HB 643 - Maryland House (2026) - Certified Public Accountants - Licensure - Qualifications

Sponsors

First Action

Jan 30, 2026

Latest Action

Apr 28, 2026

Origin Chamber

House

Type

Bill

Bill Number

643

State

Maryland

Session

2026

Sponsorship by Party

Kriselda Valderrama

Primary

Lily Qi

Primary

William J. Wivell

Primary

House Votes (1)

Senate Votes (1)

checkPassed on February 24, 2026

Motion Text

On Third Reading

House Roll Call Votes

Republicans

Democrats

Unknowns

Yes

Yes

Absent

Yes

Andre V. Johnson, Jr.

Yes

Andrea Fletcher Harrison

Yes

Yes

Absent

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Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Absent

Absent

Didn't Vote

Yes

Absent

Charlotte Crutchfield

Yes

Cheryl E. Pasteur

Yes

Chris Tomlinson

Yes

Christopher Eric Bouchat

Didn't Vote

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Absent

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Frank M. Conaway, Jr.

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

Guzzone

Yes

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Yes

Yes

Absent

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Absent

Yes

Absent

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Julie Palakovich Carr

Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

Martinez

Yes

Marvin E. Holmes, Jr.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Miller

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Absent

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Robin L. Grammer, Jr.

Absent

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Smith

Yes

Speaker

Yes

Steve Johnson

Yes

Steven J. Arentz

Yes

Stuart Michael Schmidt, Jr.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Watson

Yes

Wayne A. Hartman

Yes

William J. Wivell

Yes

William Valentine

Yes

Young

Yes

Summary

Unavailable

Text (3)

First - Certified Public Accountants - Licensure - Qualifications

http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0643f.pdf

Third - Certified Public Accountants - Licensure - Qualifications

http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0643t.pdf

Chapter - Certified Public Accountants - Licensure - Qualifications

http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_174_hb0643t.pdf

Documents (1)

Fiscal and Policy Note

http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/fnotes/bil_0003/hb0643.pdf

Actions (12)

Show Only Major Actions

04/28/2026

Office of the Governor

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 174

04/10/2026

House

Returned Passed

04/09/2026

Senate

Third Reading Passed

04/08/2026

Senate

Second Reading Passed

04/08/2026

Senate

Favorable Adopted

04/08/2026

Senate

Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment

03/06/2026

Senate

Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment

03/05/2026

House

Third Reading Passed

03/04/2026

House

Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed

03/03/2026

House

Favorable Report by Economic Matters

02/03/2026

House

Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.

01/30/2026

House

First Reading Economic Matters

Sources

MD Legislature

http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0643?ys=2026RS

Open States

https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB643/

Record Created

Feb 2, 2026 8:35:59 PM

Record Updated

May 5, 2026 11:42:11 PM