m.
- **2021-03-20** Favorable Report by Economic Matters `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-20** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-22** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-03-22** Referred Judicial Proceedings `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-23** Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2021-03-31** Hearing canceled
- **2021-03-31** Hearing 3/31 at 1:45 p.m.
- **2021-04-09** Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-09** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-09** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2021-04-10** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-12** House Concurs Senate Amendments
- **2021-04-12** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-12** Passed Enrolled
- **2021-05-30** Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 794 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a4718909-3720-41e7-9e3e-ec6c16307daa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).