# Maryland HB 0322: Maryland Health Care Commission - Membership Maryland HB 0322, Maryland Health Care Commission - Membership, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kenneth Kerr (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-14 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 38) (as of 2026-10-11). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0322-2026RS - As of: 2026-10-11 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maryland HB 0322 - State: Maryland - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Maryland Health Care Commission - Membership - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-16 - Last action: 2026-04-14, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 38 - Sponsor: Kenneth Kerr (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 18 - Subjects: Health Care Facilities and Regulation, Committee Changes, Committees and Commissions, Health -see also- COVID19; EnvHlth; MedCon; etc., Health Care Commission, Health Occupations -see also- (specific health occupations), Hospitals -see also- Clinics; State Hospitals, Residency -see also- Immigrants and Citizenship - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (181 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New makeup of Maryland Health Care Commission: mixed, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, the Commission has 15 members appointed by the Governor with Senate consent. Eight members cannot work for or set policy for any health care provider or payor. The other seven seats are two physicians, two payors, one hospital administrator, one nursing home administrator… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Kenneth Kerr (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tiffany T. Alston (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Heather Bagnall (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Bonnie Cullison (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Pam Lanman Guzzone (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Thomas S. Hutchinson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Aaron M. Kaufman (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nicholaus R. Kipke (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Lesley J. Lopez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Matthew Morgan (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ashanti Martinez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Teresa E. Reilly (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Samuel I. Rosenberg (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kim Ross (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Steve Johnson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kathy Szeliga (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Deni Taveras (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer White Holland (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Teresa Woorman (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-06 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 46 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 135 | 0 | 1 | ## Actions (14) - 2026-04-14: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 38 - 2026-04-07: Returned Passed (House) - 2026-04-06: Third Reading Passed (46-0) (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Favorable Report by Finance (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Referred Finance (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Third Reading Passed (135-0) (House) - 2026-02-24: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House) - 2026-02-24: Favorable with Amendments {543429/1 Adopted (House) - 2026-02-23: Favorable with Amendments Report by Health (House) - 2026-02-11: Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m. (House) - 2026-02-11: Hearing canceled (House) - 2026-01-22: Hearing 2/11 at 1:30 p.m. (House) - 2026-01-16: First Reading Health (House) ## Bill text - Enacted, 2026-04-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_38_hb0322t.pdf) - Third Reading, 2026-02-24: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0322t.pdf) - First Reading, 2026-01-16: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0322f.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Authorization (became law) - SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishment (became law) - SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law) - SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) (became law) - SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits (became law) - HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law) ## Sources - [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_38_hb0322t.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0322t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0322f.pdf) ## Related - [SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - A…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0496-2026RS) - [SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishm…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0366-2026RS) - [SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0244-2026RS) - [SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0148-2026RS) - [SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0016-2026RS) - [HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0529-2026RS) - [Maryland bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland/bills) - [Maryland state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0322-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).