HB 420 — Modernizing Civil Relief for Service Members Act
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-01-22
Authorizing active service members and spouses, under certain circumstances, to practice in the State under an occupational or professional license issued in another state; and altering the definition of "eligible veteran" for purposes of certain provisions of law governing occupational or professional licensing processes to include former service members who have been discharged from active duty before the date on which the license application, renewal, or changed of status is submitted.
Latest action: — In the Senate - Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Sponsors (13)
- Mike Rogers (D, MD-32) — sponsor · 2026-01-22
- Nick Allen (D, MD-8) — cosponsor · 2026-01-22
- Brian Chisholm (R, MD-31) — cosponsor · 2026-01-22
- Charlotte Crutchfield (D, MD-19) — cosponsor · 2026-01-22
- Jim Hinebaugh (R, MD-1) — cosponsor · 2026-01-22
- Nicholaus R. Kipke (R, MD-31) — cosponsor · 2026-01-22
- LaToya Nkongolo (R, MD-31) — cosponsor · 2026-01-22
- Darrell Odom (D, MD-27) — cosponsor · 2026-01-22
- N. Scott Phillips (D, MD-10) — cosponsor · 2026-01-22
- Sheree Sample-Hughes (D, MD-37) — cosponsor · 2026-01-22
- Kenneth Kerr (D, MD-3) — cosponsor · 2026-01-22
- Stuart Michael Schmidt (R, MD-33) — cosponsor · 2026-01-22
- Jared Solomon (D, MD-18) — cosponsor · 2026-01-22
Action timeline (7)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Government, Labor, and Elections
- · house — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · senate — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · house — Third Reading — Passed
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
- · senate — Committee Report — Favorable
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Bill text (extracted)
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Connected on the graph
3 typed relationships in the influence graph — 0 inbound, 3 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (3)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | Senate education, energy, and the environment | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | House health | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | House government, labor, and elections | — | md-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Rogers (D, state_lower MD-32) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Brian Chisholm (R, state_lower MD-31) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Charlotte Crutchfield (D, state_lower MD-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Darrell Odom (D, state_lower MD-27) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Jared Solomon (D, state_lower MD-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Jim Hinebaugh (R, state_lower MD-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Kenneth Kerr (D, state_lower MD-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | LaToya Nkongolo (R, state_lower MD-31) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | N. Scott Phillips (D, state_lower MD-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Nicholaus R. Kipke (R, state_lower MD-31) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Nick Allen (D, state_lower MD-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Sheree Sample-Hughes (D, state_lower MD-37) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Stuart Michael Schmidt (R, state_lower MD-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Timeline
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate education, energy, and the environment · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House health · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House government, labor, and elections · md-leg