---
type: "Bill"
title: "State Board of Physicians - Genetic Counselors - Licensing"
description: "State Board of Physicians - Genetic Counselors - Licensing"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 299"
citation: "Maryland HB 299 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carr"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-10-29"
last_action: "2021-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b7a3141f-e8f6-4b1e-9d74-c1a794d89a5e"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0299?ys=2021RS&search=True"
source_hash: "bad20bbf34f870e7ce8a59d8e1b0bddd19258760d9ab3866c2086ccd6e54fae6"
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 299 (2021) — State Board of Physicians - Genetic Counselors - Licensing

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - State Board of Physicians - Genetic Counselors - Licensing** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/Chapters_noln/CH_603_hb0299e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - State Board of Physicians - Genetic Counselors - Licensing** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0299e.pdf)
3. **First - State Board of Physicians - Genetic Counselors - Licensing** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0299f.pdf)
4. **Third - State Board of Physicians - Genetic Counselors - Licensing** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0299t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **131–4** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **127–10** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading (Amend) — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Carr — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-10-29** Pre-filed `introduction`
- **2021-01-13** First Reading Health and Government Operations `referral-committee`
- **2020-12-23** Hearing 2/04 at 1:30 p.m.
- **2021-03-19** Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-19** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-19** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2021-03-22** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-03-22** Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-10** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-10** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-10** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2021-04-12** 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 603 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b7a3141f-e8f6-4b1e-9d74-c1a794d89a5e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).