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MD HB 945

enacted

Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities - Notification of Investigations and Establishment of the Health Care Quality Improvement Initiative

Maryland · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did MD HB 945 pass?

Yes. MD HB 945 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-26): Approved by the Governor - Chapter 684

What is MD HB 945 about?

MD HB 945 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities - Notification of Investigations and Establishment of the Health Care Quality Improvement Initiative”.

Who sponsors MD HB 945?

Alston, White Holland, Taveras and 14 others are the primary sponsors of MD HB 945.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-05-26 — Approved by the Governor - Chapter 684
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Alstonprimary
  • White Hollandprimary
  • Taverasprimary
  • Rossprimary
  • Rosenbergprimary
  • Reillyprimary
  • Martinezprimary
  • Lopezprimary
  • Kipkeprimary
  • Kaufmanprimary
  • S. Johnsonprimary
  • Hutchinsonprimary
  • Hillprimary
  • Guzzoneprimary
  • Cullisonprimary
  • Bagnallprimary
  • Sample-Hughesprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-26

    Approved by the Governor - Chapter 684

    executive-signature

  2. 2026-04-13

    Returned Passed

  3. 2026-04-13

    Third Reading Passed

    passage

  4. 2026-04-13

    Second Reading Passed

  5. 2026-04-13

    Favorable Adopted

    committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2026-04-13

    Favorable Report by Finance

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2026-03-25

    Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.

  8. 2026-03-23

    Referred Finance

    referral-committee

  9. 2026-03-21

    Third Reading Passed

    passage

  10. 2026-03-20

    Second Reading Passed with Amendments

  11. 2026-03-20

    Favorable with Amendments {

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2026-03-20

    Favorable with Amendments Report by Health

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2026-02-26

    Hearing 2/26 at 1:30 p.m.

  14. 2026-02-26

    Hearing canceled

  15. 2026-02-13

    Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.

  16. 2026-02-05

    First Reading Health

    referral-committee

Versions

  • Chapter - Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities - Notification of Investigations and Establishment of the Health Care Quality Improvement InitiativeCompare
  • Third - Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities - Notification of Investigations and Establishment of the Health Care Quality Improvement InitiativeCompare
  • First - Nursing Homes - Complaints - Notification and ConsultationCompare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • On Third Reading

    2026-03-09 · pass · 126-0

    Member-level votes (141)
    • Speaker: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Kaiser: yes
    • Phillips: yes
    • Stinnett: yes
    • Acevero: yes
    • Ebersole: yes
    • Kaufman: yes
    • Pippy: yes
    • Stonko: yes
    • Adams: yes
    • Edelson: yes
    • Kerr: yes
    • Pruski: yes
    • Szeliga: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Feldmark: yes
    • Kipke: yes
    • Qi: yes
    • Taveras: yes
    • Alston: yes
    • Fennell: yes
    • Korman: yes
    • Queen: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Amprey: yes
    • Fisher: yes
    • Lehman: yes
    • Reilly: yes
    • Terrasa: yes
    • Anderson: yes
    • Foley: yes
    • Lewis: yes
    • Roberson: yes
    • Toles: yes
    • Arentz: yes
    • Forbes: yes
    • Long, R.: yes
    • Roberts: yes
    • Tomlinson: yes
    • Arikan: yes
    • Fraser-Hidalgo: yes
    • Lopez: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • Bagnall: yes
    • Ghrist: yes
    • Mangione: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Valderrama: yes
    • Barnes: yes
    • Grammer: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Rosenberg: yes
    • Valentine: yes
    • Bartlett: yes
    • Griffith: yes
    • McCaskill: yes
    • Ross: yes
    • Vogel: yes
    • Beauchamp: yes
    • Guyton: yes
    • McComas: yes
    • Ruff: yes
    • Watson: yes
    • Behler: yes
    • Guzzone: yes
    • Metzgar: yes
    • Ruth: yes
    • Wells: yes
    • Bhandari: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Sample-Hughes: yes
    • White Holland: yes
    • Boyce: yes
    • Hartman: yes
    • Mireku-North: yes
    • Schindler: yes
    • Wilkins: yes
    • Buckel: yes
    • Healey: yes
    • Moon: yes
    • Schmidt: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Cardin: yes
    • Hill: yes
    • Moreno: yes
    • Shetty: yes
    • Wims: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • Holmes: yes
    • Morgan, M.: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Wivell: yes
    • Charkoudian: yes
    • Hornberger: yes
    • Morgan, T.: yes
    • Simpson: yes
    • Wolek: yes
    • Ciliberti: yes
    • Hutchinson: yes
    • Nawrocki: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Woods: yes
    • Clippinger: yes
    • Ivey: yes
    • Nkongolo: yes
    • Solomon: yes
    • Woorman: yes
    • Coley: yes
    • Jacobs: yes
    • Palakovich Carr: yes
    • Spiegel: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Conaway: yes
    • Johnson, A.: yes
    • Pasteur: yes
    • Stein: yes
    • Young: yes
    • Crutchfield: yes
    • Jones, D.: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Stewart: yes
    • Ziegler: yes
    • Cullison: yes
    • Addison: not voting
    • Bouchat: not voting
    • Johnson, S.: not voting
    • Odom: not voting
    • Wilson: not voting
    • Boafo: not voting
    • Howard: not voting
    • Baker: absent
    • Crosby: absent
    • Fair: absent
    • Jones, A.: absent
    • Long, J.: absent
    • Chisholm: absent
    • Embry: absent
    • Hinebaugh: absent
  • On Third Reading

    2026-03-27 · pass · 43-0

    Member-level votes (47)
    • Mr. President: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Hettleman: yes
    • Love: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Attar: yes
    • Feldman: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Mautz: yes
    • Sydnor: yes
    • Augustine: yes
    • Folden: yes
    • James: yes
    • McCray: yes
    • Waldstreicher: yes
    • Bailey: yes
    • Gallion: yes
    • Jennings: yes
    • McKay: yes
    • Washington, A.: yes
    • Beidle: yes
    • Gile: yes
    • Kagan: yes
    • Ready: yes
    • Washington, M.: yes
    • Benson: yes
    • Guzzone: yes
    • King: yes
    • Rosapepe: yes
    • Watson: yes
    • Brooks: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Kramer: yes
    • Salling: yes
    • West: yes
    • Carozza: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Lam: yes
    • Simonaire: yes
    • Zucker: yes
    • Charles: yes
    • Henson: yes
    • Lewis Young: yes
    • Corderman: not voting
    • Hershey: not voting
    • Hester: not voting
    • Muse: not voting

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