Natural Resources - Fishing Licenses and Stamps - Alterations [SB-258]
[Animals ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Recreation ]
Altering the fees for resident consolidated senior sport fishing licenses, angler's licenses, and trout stamps; and repealing the exemption from the requirement to obtain a trout stamp under certain circumstances for a holder of a resident consolidated senior sport fishing license.
SB-258: Natural Resources - Fishing Licenses and Stamps - Alterations
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 46 on 04/08/2025
Department of Aging - Aging Services - Program Repeal and Consolidation [SB-212]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Housing ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
Repealing provisions of law requiring the Secretary of Aging to develop certain congregate housing and assisted living programs for seniors; repealing the Interagency Committee on Aging Services and transferring certain responsibilities of the Committee to the Department of Aging; requiring the Department to engage with key stakeholders to conduct program transition planning, to co-design the new consolidated program required by the Act, and to provide certain services to certain older adults; etc.
SB-212: Department of Aging - Aging Services - Program Repeal and Consolidation
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 34 on 04/08/2025
Department of Aging – Aging Services – Program Repeal and Consolidation [HB-36]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Housing ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
Repealing provisions of law requiring the Secretary of Aging to develop certain congregate housing and assisted living programs for seniors; repealing the Interagency Committee on Aging Services and transferring certain responsibilities of the Committee to the Department of Aging; requiring the Department, beginning in June 2025, in coordination with area stakeholders, to conduct program transition planning and to co-design the new, consolidated program required by the Act; etc.
HB-36: Department of Aging – Aging Services – Program Repeal and Consolidation
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 33 on 04/08/2025
Criminal Procedure - Incarcerated Seniors - Motion to Reduce the Duration of a Sentence [SB-141]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing an individual who is at least 60 years old and has been imprisoned for at least 20 years to file a motion to reduce the duration of the individual's sentence; requiring the court to conduct a hearing on a motion to reduce the duration of a sentence, unless the court has held a hearing on a similar motion in the preceding 5 years; and requiring a court to consider enumerated factors in determining whether to grant a motion to reduce the duration of a sentence and to issue its decision in writing or on the record in open court.
SB-141: Criminal Procedure - Incarcerated Seniors - Motion to Reduce the Duration of a Sentence
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 01/27/2025
Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole [SB-181]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Requiring the Maryland Parole Commission to consider the age of incarcerated individuals when determining whether to grant parole; altering how the Commission evaluates a request for medical parole; repealing the authorization for the Governor to disapprove a decision to grant medical parole; requiring the Commission, within 60 days of receiving a name for parole consideration, to conduct a risk assessment for an individual serving sentences for crimes of violence with an aggregate term of confinement of 40 years or more; etc.
SB-181: Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 102 on 04/22/2025
Department of Aging - Senior Call-Check and Social Connections Program [HB-158]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Renaming the Senior Call-Check Service and Notification Program to be the Senior Call-Check and Social Connections Program; providing that the purpose of the program is to provide regular, direct communication from the Department of Aging or the Department's designee to an eligible participant to promote wellness and purposeful social engagement; authorizing the integration of services between the Program and Telecommunications Access of Maryland to promote awareness of the availability of accessible telecommunications equipment; etc.
HB-158: Department of Aging - Senior Call-Check and Social Connections Program
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 35 on 04/08/2025
Natural Resources - Fishing Licenses and Stamps - Alterations [HB-40]
[Animals ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Recreation ]
Altering the fees for resident consolidated senior sport fishing licenses, angler's licenses, and trout stamps; and repealing the exemption from the requirement to obtain a trout stamp under certain circumstances for a holder of a resident consolidated senior sport fishing license.
HB-40: Natural Resources - Fishing Licenses and Stamps - Alterations
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 45 on 04/08/2025
Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole [HB-190]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Maryland Parole Commission to consider the age of incarcerated individuals when determining whether to grant parole; altering how the Commission evaluates a request for medical parole, including providing for a meeting between the incarcerated individual and the Commission; requiring the Commission to develop procedures for assessing parole requests by older incarcerated individuals; and requiring the Commission to report yearly to the Justice Reinvestment Oversight Board on the outcomes of certain parole considerations.
HB-190: Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Hearing Canceled on 02/17/2025
Income Tax - Credit for Individuals Residing With and Caring for Elderly Parents [SB-104]
[Taxes ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Healthcare ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Allowing a credit of $3,000 against the State income tax for an individual who resides with and provides care for a certain elderly parent during the taxable year under certain circumstances; making the credit refundable; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024.
SB-104: Income Tax - Credit for Individuals Residing With and Caring for Elderly Parents
Sponsored by: Sen. William Folden
First Reading Budget And Taxation on 01/08/2025
Tax Assistance for Low-Income Marylanders - Funding [SB-1142]
[Taxes ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Poverty ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring the Comptroller, for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, to distribute $500,000 from the remaining net abandoned property funds after certain distributions to the Tax Clinics for Low-Income Marylanders Fund; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget, for fiscal year 2026 and each year thereafter, an appropriation of $800,000 for the CASH Campaign of Maryland to award grants for providing certain tax assistance through certain on-demand and mobile tax clinics; etc.
SB-1142: Tax Assistance for Low-Income Marylanders - Funding
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 804 on 05/16/2024
Prince George's County - Development Authority - Established [HB-1413]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Housing ]
Establishing the Prince George's Development Authority in Prince George's County to support and develop a certain neighborhood revitalization plan in coordination with certain residents; and requiring, on or before October 31, 2026, the Authority to report its comprehensive neighborhood revitalization strategy to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly.
HB-1413: Prince George's County - Development Authority - Established
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Hearing Canceled on 02/13/2024
Property Tax - Credit for Longtime Residents to Offset Property Tax Rate Increase [HB-1251]
[Property Tax ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Housing ]
Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipal corporation to grant, by law, a certain property tax credit against the county or municipal property tax imposed on a dwelling owned by an individual who is at least 60 years old, who has resided in the dwelling for 30 consecutive years, and whose combined income does not exceed $75,000; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2024.
HB-1251: Property Tax - Credit for Longtime Residents to Offset Property Tax Rate Increase
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie Ciliberti
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
Reserve Funding Assistance Program - Establishment [HB-1187]
[Housing ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Disabilities ]
[Property Tax ]
Establishing the Reserve Funding Assistance Program to provide funds to residents of common ownership communities in order to assist with the payment of increased assessments as a result of certain reserve studies; authorizing a resident to apply for the Program who is at least 62 years old, has a certain disability, or is unable to work due to an injury or medical condition; and requiring the Governor for fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter, to include an appropriation of $10,000,000 in the annual budget bill.
HB-1187: Reserve Funding Assistance Program - Establishment
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan McComas
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
Real Property - Insufficient Condominium Reserve Account Grant Fund - Establishment [HB-1035]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Property Tax ]
[Community Development ]
Establishing the Insufficient Condominium Reserve Account Grant Fund to provide grants to low-income condominium owners who live in condominiums with insufficient reserve accounts to enable a low-income unit owner to pay increased assessments necessary for a condominium association to meet reserve account funding requirements; requiring that the Fund prioritize low-income adults aged 65 years or older; and requiring by December 31 annually, low-income unit owners who received grants to make a certain report regarding the reserve account balance.
HB-1035: Real Property - Insufficient Condominium Reserve Account Grant Fund - Establishment
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2024
Miriam Kelty Aging and Senior Social Connection Hub and Spoke Pilot Program [HB-1103]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Miriam Kelty Aging and Senior Social Connection Hub and Spoke Pilot Program in the Maryland Department of Aging; establishing that the purpose and the goals of the Pilot Program are to support the "village" concept of local, volunteer-led organizations that aim to provide certain services to community members who choose to age in place and to expand those services to more residents in the geographic region; and requiring the Montgomery County Village Consortium to establish a certain plan and submit certain reports.
HB-1103: Miriam Kelty Aging and Senior Social Connection Hub and Spoke Pilot Program
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 341 on 04/25/2024
Miriam Kelty Aging and Senior Social Connection Hub and Spoke Pilot Program [SB-875]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Miriam Kelty Aging and Senior Social Connection Hub and Spoke Pilot Program in the Maryland Department of Aging; establishing the purpose and the goals of the Pilot Program are to support the "village" concept of local, volunteer-led organizations that aim to provide certain services to community members who choose to age in place and to expand those services to more residents in the geographic region; and requiring the Montgomery County Village Consortium to establish a certain plan and submit certain reports.
SB-875: Miriam Kelty Aging and Senior Social Connection Hub and Spoke Pilot Program
Sponsored by: Sen. Ariana Kelly
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 340 on 04/25/2024
Water Utilities Shutoff Protections [SB-710]
[Water ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a certain water utility to temporarily shut off service for reasons of health or safety or in a State or national emergency, notwithstanding certain provisions of law; prohibiting a water utility from shutting off service for certain reasons; prohibiting a water utility from shutting off service on receipt of certain information; and prohibiting the sale of property solely to enforce a lien imposed for unpaid water, sewer, or sanitary system charges, fees, or assessments except in certain circumstances.
SB-710: Water Utilities Shutoff Protections
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Hearing 2/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - Seniors - State Supplement [SB-722]
[Food ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
Increasing the amount of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefit that the State is required to provide for a household that includes an individual who is at least 62 years old.
SB-722: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - Seniors - State Supplement
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2024
Comptroller - Electronic Tax and Fee Return Filing Requirements [SB-677]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring that returns for certain taxes and fees collected by the Comptroller be filed electronically, subject to certain exceptions; altering certain requirements for electronic filing of returns for certain taxes; prohibiting a certain tax return preparer or software company from charging a separate fee for the electronic filing of authorized tax documents; and prohibiting a software company from selling different versions of the same tax software under certain circumstances.
SB-677: Comptroller - Electronic Tax and Fee Return Filing Requirements
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 730 on 05/16/2024
Tax Assistance for Low-Income Marylanders - Funding [SB-676]
[Taxes ]
[Funding ]
[Poverty ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring the Comptroller, beginning in fiscal year 2025, to distribute a certain amount of abandoned property funds to the Tax Clinics for Low-Income Marylanders Fund; requiring the Governor to include $800,000 in the annual budget for the CASH Campaign of Maryland to award grants for providing certain tax assistance through on-demand and mobile tax clinics; and requiring certain grant recipients to interact with the CASH Campaign on, at minimum, a quarterly basis each year for a certain purpose.
SB-676: Tax Assistance for Low-Income Marylanders - Funding
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 2/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/30/2024