2026 Regular Session
SB494
Maryland Health Care Commission - Certificates of Need and Material Change Transactions
Repealing the exemption from the certificate of need requirement for certain mergers; requiring certain health care entities to provide certain notice of a material change transaction to the Maryland Health Care Commission and the public; establishing a public interest review process for material change transactions, including criteria for determining whether a material change transaction is subject to a public interest review; etc.
Legislative progress
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Committee referrals
February 2, 2026 · Senate
Finance
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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Senate Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
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Senate Hearing canceled
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Senate Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
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Senate First Reading Finance