---
type: "Bill"
title: "State Board of Dietetic Practice – Sunset Extension"
description: "State Board of Dietetic Practice – Sunset Extension"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 238"
citation: "Maryland SB 238 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 17
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-09-08"
last_action: "2024-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a24bffaa-ee92-4d4a-abe4-cd87bb97dbfb"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0238?ys=2024RS&search=True"
source_hash: "ab5221142af3ab8fdd2b5cd20ab5f75aa45ace6195adf71aba90d22d0b328510"
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 238 (2024) — State Board of Dietetic Practice – Sunset Extension

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - State Board of Dietetic Practice – Sunset Extension** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/Chapters_noln/CH_389_sb0238e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - State Board of Dietetic Practice – Sunset Extension** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0238e.pdf)
3. **First - State Board of Dietetic Practice – Sunset Extension** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0238f.pdf)
4. **Third - State Board of Dietetic Practice – Sunset Extension** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0238t.pdf)

## Votes

- Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. — **43–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading (Amend) — **136–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Chair, Finance Committee — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-09-08** Pre-filed `introduction`
- **2024-01-10** First Reading Finance `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-08** Hearing 1/16 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2024-01-23** Favorable Report by Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-24** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-24** Second Reading Passed
- **2024-01-29** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-01-31** Referred Health and Government Operations `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-16** Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2024-04-04** Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-04** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-04** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2024-04-04** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-04-06** Senate Concurs House Amendments
- **2024-04-06** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-04-06** Passed Enrolled
- **2024-04-25** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 389 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a24bffaa-ee92-4d4a-abe4-cd87bb97dbfb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).