Maryland House Bill 626 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-7)
Status: Passed on April 5 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-04-05 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(b) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 15
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Exempting an increase or decrease in bed capacity from the certificate of need requirement if the increase or decrease will occur in a certain intermediate care facility that has a current license issued by the Secretary of Health, an existing general hospice program that has a current license issued by the Secretary, and certain notice is filed with the Maryland Health Care Commission at least 45 days before increasing or decreasing bed capacity; requiring the Commission to review a certain chapter of the State Health Plan; etc.

Health Care Facilities - Change in Bed Capacity - Certificate of Need Exemption

Del. Susan Krebs [R]	Del. Shane Pendergrass [D]	Del. Joseline Pena-Melnyk [D]	Del. Erek Barron [D]
Del. Harry Bhandari [D]	Del. Alfred Carr [D]	Sen. Nick Charles [D]	Del. Brian Chisholm [R]
Del. Bonnie Cullison [D]	Sen. Ariana Kelly [D]	Del. Nicholaus Kipke [R]	Del. Robbyn Lewis [D]
Del. Ric Metzgar [R]	Del. Matt Morgan [R]	Del. Samuel Rosenberg [D]	Del. Sid Saab [R]
Del. Sheree Sample-Hughes [D]	Del. Kathy Szeliga [R]	Sen. Karen Lewis Young [D]

2019-03-24 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-03-14 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (139-0) (Y: 140 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 7) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-05	House	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(b) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 15
2019-03-29	House	Returned Passed
2019-03-28	Senate	Third Reading Passed (47-0)
2019-03-27	Senate	Second Reading Passed
2019-03-27	Senate	Favorable Report Adopted
2019-03-27	Senate	Favorable Report by Finance
2019-03-18	Senate	First Reading Finance
2019-03-18	House	Third Reading Passed (139-0)
2019-03-16	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2019-03-16	House	Favorable with Amendments {246288/1 Report Adopted
2019-03-16	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
2019-02-13	House	Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m.
2019-02-06	House	First Reading Health and Government Operations

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0626?ys=2019rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/hb/hb0626f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/hb/hb0626t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/Chapters_noln/CH_15_hb0626t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/amds/bil_0006/hb0626_24628801.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/fnotes/bil_0006/hb0626.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes_comm/hb0626_hgo.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes/House/0724.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes_comm/hb0626_fin.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes/Senate/0853.pdf