HB1042 • 2026

Health Occupations - Structural Racism Training - Funding Sources

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Delegate Woorman
Last action: 2026-03-20
Official status: In the Senate - Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
Effective date: 2026-06-01

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Health Occupations - Structural Racism Training - Funding Sources

Clarifying that it is the intent of the General Assembly regarding the development and offering of structural racism training that applicants for the renewal of a health occupations license are required to take be developed and offered at no cost to the State using funding from certain external sources.

What This Bill Does

Clarifying that it is the intent of the General Assembly regarding the development and offering of structural racism training that applicants for the renewal of a health occupations license are required to take be developed and offered at no cost to the State using funding from certain external sources.

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Bill History

2026-03-20 Senate
Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-03-13 House
Favorable Report by Health
2026-03-05 House
Third Reading Passed (98-34)
2026-03-03 Senate
Referred Finance
2026-03-01 House
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2026-02-11 House
Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-02-09 House
First Reading Health
Maryland General Assembly
Text - First - Health Occupations - Structural Racism Training - Funding Sources
Maryland General Assembly
Vote - House - Committee - Health
Maryland General Assembly
Text - Third - Health Occupations - Structural Racism Training - Funding Sources

Official Summary Text

Clarifying that it is the intent of the General Assembly regarding the development and offering of structural racism training that applicants for the renewal of a health occupations license are required to take be developed and offered at no cost to the State using funding from certain external sources.

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*hb1042*

HOUSE BILL 1042
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By: Delegate Woorman
Introduced and read first time: February 9, 2026
Assigned to: Health
Committee Report: Favorable
House action: Adopted
Read second time: March 1, 2026

CHAPTER ______

AN ACT concerning 1

Health Occupations – Structural Racism Training – Funding Sources 2

FOR the purpose of clarifying the intent of the General Assembly regarding the 3
development and offering of certain structural racism training ; and generally 4
relating to structural racism training funding sources. 5

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 6
Chapter 478 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2025 7
Section 3 8

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 9
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 10

Chapter 478 of the Acts of 2025 11

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That it is the intent of the General 12
Assembly that the structural racism training required unde r this Act be developed and 13
offered AT NO COST TO THE STATE using funding from EXTERNAL SOURCES, SUCH AS 14
the grant provided to the Maryland Nurses Association from the American Nurses 15
Association to advance antiracism efforts. 16

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect June 17
1, 2026. 18