HB 945 - Maryland House (2026) - Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities - Notification of Investigations and Establishment of the Health Care Quality Improvement Initiative - Bill Sponsor

Maryland House Bill 945

Session 2026

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

Became Law

Signed by Governor on May 26, 2026

Sponsors

First Action

Feb 5, 2026

Latest Action

May 26, 2026

Origin Chamber

House

Type

Bill

Bill Number

945

State

Maryland

Session

2026

Sponsorship by Party

Aaron M. Kaufman

Primary

Bonnie Cullison

Primary

Primary

Guzzone

Primary

Heather Bagnall

Primary

Primary

Primary

Lesley J. Lopez

Primary

Martinez

Primary

Nicholaus R. Kipke

Primary

Samuel I. Rosenberg

Primary

Sheree Sample-Hughes

Primary

Primary

Teresa E. Reilly

Primary

Primary

Tiffany T. Alston

Primary

Primary

House Votes (1)

Senate Votes (1)

checkPassed on March 9, 2026

Motion Text

On Third Reading

House Roll Call Votes

Republicans

Democrats

Unknowns

Aaron M. Kaufman

Yes

Didn't Vote

Adrienne A. Jones

Absent

Aletheia McCaskill

Yes

Andre V. Johnson, Jr.

Yes

Andrea Fletcher Harrison

Yes

Andrew C. Pruski

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Barrie S. Ciliberti

Yes

Barry Beauchamp

Yes

Yes

Bernice Mireku-North

Yes

Bonnie Cullison

Yes

Absent

Brian M. Crosby

Absent

Didn't Vote

Catherine M. Forbes

Yes

Yes

Charlotte Crutchfield

Yes

Cheryl E. Pasteur

Yes

Chris Tomlinson

Yes

Christopher Eric Bouchat

Didn't Vote

Christopher T. Adams

Yes

Yes

Yes

Didn't Vote

David Fraser-Hidalgo

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Diana M. Fennell

Yes

Yes

Edith J. Patterson

Yes

Elizabeth Embry

Absent

Yes

Yes

Frank M. Conaway, Jr.

Yes

Gabriel Acevero

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Guzzone

Yes

Yes

Heather Bagnall

Yes

J. Sandy Bartlett

Yes

Didn't Vote

Jamila J. Woods

Yes

Yes

Jason C. Buckel

Yes

Yes

Jefferson L. Ghrist

Yes

Jeffrie E. Long, Jr.

Absent

Yes

Yes

Yes

Jessica Feldmark

Yes

Jheanelle K. Wilkins

Yes

Jim Hinebaugh, Jr.

Absent

Yes

Yes

Joshua J. Stonko

Yes

Yes

Julie Palakovich Carr

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Kevin B. Hornberger

Yes

Yes

Absent

Kriselda Valderrama

Yes

Yes

LaToya Nkongolo

Yes

Yes

Lesley J. Lopez

Yes

Yes

Yes

Lorig Charkoudian

Yes

Luke Clippinger

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Martinez

Yes

Marvin E. Holmes, Jr.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Matthew Schindler

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Miller

Yes

N. Scott Phillips

Yes

Natalie Ziegler

Yes

Nicholaus R. Kipke

Yes

Yes

Nicole A. Williams

Yes

Yes

Yes

Regina T. Boyce

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Robin L. Grammer, Jr.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Samuel I. Rosenberg

Yes

Yes

Yes

Didn't Vote

Yes

Sheree Sample-Hughes

Yes

Smith

Yes

Speaker

Yes

Didn't Vote

Steven J. Arentz

Yes

Stuart Michael Schmidt, Jr.

Yes

Susan K. McComas

Yes

Teresa E. Reilly

Yes

Yes

Yes

Absent

Tiffany T. Alston

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Veronica Turner

Yes

Watson

Yes

Wayne A. Hartman

Yes

William J. Wivell

Yes

William Valentine

Yes

Young

Yes

Summary

Unavailable

Text (3)

First - Nursing Homes - Complaints - Notification and Consultation

http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0945f.pdf

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

http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0945t.pdf

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

http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_684_hb0945t.pdf

Documents (1)

Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/fnotes/bil_0005/hb0945.pdf

Actions (16)

Show Only Major Actions

05/26/2026

Office of the Governor

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 684

04/13/2026

House

Returned Passed

04/13/2026

Senate

Third Reading Passed

04/13/2026

Senate

Second Reading Passed

04/13/2026

Senate

Favorable Adopted

04/13/2026

Senate

Favorable Report by Finance

03/25/2026

Senate

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

03/23/2026

Senate

Referred Finance

03/21/2026

House

Third Reading Passed

03/20/2026

House

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

03/20/2026

House

Favorable with Amendments {

03/20/2026

House

Favorable with Amendments Report by Health

02/26/2026

House

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

02/26/2026

House

Hearing canceled

02/13/2026

House

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

02/05/2026

House

First Reading Health

Sources

MD Legislature

http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0945?ys=2026RS

Open States

https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB945/

Record Created

Mar 3, 2026 6:29:31 PM

Record Updated

Jun 21, 2026 7:55:01 PM