HB 624

Hospitals - Clinical Staffing Committees and Plans - Establishment (Safe Staffing Act of 2026)

Sponsor: Jennifer White Holland (District 10)Committee: HealthSubject: Public HealthStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 236 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring certain hospitals licensed in the State to comply with certain staffing standards to establish and maintain a clinical staffing committee and to implement a clinical staffing plan; requiring each staffing committee to develop a staffing plan; requiring the chief nursing executive of each hospital to produce a draft clinical staffing plan and submit it to the clinical staffing committee of the hospital; requiring, beginning in 2028, by July 1 each year, each hospital to implement a clinical staffing plan; etc.

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Testimony (67)

MGA witness list

FAV 40FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 24UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Arikat, Loraine	1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Eubanks, Jibran	1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jones, Ricarra	1199seiu	Written (PDF)
FAV	Westrick, Saralobbyist	AARP Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Reynolds, Todd	AFT Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Peters, Meganlobbyist	Alzheimer's Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	McDonald, Peyton	American College of Nurse Midwives	Oral
FAV	Carlock, Ruth	Brain Injury Association of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	DeMarco, Jamie	DeMarco Advocacy	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	White, Marcelinelobbyist	Economic Action Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Miller Smith, Nora	League of Women Voters Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Meyer, Christopherlobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wisniewski, Molly	Maryland Commission on Caregiving	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
FAV	Peters, Meganlobbyist	Maryland Senior Citizens Action Network (MSCAN)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Edwards, Donna	Maryland State & District of Columbia AFL-CIO	Written (PDF)
FAV	Palmisano, Anna	Marylanders for Patient Rights	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rossheim, Brooke	Marylanders for Patient Rights	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Lan, Miranda	Metro Baltimore AFL CIO	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stewart, Kate	Montgomery County Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hodges, Melissa	O'Malley, Miles, Nylen & Gilmore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Puentes, Ericalobbyist	Progressive Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Williamson, Sam	Public Justice Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Anderson, Alexandra	Registered Nurse	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Morhaim, Dan	none	Written (PDF)
FAV	Crockett, Rachel	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate White Holland, Delegate White Hollandlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delph, Yvette	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Elliott, Robynlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Gordon, Ann	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Massey, Michael	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Noel, Lauren	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Norford, Jada	Individual	Oral
FAV	Palmerton, Gregory	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ramsey-Outlaw, Regenia	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ticknor, Donna	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Walsh, Michaellobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	White Holland, Jennifer	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wise, Steve	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Boucot, Mark	Garrett Regional Medical Center	Written (PDF)
UNF	Cardillo, Catherine	Holy Cross Hospital/Trinity Health	Written (PDF)
UNF	Davis, John	Johns Hopkins Bayview	Written (PDF)
UNF	Akinyemi, Tolulope	Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center	Oral
UNF	Collins, Quinn	Johns Hopkins Health System	Written (PDF)
UNF	Smyth, Sharon	Johns Hopkins Hospital	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lwin, Ni	Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center	Oral
UNF	Weber, Leslielobbyist	Johns Hopkins University & Medicine	Written (PDF)
UNF	Shrout, Amanda	LifeBridge Health	Written (PDF)
UNF	Percy, Davion	Luminis Health	Written (PDF)
UNF	Mimnaugh, Kari	Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center	Oral
UNF	Chiveral, Jamie	Luminis Health-Anne Arundel Medical Center	Oral
UNF	Allen, Hannahlobbyist	Maryland Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
UNF	Doyle, Caroline	Maryland Emergency Nurses Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Nicklas, Andrewlobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Frost, Christine	Maryland Organization of, Nurse Leaders and Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center	Oral
UNF	Bogley, Laura	Maryland Right to Life	Written (PDF)
UNF	Routson, Kimberlylobbyist	MedStar Health	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lang, Damianlobbyist	Sheppard Pratt	Written (PDF)
UNF	Cornell, Courtney	Suburban Hospital	Written (PDF)

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Organizations on record

1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers EastFAV 1

1199seiuFAV 1

1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers EastFAV 1

AARP MarylandFAV 1

AFT MarylandFAV 1

Alzheimer's AssociationFAV 1

American College of Nurse MidwivesFAV 1

Brain Injury Association of MarylandFAV 1

DeMarco AdvocacyFAV 1

Economic Action MarylandFAV 1

Garrett Regional Medical CenterUNF 1

Holy Cross Hospital/Trinity HealthUNF 1

Johns Hopkins BayviewUNF 1

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical CenterUNF 1

Johns Hopkins Health SystemUNF 1

Johns Hopkins HospitalUNF 1

Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical CenterUNF 1

Johns Hopkins University & MedicineUNF 1

League of Women Voters MarylandFAV 1

LifeBridge HealthUNF 1

Luminis HealthUNF 1

Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical CenterUNF 1

Luminis Health-Anne Arundel Medical CenterUNF 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 1

Maryland Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

Maryland Commission on CaregivingFAV 1

Maryland Emergency Nurses AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Hospital AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Organization of, Nurse Leaders and Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical CenterUNF 1

Maryland Right to LifeUNF 1

Maryland Senior Citizens Action Network (MSCAN)FAV 1

Maryland State & District of Columbia AFL-CIOFAV 1

Marylanders for Patient RightsFAV 2

MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)FWA 1

MedStar HealthUNF 1

Metro Baltimore AFL CIOFAV 1

Montgomery County CouncilFAV 1

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses UnitedINFO 1

noneFAV 1

O'Malley, Miles, Nylen & GilmoreFAV 1

Progressive MarylandFAV 1

Public Justice CenterFAV 1

Registered NurseFAV 1

Sheppard PrattUNF 1

Suburban HospitalUNF 1

The Maryland Organization of Nurse Leaders (MONL)UNF 1

The Nurse Practitioner Association of Maryland (NPAM)FWA 1

University of Maryland Medical SystemUNF 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVWestrick, SaraAARP MarylandRegistered for: AARP Maryland

FAVPeters, MeganAlzheimer's AssociationRegistered for: Alzheimer's Association

FAVWhite, MarcelineEconomic Action MarylandRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition

FAVMeyer, ChristopherMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy

FAVPeters, MeganMaryland Senior Citizens Action Network (MSCAN)Registered for: Alzheimer's Association

FAVPuentes, EricaProgressive MarylandRegistered for: Progressive Maryland

FAVElliott, RobynRegistered for: American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists; Amica Center for Immigrant Rights; CareForth; Chase Brexton Health System; Coordinating Center, The; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition…

FAVWalsh, MichaelRegistered for: Ameresco; Allegis, Redwood, Maxim Public Affairs, LLC; AthLife Foundation, The; Backpack; Capitol Strategies LLC; Children's Guild, The…

UNFWeber, LeslieJohns Hopkins University & MedicineRegistered for: Johns Hopkins

UNFAllen, HannahMaryland Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Maryland Chamber of Commerce

UNFNicklas, AndrewMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association; Adventist HealthCare, Inc.

UNFRoutson, KimberlyMedStar HealthRegistered for: MedStar Health

UNFLang, DamianSheppard PrattRegistered for: Sheppard Pratt Health Systems