Maryland House of DelegatesHB 599
Health - Licensure of Hospitals - Ownership Requirements
Passed 96–37Party-line
What it does: Requires hospitals licensed on or after October 1, 2026 to qualify as nonprofits under federal law, register as nonprofits with the state, and keep that status. Ownership of a licensed hospital may be transferred only to a nonprofit organization. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)
Question before the chamber: Third Reading (HB) Calendar No.13 · On Third Reading
The tally
Yes 96 · No 37 · Not voting 8
Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.
| Party | Yes | No | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 96 | 0 | 6 |
| Republicans | 0 | 37 | 2 |
Most Democrats voted yes; most Republicans voted no.
The full roll (141)
Yes 96
- Aaron KaufmanD18
- Adrian BoafoD23
- Aletheia McCaskillD44B
- Andre JohnsonD34A
- Andrea HarrisonD24
- Andrew PruskiD33A
- Anne HealeyD22
- Anne KaiserD14
- Ashanti MartínezD22
- Ben BarnesD21
- Bernice Mireku-NorthD14
- Bonnie CullisonD19
- Cathi ForbesD43B
- Caylin YoungD45
- Chao WuD9A
- Charlotte CrutchfieldD19
- Cheryl PasteurD11A
- Courtney WatsonD9B
- Dana JonesD30A
- Dana SteinD11B
- Darrell OdomD27A
- David Fraser-HidalgoD15
- David MoonD20
- Debra DavisD28
- Deni TaverasD47B
- Denise RobertsD25
- Derrick ColeyD24
- Diana FennellD47A
- Dylan BehlerD30A
- Edith PattersonD28
- Elizabeth EmbryD43A
- Emily ShettyD18
- Eric EbersoleD44A
- Gabriel AceveroD39
- Gabriel MorenoD13
- Gary SimmonsD12B
- Greg WimsD39
- Harry BhandariD8
- Heather Bagnall TudballD33C
- Jackie AddisonD45
- Jamila WoodsD26
- Jared SolomonD18
- Jeff LongD27B
- Jen TerrasaD13
- Jennifer White HollandD10
- Jessica FeldmarkD12A
- Jheanelle WilkinsD20
- Joe VogelD17
- Jon CardinD11B
- Joseline Peña-MelnykD21
- Julian IveyD47A
- Julie Palakovich CarrD17
- Karen SimpsonD3
- Karen TolesD25
- Ken KerrD3
- Kent RobersonD25
- Kim RossD8
- Kris FairD3
- Kris ValderramaD26
- Kym TaylorD23
- Lesley LopezD39
- Lily QiD15
- Linda FoleyD15
- Lorig CharkoudianD20
- Luke ClippingerD46
- Malcolm RuffD41
- Marc KormanD16
- Mark ChangD32
- Marlon AmpreyD40
- Marvin HolmesD23
- Mary LehmanD21
- Matthew SchindlerD2B
- Melissa WellsD40
- Michele GuytonD42B
- Mike RogersD32
- Natalie ZieglerD9A
- Nick AllenD8
- Nicole WilliamsD22
- Pam GuzzoneD13
- Pam QueenD14
- Regina BoyceD43A
- Robbyn LewisD46
- Ryan SpiegelD17
- Sandy BartlettD32
- Sandy RosenbergD41
- Sarah WolekD16
- Scott PhillipsD10
- Sean StinnettD41
- Sheree Sample-HughesD37A
- Stephanie SmithD45
- Steve JohnsonD34A
- Teresa WoormanD16
- Terri HillD12A
- Tiffany AlstonD24
- Vaughn StewartD19
- Veronica TurnerD26
No 37
- April MillerR4
- Barrie CilibertiR4
- Barry BeauchampR38B
- Bob LongR6
- Brian ChisholmR31
- Chris AdamsR37B
- Chris TomlinsonR5
- Christopher BouchatR5
- Jason BuckelR1B
- Jay JacobsR36
- Jeff GhristR36
- Jesse PippyR4
- Jim HinebaughR1A
- Josh StonkoR42C
- Kathy SzeligaR7A
- Kevin AndersonR38A
- Kevin HornbergerR35B
- LaToya NkongoloR31
- Lauren ArikanR7B
- Mark FisherR27C
- Matt MorganR29A
- Mike GriffithR35A
- Nic KipkeR31
- Ric MetzgarR6
- Robin GrammerR6
- Ryan NawrockiR7A
- Seth HowardR30B
- Stuart SchmidtR33B
- Susan McComasR34B
- Teresa ReillyR35A
- Terry BakerR1C
- Todd MorganR29C
- Tom HutchinsonR37B
- Wayne HartmanR38C
- William ValentineR2A
- William WivellR2A
- Former memberR
Not voting 8
- Adrienne JonesD10
- April RoseR5
- Brian CrosbyD29B
- C.T. WilsonD28
- Frank ConawayD40
- Mark EdelsonD46
- Sheila RuthD44B
- Steve ArentzR36
“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.