MD HB 945
enactedNursing 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
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-05-26 — Approved by the Governor - Chapter 684
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
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
2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 684
executive-signature
2026-04-13
Returned Passed
2026-04-13
Third Reading Passed
passage
2026-04-13
Second Reading Passed
2026-04-13
Favorable Adopted
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-13
Favorable Report by Finance
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-25
Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-03-23
Referred Finance
referral-committee
2026-03-21
Third Reading Passed
passage
2026-03-20
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2026-03-20
Favorable with Amendments {
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-20
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-26
Hearing 2/26 at 1:30 p.m.
2026-02-26
Hearing canceled
2026-02-13
Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
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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