---
type: "Bill"
title: "State Board of Examiners in Optometry - Sunset Extension"
description: "State Board of Examiners in Optometry - Sunset Extension"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 728"
citation: "Maryland SB 728 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-06"
last_action: "2023-04-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5c9ac74e-4194-4725-99c9-2c95ce55165f"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0728?ys=2023RS&search=True"
source_hash: "c2d8e4efee7f3cdba75b32c4b8eb6b8abb6997e9d778dcc4cd424ef0145cfa3c"
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 728 (2023) — State Board of Examiners in Optometry - Sunset Extension

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - State Board of Examiners in Optometry - Sunset Extension** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/Chapters_noln/CH_53_sb0728t.pdf)
2. **First - State Board of Examiners in Optometry - Sunset Extension** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0728f.pdf)
3. **Third - State Board of Examiners in Optometry - Sunset Extension** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0728t.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Chair, Finance Committee — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-06** First Reading Finance `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-08** Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2023-03-09** Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-10** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-10** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2023-03-14** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-03-16** Referred Health and Government Operations `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-18** Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2023-04-05** Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-05** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-05** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-06** Returned Passed
- **2023-04-11** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 53 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5c9ac74e-4194-4725-99c9-2c95ce55165f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).