---
type: "Bill"
title: "Social Workers - Sunset Extension, Notification of Complete Application, and Workgroup on Social Worker Requirements for Licensure"
description: "Social Workers - Sunset Extension, Notification of Complete Application, and Workgroup on Social Worker Requirements for Licensure"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 871"
citation: "Maryland SB 871 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["M. Washington"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-06"
last_action: "2023-04-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d8f4c84f-f42c-4357-a4da-ccc141b836a0"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0871?ys=2023RS&search=True"
source_hash: "86ad8337e8b22ffc56e26d04c1f60b00c21f8b8f310ecbc16a42a69a88edc156"
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 871 (2023) — Social Workers - Sunset Extension, Notification of Complete Application, and Workgroup on Social Worker Requirements for Licensure

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Social Workers - Sunset Extension, Notification of Complete Application, and Workgroup on Social Worker Requirements for Licensure** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/Chapters_noln/CH_228_sb0871e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Social Workers - Sunset Extension, Notification of Complete Application, and Workgroup on Social Worker Requirements for Licensure** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0871e.pdf)
3. **First - Social Workers - Licensure Examinations - Moratorium and Workgroup** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0871f.pdf)
4. **Third - Social Workers - Sunset Extension, Notification of Complete Application, and Workgroup on Social Worker Examination Requirements for Licensure** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0871t.pdf)

## Sponsors

- M. Washington — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-06** First Reading Finance `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-08** Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2023-02-17** Hearing canceled
- **2023-02-17** Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2023-03-17** Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-17** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-17** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2023-03-20** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-03-20** Referred Health and Government Operations `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-22** Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2023-04-05** Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-05** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-05** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2023-04-06** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-10** Senate Concurs House Amendments
- **2023-04-10** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-10** Passed Enrolled
- **2023-04-24** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 228 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d8f4c84f-f42c-4357-a4da-ccc141b836a0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).