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Maryland · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 444: Certificate of Need - Intermediate Health Care Facilities

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 444 is a bill introduced in the Maryland Senate on February 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Certificate of Need - Intermediate Health Care Facilities. Primary sponsor: Ben Kramer (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 14, 2026): Approved by the Governor - Chapter 68.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ben KramerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate19

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Approved by the Governor - Chapter 68
  2. Returned Passed
  3. Third Reading Passed
  4. Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
  5. Favorable Report by Health
  6. Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
  7. Referred Health
  8. Third Reading Passed
  9. Second Reading Passed
  10. Favorable Adopted
  11. Favorable Report by Finance
  12. Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source