HB 771 — Health Occupations - Human Trafficking Awareness Training
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-04
Requiring each health occupations board to allow an applicant seeking license or certificate renewal to receive continuing education credits for completing a certain human trafficking awareness training program, conduct outreach to make individuals regulated by the board aware of human trafficking awareness training options, and adopt certain regulations related to continuing education credits for a certain human trafficking awareness training program by January 1, 2027; establishing requirements for the training program; etc.
Latest action: — Approved by the Governor - Chapter 205
Sponsors (20)
- April Miller (R, MD-4) — sponsor · 2026-02-04
- Tiffany T. Alston (D, MD-24) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Bonnie Cullison (D, MD-19) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Pam Lanman Guzzone (D, MD-13) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Terri L. Hill (D, MD-12) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Lesley J. Lopez (D, MD-39) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Susan K. McComas (R, MD-34) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Teresa E. Reilly (R, MD-35) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- April Rose (R, MD-5) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Veronica Turner (D, MD-26) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Jennifer White Holland (D, MD-10) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Teresa Woorman (D, MD-16) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Heather Bagnall (D, MD-33) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Thomas S. Hutchinson (R, MD-37) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Aaron M. Kaufman (D, MD-18) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Nicholaus R. Kipke (R, MD-31) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Ashanti Martinez (D, MD-22) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Samuel I. Rosenberg (D, MD-41) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Kim Ross (D, MD-8) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Deni Taveras (D, MD-47) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
Action timeline (10)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Health
- · house — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · senate — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · house — Third Reading — Passed
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
- · senate — Hearing — Finance
- · senate — Second Reading — Passed
- · senate — Third Reading — Passed
- · senate — Committee Report — Favorable
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Connected on the graph
2 typed relationships in the influence graph — 0 inbound, 2 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | Senate finance | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | House health | — | 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 | April Miller (R, state_lower MD-4) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Aaron M. Kaufman (D, state_lower MD-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | April Rose (R, state_lower MD-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Ashanti Martinez (D, state_lower MD-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Bonnie Cullison (D, state_lower MD-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Deni Taveras (D, state_lower MD-47) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Heather Bagnall (D, state_lower MD-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Jennifer White Holland (D, state_lower MD-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Kim Ross (D, state_lower MD-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Lesley J. Lopez (D, state_lower MD-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Nicholaus R. Kipke (R, state_lower MD-31) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Pam Lanman Guzzone (D, state_lower MD-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Samuel I. Rosenberg (D, state_lower MD-41) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Susan K. McComas (R, state_lower MD-34) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Teresa E. Reilly (R, state_lower MD-35) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Teresa Woorman (D, state_lower MD-16) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Terri L. Hill (D, state_lower MD-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Thomas S. Hutchinson (R, state_lower MD-37) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Tiffany T. Alston (D, state_lower MD-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Veronica Turner (D, state_lower MD-26) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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Predicted vote
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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
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate finance · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House health · md-leg