2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB905: Hospitals - Clinical Staffing Committees and Plans - Establishment (Safe Staffing Act of 2025)

Legislative Summary

Requiring certain hospitals licensed in the State to establish and maintain a clinical staffing committee and to implement a clinical staffing plan; requiring each clinical staffing committee to develop a clinical staffing plan; requiring by July 1 each year, each hospital's clinical staffing committee to conduct a review of the clinical staffing plan for certain purposes; and requiring by January 1, 2027, each hospital to implement a clinical staffing plan and assign personnel in accordance with the plan.

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Bill History

1/31/2025
First Reading Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Hearing 2/21 at 2:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/12/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
3/12/2025
Favorable with Amendments {133229/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/12/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/13/2025
Third Reading Passed (100-39)
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Referred Finance
Senate
3/26/2025
Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
4/4/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Senate
4/4/2025
Favorable with Amendments {743923/1
Senate
4/4/2025
Motion Recommit to Committee (Senator Beidle) Adopted
Senate

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 743923/1

Favorable with Amendments 743923/1

4/4/2025Not Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 133229/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 133229/1 Adopted

3/12/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
3/13/2025
100
Yea
39
Nay
1
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED