---
type: "Bill"
title: "Pharmacists - Nicotine Replacement Therapy Medication"
description: "Pharmacists - Nicotine Replacement Therapy Medication"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "SB 62"
citation: "Maryland SB 62 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Washington"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 17
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-10-29"
last_action: "2022-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ba8d882e-3fce-47dc-808d-4520a8dac096"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0062?ys=2022RS&search=True"
source_hash: "17f84d0308fdd90f479255eea2730792de260fe67aeb613ec6e82828456c293c"
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 SB 62 (2022) — Pharmacists - Nicotine Replacement Therapy Medication

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Pharmacists - Nicotine Replacement Therapy Medication** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/Chapters_noln/CH_320_sb0062e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Pharmacists - Nicotine Replacement Therapy Medication** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/sb/sb0062e.pdf)
3. **First - Pharmacists - Aids for the Cessation of Tobacco Product Use** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/sb/sb0062f.pdf)
4. **Third - Pharmacists - Aids for the Cessation of Tobacco Product Use** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/sb/sb0062t.pdf)

## Votes

- On third reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading (Amend) — **134–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Washington — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-10-29** Pre-filed `introduction`
- **2022-01-12** First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs and Finance `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-20** Hearing 2/01 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs)
- **2022-02-22** Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-22** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-22** Second Reading Passed
- **2022-02-24** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-02-25** Referred Health and Government Operations `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-18** Hearing 3/24 at 1:30 p.m.
- **2022-03-30** Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-30** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-30** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2022-03-31** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-04-01** Senate Concurs House Amendments
- **2022-04-01** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-04-01** Passed Enrolled
- **2022-05-12** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 320 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ba8d882e-3fce-47dc-808d-4520a8dac096`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).