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Elderly Persons

Number	Legislature	Summary	Subjects
SB-863	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to establish a personal needs allowance of not less than $450 per month or $5,400 per year for certain Maryland Medical Assistance Program recipients who receive certain long-term care services and supports. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Public Health Blind Persons Disabilities Elderly Persons Health Health, Department Of Long-term Care Medical Assistance Medical Treatments Revenue And Taxes
SB-725	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Maryland Department of Health, in partnership with the Department of Aging, the Virginia I. Jones Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Council, and the Alzheimer's Association, to incorporate certain information regarding cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's disease, and other types of dementia into relevant public health outreach programs administered by the Maryland Department of Health. Democrat: 100% (3) 100% Democrat support	Public Health Aging, Department Of Committees And Commissions Communications Developmental Disabilities Diseases Education Elderly Persons Examinations Health
SB-670	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Secretary of Aging to pay to certain low-income seniors a $1,000 subsidy from State general funds to help low-income seniors reside in assisted living programs; increasing, except under certain circumstances, a certain subsidy in effect for certain periods of time based on annual growth in a certain consumer price index; requiring the Secretary, beginning March 1, 2023, to determine and announce the growth in the consumer price index over a certain period of time, if any, and a new subsidy for low-income seniors; etc. Democrat: 83% (5) Republican: 16% (1) 83% Democrat support 16% Republican support	Elderly Aging, Department Of Assisted Living Consumer Price Index Elderly Persons Poverty State Aid
HB-826	State (Maryland)	Providing that the purpose of certain provisions of law is to prohibit certain discriminatory real estate practices with respect to housing in Howard County; requiring certain licensed real estate sales personnel who include in an advertisement for the sale or rental of a residential property in Howard County the name of the school or school district in which the residential property is located to include a notice in conspicuous type stating that school boundaries are not guaranteed and may change at any time; etc. Unaffiliated: 100% (1) 100% Unaffiliated support	Business Regulation And Occupations Advertising Age Agents And Brokers Boundaries Claims Communications Construction Discrimination Education
SB-702	State (Maryland)	Altering the definition of "undue influence" for purposes of provisions of law prohibiting the exploitation of certain vulnerable adults or individuals at least 68 years old; requiring a court, in determining whether a transfer of property was induced by undue influence, to consider certain factors; and applying the Act prospectively. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes Civil Actions And Procedures Estates And Trusts Attorneys Caregivers Courts Crimes And Punishments Disabilities Education Elderly Persons
SB-651	State (Maryland)	Increasing, from $7,500 to $10,000, the amount of a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for certain expenses paid or incurred by an individual that are attributable to the individual's donation of an organ; altering the definition of "qualified expenses" for purposes of the subtraction modification to include unreimbursed expenses for child care, elder care, and medication; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019; etc. Democrat: 100% (3) 100% Democrat support	Taxes - Income Exemptions Income Tax Organ Donorship Child Care Drugs Drugs Elderly Persons Elderly Persons Vulnerable Adults
SB-651	State (Maryland)	Increasing, from $7,500 to $10,000, the amount of a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for certain expenses paid or incurred by an individual that are attributable to the individual's donation of an organ; altering the definition of "qualified expenses" for purposes of the subtraction modification to include unreimbursed expenses for child care, elder care, and medication; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019; etc. Democrat: 100% (3) 100% Democrat support	Taxes - Income Exemptions Income Tax Organ Donorship Child Care Drugs Drugs Elderly Persons Elderly Persons Vulnerable Adults
HB-798	State (Maryland)	Authorizing the governing body of Montgomery County to grant, by law, a property tax credit against the county property tax imposed on a dwelling owned by an individual who is at least 65 years old who volunteers for a public school or nonprofit organization located in or operating in Montgomery County; authorizing the governing body of Montgomery County to provide, by law, for certain matters relating to the property tax credit; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after June 30, 2020; etc. Unaffiliated: 100% (1) 100% Unaffiliated support	Taxes - Property - Local Elderly Persons Laws And Ordinances Montgomery County Nonprofit Organizations Property Tax Public Schools Tax Credits Volunteers
HB-745	State (Maryland)	Establishing the Senior and Vulnerable Adult Asset Recovery Unit in the Office of the Attorney General for the purpose of protecting seniors and vulnerable adults from financial crimes under § 8-801 of the Criminal Law Article; authorizing the Unit to bring civil actions for damages against certain persons; requiring the Governor, beginning in fiscal year 2022, to appropriate at least $250,000 for the Unit; requiring the Unit to use the funds to hire new staff and investigate and assist prosecution by the Unit; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Commercial Law - Consumer Protection State Government - Agencies, Offices, And Officials Operating Budget Appropriations Attorney General Budgets Civil Actions Crimes And Punishments Damages Elderly Persons
SB-511	State (Maryland)	Establishing the Task Force on Oral Health in Maryland to study access to dental services for all State residents, identify areas lacking in dental services for a significant number of people, identify barriers to receiving services, analyze the impact of barriers, assess options to eliminate barriers, and make recommendations on methods to increase access to dental services; requiring the Task Force to submit an interim report by May 1, 2021, and a final report by December 1, 2021, to certain committees of the General Assembly; etc. Democrat: 71% (10) Republican: 28% (4) 71% Democrat support 28% Republican support	Health Occupations Administrative Agencies Age Assisted Living Boundaries Committees And Commissions Community Facilities And Services Communications Demographics Dental Hygienists
SB-407	State (Maryland)	Establishing the Senior and Vulnerable Adult Asset Recovery Unit in the Office of the Attorney General for the purpose of protecting seniors and vulnerable adults from financial crimes under § 8-801 of the Criminal Law Article; authorizing the Unit to bring civil actions for damages against certain persons; requiring the Governor, beginning in fiscal year 2022, to appropriate at least $250,000 for the Unit; requiring the Unit to use the funds to hire new staff and investigate and assist the Unit in bringing civil actions; etc. Democrat: 100% (9) 100% Democrat support	Commercial Law - Consumer Protection State Government - Agencies, Offices, And Officials Operating Budget Administrative Agencies Appropriations Attorney General Civil Actions Commerce And Business Committees And Commissions Consumer Protection
SB-449	State (Maryland)	Establishing the Direct Care Workforce Innovation Program in the Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning within the Maryland Department of Labor; requiring the Division to provide certain matching grants to certain entities to create and expand on successful recruitment and retention strategies that address certain barriers to increasing the population of direct care workers; requiring the Division to issue a request for certain applications from certain entities for certain matching grants each year; etc. Democrat: 100% (2) 100% Democrat support	Public Health Health Occupations Private Sector Labor And Industry Appropriations Auditors And Audits Budgets Committees And Commissions Communications Data Demographics
HB-564	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Secretary of Aging to pay to certain low-income seniors up to a $1,500 subsidy from State general funds to help low-income seniors reside in assisted living programs; increasing, except under certain circumstances, a certain subsidy in effect for certain periods of time based on annual growth in the consumer price index; requiring an applicable area agency to determine the amount of the monthly subsidy for a resident of an assisted living program and, in doing so, to make a certain deduction for personal expenses; etc. Democrat: 100% (19) 100% Democrat support	Elderly Aging, Department Of Assisted Living Consumer Price Index Elderly Persons Poverty State Aid Long-term Care Medical Assistance
HB-584	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to reimburse day care centers for the elderly and day care centers for adults for a day of care even if the day care center could not provide the minimum 4 hours of care in a day because of a weather-related closure or a medical emergency experienced by the participant while at the center. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Health Care Facilities And Regulation Community Facilities And Services Elderly Persons Emergencies Health, Department Of Medical Treatments Reimbursement Rates Time Vulnerable Adults Weather
HB-456	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Maryland Department of Health, in partnership with the Department of Aging, the Virginia I. Jones Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Council, and the Alzheimer's Association, to incorporate information regarding cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's disease, and other types of dementia into relevant public health outreach programs administered by the Maryland Department of Health in order to educate health care providers and increase understanding of matters related to certain types of cognitive impairment; etc. Democrat: 69% (9) Republican: 30% (4) 69% Democrat support 30% Republican support	Public Health Committees And Commissions Communications Disclosure Diseases Education Elderly Persons Examinations Fees Health
HB-505	State (Maryland)	Authorizing the governing body of Baltimore County to grant, by law, a certain property tax credit against the county property tax imposed on a dwelling owned by an individual who is at least 65 years old, has resided in the dwelling for 30 consecutive years, and whose combined income does not exceed $60,000; requiring the amount of the credit to equal 100% of any increase in the property tax imposed on the dwelling attributable to a property tax rate that exceeds $1.10 for each $100 of assessment; etc. Republican: 50% (2) Democrat: 50% (2) 50% Republican support 50% Democrat support	Taxes - Property - Local Baltimore County Elderly Persons Laws And Ordinances Property Tax Rules And Regulations Tax Credits
HB-498	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of at least $100,000 for grants to certain nonprofit organizations and area agencies on aging to expand and establish aging-in-place programs for seniors; requiring at least 20% of the appropriated funding be used to support senior villages; and altering the definition of "aging-in-place program" to include programs that enable individuals to not only remain in their own home but to safely participate in a community regardless of age, income or ability level. Democrat: 100% (5) 100% Democrat support	Elderly Operating Budget Aging, Department Of Appropriations Budgets Elderly Persons Governor Grants Housing Nonprofit Organizations
SB-336	State (Maryland)	Allowing a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for certain deposits into certain catastrophe savings accounts and the interest earnings of the account; providing for the maximum amount that may be maintained in a catastrophe saving account; requiring an account holder that withdraws funds from an account for an ineligible purpose to add the funds back to the account holder's federal adjusted gross income and pay a 2.5% penalty; prohibiting a taxpayer from establishing more than one catastrophe savings account; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Taxes - Income Comptroller Elderly Persons Emergencies Exemptions Housing Income Tax Insurance Interest Rules And Regulations
SB-264	State (Maryland)	Authorizing, instead of a property tax credit, the governing body of Frederick County to provide, by law, a grant to certain elderly or disabled renters of property; etc. Democrat: 50% (1) Republican: 50% (1) 50% Democrat support 50% Republican support	Taxes - Property - Local Disabilities Elderly Persons Frederick County Grants Laws And Ordinances Leases And Rent Salaries And Compensation
SB-278	State (Maryland)	Allowing a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for up to $100,000 of income each year for individuals who are receiving certain benefits under the Social Security Act, or who are at least 65 years old and are not employed full-time; establishing certain limits on the subtraction modification for certain taxable years; prohibiting income included in certain subtraction modifications from being included under the subtraction modification; etc. Democrat: 23% (4) Republican: 76% (13) 23% Democrat support 76% Republican support	Taxes - Income Comptroller Elderly Persons Exemptions Income Tax Retirement Rules And Regulations Social Security

Title: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Long-Term Care Services and Supports - Personal Needs Allowance