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IntroducedFeb 02, 2026
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Passed SenateFeb 26, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 02, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Certificate of Need - Intermediate Health Care Facilities
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 03, 2026: Returned Passed
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 444
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 44
- Mr. President
- Ellis
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Simonaire
- Attar
- Feldman
- Hettleman
- Love
- Smith
- Augustine
- Folden
- Jackson
- Mautz
- Sydnor
- Bailey
- Gallion
- James
- McCray
- Waldstreicher
- Beidle
- Gile
- Jennings
- McKay
- Washington, A.
- Brooks
- Guzzone
- Kagan
- Muse
- Watson
- Carozza
- Harris
- King
- Ready
- West
- Charles
- Hayes
- Kramer
- Rosapepe
- Zucker
- Corderman
- Henson
- Lam
- Salling
NO: 0
ABSENT: 3
YES: 133
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Conaway
- Ivey
- Odom
- Stein
- Acevero
- Crosby
- Jacobs
- Palakovich Carr
- Stewart
- Adams
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, A.
- Pasteur
- Stinnett
- Addison
- Cullison
- Johnson, S.
- Patterson
- Stonko
- Allen
- Davis
- Jones, D.
- Phillips
- Szeliga
- Alston
- Ebersole
- Kaiser
- Pippy
- Taveras
- Amprey
- Edelson
- Kaufman
- Pruski
- Taylor
- Anderson
- Embry
- Kerr
- Qi
- Terrasa
- Arentz
- Fair
- Kipke
- Queen
- Toles
- Arikan
- Fennell
- Korman
- Reilly
- Tomlinson
- Bagnall
- Fisher
- Lehman
- Roberson
- Turner
- Baker
- Foley
- Lewis
- Roberts
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Forbes
- Long, R.
- Rogers
- Valentine
- Bartlett
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lopez
- Rose
- Vogel
- Beauchamp
- Ghrist
- Mangione
- Rosenberg
- Watson
- Behler
- Griffith
- Martinez
- Ross
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- McCaskill
- Ruff
- White Holland
- Boafo
- Guzzone
- McComas
- Ruth
- Wilson
- Boyce
- Harrison
- Metzgar
- Schindler
- Wims
- Buckel
- Hartman
- Miller
- Schmidt
- Wivell
- Cardin
- Healey
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Wolek
- Chang
- Hill
- Moon
- Simmons
- Woods
- Charkoudian
- Hinebaugh
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Woorman
- Chisholm
- Holmes
- Morgan, M.
- Smith
- Wu
- Ciliberti
- Hornberger
- Morgan, T.
- Solomon
- Young
- Clippinger
- Howard
- Nawrocki
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Coley
- Hutchinson
- Nkongolo
NO: 1
NOT VOTING: 1
Actions
- Apr 03, 2026 | Senate
- Returned Passed
- Apr 02, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (133-1)
- Apr 01, 2026 | House
- Favorable Report by Health
- Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- Mar 17, 2026 | House
- Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 27, 2026 | House
- Referred Health
- Feb 26, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (44-0)
- Feb 24, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- Feb 23, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable Report by Finance
- Feb 03, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 02, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Finance
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy NotePDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - FinancePDF
- Vote - House - Committee - HealthPDF
- Video: FinanceHTML
- Video: HealthHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Hairgrove, Sara (Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland)
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Jacobs, Douglas (Maryland Health Care Commission)
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Hawk, Wynee (Maryland Health Care Commission (MHCC))
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Hessler, Therese
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- (MD), State of Maryland
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Lynch, Meghan (Maryland Department of Health)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Ferrell, Valerie
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Graziano, Lauren (Gaudenzia)
- FIN Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Blalock, Kristy E. (Pyramid Healthcare)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Hessler, Therese
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Jacobs, Douglas (Maryland Health Care Commission)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Lynch, Meghan (Maryland Department of Health)
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