# Maryland SB 0260: Maryland Health Care Commission - Membership

Maryland SB 0260, Maryland Health Care Commission - Membership, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Carl Jackson (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-14 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 39) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0260
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Maryland Health Care Commission - Membership
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-19
- Last action: 2026-04-14, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 39
- Sponsor: Carl Jackson (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- 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 (178 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Commission membership changes in 2026: mixed, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, the Maryland Health Care Commission has 15 members, appointed by the Governor with Senate consent. Eight must have no ties to a health care provider or payor. The other seven are two physicians, two payors, one hospital administrator, one State nursing home administrator,…
- Regional and diversity rules for seats: mixed, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, at least four members must live in different counties with 300,000 or more people, down from five. At least three must live in different counties with fewer than 300,000 people: one from the Eastern Shore, one from Allegany, Garrett, Washington, Carroll, or Frederick, and…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Carl Jackson (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-02 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 134 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 44 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-04-14: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 39
- 2026-04-03: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Third Reading Passed (134-0) (House)
- 2026-04-01: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2026-04-01: Favorable Report by Health (House)
- 2026-03-17: Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-02-13: Referred Health (House)
- 2026-02-12: Third Reading Passed (44-0) (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Favorable with Amendments {563821/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2026-01-19: First Reading Finance (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2026-04-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_39_sb0260t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2026-02-10: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0260t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-01-19: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0260f.pdf)

## Related bills

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- 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_39_sb0260t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0260t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0260f.pdf)

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- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0260-2026RS (as of 2026-10-19).