SB 83

Enacted

Health Occupations - Grounds for Discipline - Federal and Court Actions

Sponsor: Bryan W. Simonaire (District 31)Committee: FinanceSubject: Health OccupationsStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 335 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the grounds for discipline by certain health occupations boards to include being disciplined by any branch of the uniformed services or the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; and altering the grounds for discipline of a naturopathic doctor by the State Board of Physicians to include being convicted or disciplined by a court of any state or country.

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Testimony (19)

MGA witness list

FAV 17FavorableUNF 2Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Maryland, Veterans Caucus	MGA Veterans Caucus	Written (PDF)
FAV	Maryland, Veterans Caucus	MGA Veterans Caucus	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dragics, DAVIDlobbyist	Maryland Military Coalition & Ft. George G. Meade Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Dragics, DAVIDlobbyist	Maryland Military Coalition & Ft. George G. Meade Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Nash, Lynnlobbyist	Maryland Military Coalition / Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S. Public Health Services	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Doherty, Daniel	Maryland State Dental Association, Maryland Society of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons	Position only
FAV	Contino, Kara	Office of Senator Simonaire	Written (PDF)
FAV	Contino, Kara	Office of Senator Simonaire	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carter, Alita-Geri	Qualequity Access	Position only
FAV	(MD), State of Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	(MD), State of Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Harris, Mrs.	Individual	Position only
FAV	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
FAV	Senator Simonaire, Senator Simonairelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Simonaire, Senator Simonairelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	State of, Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	State of, Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	MULLICAN, Brigitta	Private	Written (PDF)
UNF	Sharpless, Bradford	Individual	Position only

Organizations on record

Maryland Military Coalition / Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S. Public Health ServicesFAV 1

Maryland Military Coalition & Ft. George G. Meade Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)FAV 2

Maryland State Dental Association, Maryland Society of Oral & Maxillofacial SurgeonsFAV 1

MGA Veterans CaucusFAV 2

Office of Senator SimonaireFAV 2

PrivateUNF 1

Qualequity AccessFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVDragics, DAVIDMaryland Military Coalition & Ft. George G. Meade Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)Registered for: Maryland Military Coalition

FAVNash, LynnMaryland Military Coalition / Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S. Public Health ServicesRegistered for: Maryland Military Coalition