MarylandHB 03222026 Regular SessionHouse

Maryland Health Care Commission - Membership

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.

Sets 15 members and seat types

Beginning October 1, 2026, the Maryland Health Care Commission has 15 members. The Governor appoints them and the Senate must confirm. Eight members must have no ties to managing or setting policy for a health care provider or a payor. The other seven seats are set: two physicians, two from health insurers or payors, one hospital representative or administrator, one nursing home administrator in Maryland, and one non‑physician health care practitioner.

Term limits and statewide representation

Beginning October 1, 2026, members serve four‑year, staggered terms and may serve no more than two in a row. A member stays until a successor is confirmed; mid‑term appointees finish the remainder only. The Governor may remove a member for neglect of duty, incompetence, or misconduct. Appointments must reflect Maryland’s regions: at least four members from different counties with 300,000 or more people, and at least three from different counties under 300,000. Of those under‑300,000 seats, one must be from the Eastern Shore, one from Allegany, Garrett, Washington, Carroll, or Frederick, and one from Southern Maryland. The Governor also seeks, as practicable, geographic balance and racial, ethnic, and gender diversity.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

Kenneth Kerr
Democratic • House

Cosponsors

Tiffany T. Alston
Democratic • House
Heather Bagnall
Democratic • House
Bonnie Cullison
Democratic • House
Guy Guzzone
Democratic • Senate
Thomas S. Hutchinson
Republican • House
Aaron M. Kaufman
Democratic • House
Nicholaus R. Kipke
Republican • House
Lesley J. Lopez
Democratic • House
Todd B. Morgan
Republican • House
Ashanti Martinez
House
Teresa E. Reilly
Republican • House
Samuel I. Rosenberg
Democratic • House
Kim Ross
Democratic • House
Steve Johnson
Democratic • House
Kathy Szeliga
Republican • House
Deni Taveras
Democratic • House
Jennifer White Holland
Democratic • House
Teresa Woorman
Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 181 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/6/2026

Third Reading Passed

Yes: 46 • No: 0 • Other: 1

House vote • 2/26/2026