---
type: "Bill"
title: "Nonprescription Drugs and Devices - Provision by Registered Nurses and Sale of Contraceptives Through Automatic Devices"
description: "Nonprescription Drugs and Devices - Provision by Registered Nurses and Sale of Contraceptives Through Automatic Devices"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 944"
citation: "Maryland SB 944 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kelly"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-02-02"
last_action: "2024-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/87c83543-8b71-440a-a85e-44b2d5cbaafb"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0944?ys=2024RS&search=True"
source_hash: "f944855aba224b4cdd0b913403345362a2681db7be67140ecf28eb6193927d07"
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 944 (2024) — Nonprescription Drugs and Devices - Provision by Registered Nurses and Sale of Contraceptives Through Automatic Devices

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Nonprescription Drugs and Devices - Provision by Registered Nurses and Sale of Contraceptives Through Automatic Devices** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/Chapters_noln/CH_932_sb0944e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Nonprescription Drugs and Devices - Provision by Registered Nurses and Sale of Contraceptives Through Automatic Devices** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0944e.pdf)
3. **First - Nonprescription Drugs and Devices - Provision by Registered Nurses and Sale of Contraceptives Through Automatic Devices** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0944f.pdf)
4. **Third - Nonprescription Drugs and Devices - Provision by Registered Nurses and Sale of Contraceptives Through Automatic Devices** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0944t.pdf)

## Votes

- Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. — **43–2** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading (Amend) — **123–16** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kelly — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-02** First Reading Finance and Judicial Proceedings `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-06** Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance)
- **2024-03-15** Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-15** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-15** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2024-03-18** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-03-19** Referred Health and Government Operations `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-20** Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2024-03-20** Hearing canceled
- **2024-03-20** Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2024-03-27** Hearing canceled
- **2024-03-27** Hearing 3/27 at 1:30 p.m.
- **2024-04-03** Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-03** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-03** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2024-04-04** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-04-05** Senate Concurs House Amendments
- **2024-04-05** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-04-05** Passed Enrolled
- **2024-05-16** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 932 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/87c83543-8b71-440a-a85e-44b2d5cbaafb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).