SB 411

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

Sponsor: Malcolm Augustine (District 47)Committee: FinanceSubject: Public HealthStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 235 (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 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 each clinical staffing committee to finalize a clinical staffing plan; requiring, by July 1, 2028, each hospital to implement a clinical staffing plan; etc.

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Testimony (64)

MGA witness list

FAV 38FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 22Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Ait rais, Houda	1199	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Caulker Nelson, Lucy	1199 Member	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Arikat, Loraine	1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Saucedo, David	1199SEIU Member	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Dumais, Brige	1199SEIU UHE	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	Carlock, Ruth	Brain Injury Association of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	White, Marcelinelobbyist	Economic Action Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Miller Smith, Nora	League of Women Voters Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Meyer, Christopherlobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Oral + 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	Tolson, Danita	NAACP	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Yunda, Allisonlobbyist	National Domestic Workers Alliance	Written (PDF)
FAV	Puentes, Ericalobbyist	Progressive Maryland	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	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Adali, Leyla	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dalto, Michael	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delph, Yvette	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gordon, Ann	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hardwick, Cathy	Individual	Oral
FAV	Massey, Michael	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Medavarapu, Cynthia	Individual	Oral
FAV	Nemett, Diane	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Noel, Lauren	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Augustine, Senator Augustinelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Ticknor, Donna	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Walsh, Michaellobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wise, Steve	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lincoln, Wendy	Ascension Saint Agnes	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Bradford, Jeremy	CalvertHealth Medical Center	Written (PDF)
UNF	Sanchez Ifekauche, Delora	Cornerstone Government Affairs	Oral
UNF	Cardillo, Catherine	Holy Cross Hospital/Trinity Health	Written (PDF)
UNF	Langlotz, Ronald	Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center	Written (PDF)
UNF	Weber, Leslielobbyist	Johns Hopkins University & Medicine	Written (PDF)
UNF	Shrout, Amanda	LifeBridge Health	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Percy, Davion	Luminis Health	Written (PDF)
UNF	Cornett, Meredith	MONL/Luminis Health Anne Arundel	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	Bogley, Laura	Maryland Right to Life	Written (PDF)
UNF	Routson, Kimberlylobbyist	MedStar Health	Written (PDF)
UNF	Wyche Latham, Karen	MedStar Health	Oral
UNF	Lang, Damianlobbyist	Sheppard Pratt	Written (PDF)
UNF	Cornell, Courtney	Suburban Hospital	Written (PDF)
UNF	Alsante, Amy	The Maryland Organization of Nurse Leaders (MONL)	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Hunt, David	UM Baltimore Washington Medical Center	Oral
UNF	McQuillan, Karen	University of Maryland Medical System	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Tilburg, Will	University of Maryland Medical System	Written (PDF)
UNF	Brocato, Deborah	Individual	Position only

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Organizations on record

1199FAV 1

1199 MemberFAV 1

1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers EastFAV 1

1199SEIU MemberFAV 1

1199SEIU UHEFAV 1

AARP MarylandFAV 1

AFT MarylandFAV 1

Alzheimer's AssociationFAV 1

Ascension Saint AgnesUNF 1

Brain Injury Association of MarylandFAV 1

CalvertHealth Medical CenterUNF 1

Cornerstone Government AffairsUNF 1

DeMarco AdvocacyFWA 1

Economic Action MarylandFAV 1

Holy Cross Hospital/Trinity HealthUNF 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

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 1

Maryland Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

Maryland Emergency Nurses AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Hospital AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 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 2

Metro Baltimore AFL CIOFAV 1

MONL/Luminis Health Anne ArundelUNF 1

NAACPFAV 1

National Domestic Workers AllianceFAV 1

noneFAV 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

UM Baltimore Washington Medical CenterUNF 1

University of Maryland Medical SystemUNF 2

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

FAVYunda, AllisonNational Domestic Workers AllianceRegistered for: National Domestic Workers Alliance; Care in Action

FAVPuentes, EricaProgressive MarylandRegistered for: Progressive Maryland

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