republic-os/legislation/us/states/md/2018/hb-1597.md

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Maryland HB 1597 (2018) — Occupational Licenses or Certificates – Application Determinations – Use of Criminal History – Reports

Version chain

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

1. Bill Text (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• On Third Reading — 105–31 (pass) · lower
• On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — 88–46 (pass) · lower
• On Third Reading — 43–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Sydnor — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2018-02-09 First Reading Judiciary referral-committee
• 2018-02-12 Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
• 2018-03-19 Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-03-19 Favorable with Amendments {892018/1 Report Adopted committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-03-19 Second Reading Passed with Amendments
• 2018-03-19 Third Reading Passed (105-31) passage
• 2018-03-19 First Reading Judicial Proceedings referral-committee
• 2018-03-20 Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
• 2018-03-22 Hearing canceled
• 2018-03-26 Reassigned to Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
• 2018-03-27 Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
• 2018-04-09 Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-04-09 Favorable with Amendments {574238/1 Report Adopted committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-04-09 Second Reading Passed with Amendments
• 2018-04-09 Third Reading Passed with Amendments (43-0) passage
• 2018-04-09 House Concur - Senate Amendments
• 2018-04-09 Third Reading Passed (88-46) passage
• 2018-04-09 Passed Enrolled
• 2018-05-15 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 796 executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e5875370-82a8-40f7-9a5a-549ffcf403a8. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).