Legislation - HB0905

Title: Hospitals - Clinical Staffing Committees and Plans - Establishment (Safe Staffing Act of 2025)
Sponsored by: Delegates White Holland, Bagnall, Guzzone, D. Jones, Kerr, Lopez, McCaskill, Phillips, Taveras, and Woods
Status: In the House - Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring certain hospitals licensed in the State to establish and maintain a clinical staffing committee and to implement a clinical staffing plan; requiring each clinical staffing committee to develop a clinical staffing plan; requiring by July 1 each year, each hospital, through the clinical staffing committee, to conduct a review of the clinical staffing plan for certain purposes; and requiring by January 1, 2026 each hospital to implement a clinical staffing plan and assign personnel in accordance with the plan.

Committees

Original:: Health and Government Operations Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0720

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2025

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/31/2025 Legislative Date 1/31/2025 Action First Reading Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Hospitals - Clinical Staffing Committees and Plans - Establishment (Safe Staffing Act of 2025) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/12/2025 Legislative Date 2/12/2025 Action Hearing 2/21 at 2:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/12/2025 Legislative Date 3/12/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/31/2025	1/31/2025	First Reading Health and Government Operations
			Text - First - Hospitals - Clinical Staffing Committees and Plans - Establishment (Safe Staffing Act of 2025)
House	2/12/2025	2/12/2025	Hearing 2/21 at 2:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/12/2025	3/12/2025	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations

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