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type: "Bill"
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title: "Certified Public Accountants - Licensure - Qualifications"
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description: "Certified Public Accountants - Licensure - Qualifications"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
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legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 643"
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citation: "Maryland HB 643 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Qi", "Valderrama", "Wivell"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 12
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2026-01-30"
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last_action: "2026-04-28"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b53775b2-9ae1-470e-8eb0-3c902a45ec12"
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source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0643?ys=2026RS"
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source_hash: "5224c916a08854cf587ba411e3363bd3464ac93dad302235de37c3c98518d6c0"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
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---
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# Maryland HB 643 (2026) — Certified Public Accountants - Licensure - Qualifications
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Chapter - Certified Public Accountants - Licensure - Qualifications** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_174_hb0643t.pdf)
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2. **First - Certified Public Accountants - Licensure - Qualifications** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0643f.pdf)
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3. **Third - Certified Public Accountants - Licensure - Qualifications** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0643t.pdf)
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## Votes
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- On Third Reading — **128–0** (pass) · lower
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- On Third Reading — **33–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Qi — primary (person)
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- Valderrama — primary (person)
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- Wivell — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-30** First Reading Economic Matters `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-03** Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
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- **2026-03-03** Favorable Report by Economic Matters `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-04** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-05** Third Reading Passed `passage`
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- **2026-03-06** Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
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- **2026-04-08** Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-04-08** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-04-08** Second Reading Passed
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- **2026-04-09** Third Reading Passed `passage`
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- **2026-04-10** Returned Passed
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- **2026-04-28** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 174 `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b53775b2-9ae1-470e-8eb0-3c902a45ec12`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).
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