Department of Aging - Grants for Aging-in-Place Programs (Nonprofits for our Aging Neighbors Act - "NANA") [SB-279]
Authorizing the Department of Aging to make grants to nonprofit organizations and area agencies on aging to expand and establish certain aging-in-place programs for seniors; requiring the Department to publicize the availability of grant opportunities to eligible organizations at least 6 weeks before the applications are due; establishing a requirement for an equal match for the funds requested by a nonprofit organization or an area agency on aging in order for the nonprofit organization to receive a State grant; etc.
SB-279: Department of Aging - Grants for Aging-in-Place Programs (Nonprofits for our Aging Neighbors Act - "NANA")
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 309 on 04/30/2019
Virginia I. Jones Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Council - Revisions [HB-571]
Altering the membership of the Virginia I. Jones Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Council; repealing the requirement that the Secretary of Health and the Secretary of Aging, or their designees, cochair the Council; requiring the members of the Council to select the chair of the council; requiring the Council to update the State plan, examine the needs of certain individuals and identify methods to meet those needs, provide advice to the Governor and the General Assembly, and develop and promote brain health strategies; etc.
HB-571: Virginia I. Jones Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Council - Revisions
Sponsored by: Rep. Shane Pendergrass
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 410 on 05/13/2019
Department of Aging - Grants for Aging-in-Place Programs (Nonprofits for our Aging Neighbors Act - "NANA") [HB-251]
Authorizing the Department of Aging to make grants to certain nonprofit organizations and area agencies on aging to expand and establish certain aging-in-place programs for seniors; requiring the Department to publicize the availability of the grants at least 6 weeks before the applications are due; establishing a requirement for an equal match for certain funds; requiring the Department to notify an area agency on aging within 2 weeks after a grant award is made to a nonprofit located within the agency's jurisdiction; etc.
HB-251: Department of Aging - Grants for Aging-in-Place Programs (Nonprofits for our Aging Neighbors Act - "NANA")
Sponsored by: Rep. Shane Pendergrass
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 308 on 04/30/2019
Howard County - Alcoholic Beverages - Continuing Care Retirement Community License [SB-670]
Creating in Howard County an exception to the alcoholic beverages license application or renewal requirements for a Class C (continuing care retirement community) beer, wine, and liquor license issued to a nonprofit organization; requiring that the license be applied for and issued to a manager or supervisor and two officers under specified circumstances; and allowing residents and their guests in a continuing care retirement community that holds the license to consume beer, wine, or liquor not purchased from the community; etc.
SB-670: Howard County - Alcoholic Beverages - Continuing Care Retirement Community License
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Kasemeyer
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/27/2016
Task Force on the Distribution of Funding for Senior Citizen Activities Centers [SB-604]
Establishing the Task Force on the Distribution of Funding for Senior Citizen Activities Centers; requiring the Task Force to study the existing distribution of funding, the distribution and needs of the an increasingly senior population, and evaluate funding distribution models and options; requiring the Task Force to make recommendations on the needs of senior citizens to the Secretary of Aging, Secretary of Housing and Community Development, and specified members of the General Assembly on or before October 1, 2016; etc.
SB-604: Task Force on the Distribution of Funding for Senior Citizen Activities Centers
Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine Pugh
Hearing 2/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/24/2016
Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning - Transfer of Senior Community Service Employment Program [SB-1109]
Requiring the Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning to administer any community service employment programs delegated to the State under Title V of the federal Older Americans Act of 1965; requiring the responsibility for carrying out the Senior Community Service Employment Program to be transferred to the Division on July 1, 2016; requiring that specified appropriations be transferred to the Division on July 1, 2016; etc.
SB-1109: Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning - Transfer of Senior Community Service Employment Program
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 468 on 05/10/2016
Task Force to Study Housing, Health, and Economic Stability of Maryland Seniors [HB-978]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Housing, Health, and Economic Stability of Maryland Seniors; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to study and make recommendations regarding specified matters; requiring the Task Force to submit a preliminary report on or before January 31, 2017 and a final report including its findings and recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly on or before October 31, 2017; etc.
HB-978: Task Force to Study Housing, Health, and Economic Stability of Maryland Seniors
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Robinson
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/11/2016
Human Services - No Wrong Door Pilot Program [HB-746]
Establishing the No Wrong Door Pilot Program in the Department of Human Resources; specifying that the purpose of the Program is to ensure that low-income residents of the State have access to the services needed to sustain themselves and their families; requiring the Department to consult with stakeholders to develop criteria for the evaluation of grant applications, and track and assess Program outcomes; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget for specified fiscal years an appropriation of at least $500,000; etc.
HB-746: Human Services - No Wrong Door Pilot Program
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/11/2016
Senior Call-Check Service Program - Establishment [HB-744]
Altering the purpose of the Universal Service Trust Fund; requiring the Legislative Auditor to conduct specified postaudits for a specified additional purpose; requiring the Department of Information Technology, in consultation with the Department of Aging, to establish and maintain the Senior Call-Check Service Program; authorizing the Department to contract with a private vendor or nonprofit organization to provide the specified service; providing immunity from liability or criminal penalty for administrators of the program; etc.
HB-744: Senior Call-Check Service Program - Establishment
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Hearing 3/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/29/2016
Department of Aging - Comprehensive Plan for the Aging Population [HB-685]
Requiring the Department of Aging, in consultation with specified other units, to develop a comprehensive long-term plan to address the impacts and needs of the State's aging population; requiring the plan to include specified information, recommendations, and benchmarks; requiring the Department to submit specified progress reports to the General Assembly; requiring the Department to submit the completed plan to the Governor and the General Assembly; etc.
HB-685: Department of Aging - Comprehensive Plan for the Aging Population
Sponsored by: Rep. Carol Krimm
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/15/2016
Public Health - Advance Directives - Procedures, Information Sheet, and Use of Electronic Advance Directives [HB-1385]
Providing that any authentic expression made by an individual while competent of the individual's wishes regarding health care for the individual be considered in the absence of a validly executed or witnessed advance directive; providing that a witness to an electronic advance directive is not required; establishing an Advance Directive Program in the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; requiring the Department to encourage the use of electronic advance directives and provide outreach services to increase public awareness; etc.
HB-1385: Public Health - Advance Directives - Procedures, Information Sheet, and Use of Electronic Advance Directives
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 510 on 05/10/2016
Task Force to Study Long-Term Care Insurance Premiums [HB-1300]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Long-Term Care Insurance Premiums; providing that the purpose of the Task Force is to study long term care insurance enrollment in the State and consider methods to increase enrollment in long-term care insurance; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and proposed legislation to address enrollment in long-term care insurance to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2016; etc.
HB-1300: Task Force to Study Long-Term Care Insurance Premiums
Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn Howard
Hearing 3/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/31/2016
Howard County - Alcoholic Beverages - Continuing Care Retirement Community License Ho. Co. 15-16 [HB-1090]
Creating in Howard County an exception to the alcoholic beverages license application or renewal requirements for a Class C (continuing care retirement community) beer, wine, and liquor license issued to a nonprofit organization; requiring that the license be applied for and issued to a manager or supervisor and two officers; and allowing residents and their guests in a continuing care retirement community that holds the license to consume beer, wine, or liquor not purchased from the community under specified circumstances.
HB-1090: Howard County - Alcoholic Beverages - Continuing Care Retirement Community License Ho. Co. 15-16
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 130 on 04/12/2016
General Assembly - Mandated Reports by State Agencies [SB-220]
Repealing provisions of law that require State agencies to submit reports to the General Assembly that are deemed obsolete, duplicative, impractical, inefficient, or otherwise unnecessary; combining specified reporting requirements with other more extensive annual reports required to be submitted by State agencies; requiring the Department of Legislative Services, in consultation with agencies of the State government, to periodically review and make recommendations regarding specified reports that may no longer be warranted; etc.
SB-220: General Assembly - Mandated Reports by State Agencies
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Miller
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/12/2015
General Assembly - Mandated Reports by State Agencies [HB-67]
Repealing provisions of law that require State agencies to submit reports to the General Assembly that are deemed obsolete, duplicative, impractical, inefficient, or otherwise unnecessary; combining specified reporting requirements with other more extensive annual reports required to be submitted by State agencies; requiring the Department of Legislative Services, in consultation with agencies of the State government, to periodically review and make recommendations regarding specified reports that may no longer be warranted; etc.
HB-67: General Assembly - Mandated Reports by State Agencies
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 58 on 04/14/2015
Task Force to Study the Establishment of a Senior Volunteer Corps [HB-669]
Establishing the Task Force to Study the Establishment of a Senior Volunteer Corps; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to study and make recommendations regarding specified matters; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2015; providing for the termination of the Act; etc.
HB-669: Task Force to Study the Establishment of a Senior Volunteer Corps
Sponsored by: Rep. James Tarlau
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 04/09/2015
Human Services - No Wrong Door Pilot Program [HB-66]
Establishing the No Wrong Door Pilot Program in the Department of Human Resources; specifying the purpose of the program is to ensure that low-income residents of the State have access to the services needed to sustain themselves and their families; requiring the Department to consult with stakeholders to develop criteria for the evaluation of grant applications, and track and assess Program outcomes; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget for specified fiscal years an appropriation of at least $500,000; etc.
HB-66: Human Services - No Wrong Door Pilot Program
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Hearing 2/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2015
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Retirement Income and Task Force to Study Senior Emigration [SB-451]
Increasing the maximum amount allowed as a subtraction modification under the State income tax for specified retirement income of an individual who is at least 70 years old or who is totally disabled; establishing a task force to study specified effects of State and local tax policies on senior emigration; applying the Act to taxable years after December 31, 2013; etc.
SB-451: Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Retirement Income and Task Force to Study Senior Emigration
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Unfavorable Report By Budget And Taxation on 02/17/2014
Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Safety Net Act of 2014 [SB-262]
Requiring the Department of Public Safety and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) to establish a specified Prison In-Reach Program; requiring each county board of education to include behavioral health services with school health services; requiring DHMH to report to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before October 1, 2014 on a plan for statewide implementation of the School Health Program; requiring the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration to implement a specified program throughout the State; etc.
SB-262: Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Safety Net Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 2/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2014