Hospitals - Clinical Staffing Committees and Plans - Establishment (Safe Staffing Act of 2026)
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Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “Hospitals - Clinical Staffing Committees and Plans - Establishment (Safe Staffing Act of 2026)” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Requiring certain hospitals licensed in the State to comply with certain staffing standards to establish and maintain a clinical staffing committee and to implement a clinical staffing plan; requiring each staffing committee to develop a staffing plan; requiring the chief nursing executive of each hospital to produce a draft clinical staffing plan and submit it to the clinical staffing committee of the hospital; requiring, beginning in 2028, by July 1 each year, each hospital to implement a clin
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
First reading, house of origin · Jan 29, 2026
Hearing · Feb 18, 2026
Committee report, house of origin: Favorable with Amendments · Mar 19, 2026
Second reading, house of origin: Passed with Amendments · Mar 6, 2026
Third reading, house of origin: Passed · Mar 8, 2026
First reading, opposite house · Mar 5, 2026
Committee report, opposite house: Favorable with Amendments · Apr 9, 2026
Second reading, opposite house: Passed with Amendments · Mar 22, 2026
Third reading, opposite house: Passed with Amendments · Mar 23, 2026
The numbers
23
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Delegate White HollandDelegate AddisonDelegate AllenDelegate BagnallDelegate BhandariDelegate BoafoDelegate BoyceDelegate CullisonDelegate FairDelegate GuzzoneDelegate HillDelegate KaufmanDelegate MartinezDelegate McCaskillDelegate PasteurDelegate StewartDelegate TaverasDelegate WoodsDelegate AlstonDelegate LopezDelegate RosenbergDelegate RossDelegate Woorman
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 236 (as of Aug 30, 2026).