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type: "Bill"
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title: "State Board of Examiners in Optometry - Examination Requirements and Time Period for Inactive Status"
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description: "State Board of Examiners in Optometry - Examination Requirements and Time Period for Inactive Status"
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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: "SB 186"
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citation: "Maryland SB 186 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Augustine"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2025-09-18"
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last_action: "2026-04-14"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/098d0c92-74c0-4a83-a111-6963935bbab9"
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source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0186?ys=2026RS"
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source_hash: "d9547e69531525cd429166e73e582feec92103f6ccfb4dc68d17fcaa7f766c5d"
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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 SB 186 (2026) — State Board of Examiners in Optometry - Examination Requirements and Time Period for Inactive Status
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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 - State Board of Examiners in Optometry - Examination Requirements and Time Period for Inactive Status** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_27_sb0186t.pdf)
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2. **First - State Board of Examiners in Optometry - Examination Requirements and Time Period for Inactive Status** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0186f.pdf)
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3. **Third - State Board of Examiners in Optometry - Examination Requirements and Time Period for Inactive Status** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0186t.pdf)
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## Votes
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- On Third Reading — **133–0** (pass) · lower
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- On Third Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Augustine — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-09-18** Pre-filed `introduction`
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- **2026-01-14** First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-16** Reassigned to Finance
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- **2026-01-21** Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m.
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- **2026-02-09** Favorable Report by Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-02-10** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-02-10** Second Reading Passed
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- **2026-02-12** Third Reading Passed `passage`
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- **2026-02-13** Referred Health `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-17** Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
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- **2026-04-01** Favorable Report by Health `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-04-01** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-04-02** Third Reading Passed `passage`
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- **2026-04-03** Returned Passed
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- **2026-04-14** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 27 `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/098d0c92-74c0-4a83-a111-6963935bbab9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).
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