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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Petition to Reduce Sentence [SB-123]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing an individual who is serving a term of confinement to petition a court to reduce the sentence under certain circumstances; limiting the number of petitions that an individual may file to two; and establishing procedures for a proceeding under the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Second Reading Passed With Amendments on 04/04/2024
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Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums (Long-Term Care Relief Act of 2024) [HB-218]
[Taxes ]
[Insurance ]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Limiting eligibility for a credit against the State income tax for certain long-term care insurance premiums paid by a taxpayer for long-term care insurance purchased before January 1, 2005, to taxpayers who are at least 85 years old with a Maryland adjusted gross income of less than $100,000 for an individual or $200,000 for a joint filer; altering the maximum amount of the credit; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vaughn Stewart
Hearing 2/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/11/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Income Tax - Senior Credit - Alterations [SB-58]
[Taxes ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Altering, under certain circumstances, eligibility for and the value of a credit against the State income tax for certain residents who are at least 65 years old.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks
First Reading Budget And Taxation on 01/10/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Homeowners' and Homestead Property Tax Credits - Application Filing Deadline - Extension [HB-154]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
[Housing ]
Authorizing the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to accept an application for the homeowners' property tax credit submitted by a homeowner within 3 years after April 15 of the taxable year for which the credit is sought if the homeowner is enrolled in the Homeowner Protection Program; and providing for the calculation of the homestead property tax credit for certain homeowners under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 972 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Insurance - Protections After Loss or Damage to Property [HB-36]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting a public adjuster, or anyone acting on behalf of a public adjuster, from soliciting or attempting to solicit a client between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.; altering the statements that are required to be included in a public adjuster contract; altering a certain rescission period for public adjuster contracts; and requiring a public adjuster to provide notice to the Commissioner, in a form and manner the Commissioner determines, within 1 business day after the public adjuster has entered into a contract.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 826 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums (Long-Term Care Relief Act of 2024) [SB-86]
[Taxes ]
[Insurance ]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Limiting eligibility for a credit against the State income tax for certain long-term care insurance premiums paid by a taxpayer for long-term care insurance purchased before January 1, 2005, to taxpayers who are at least 85 years old with a Maryland adjusted gross income of less than $100,000 for an individual or $200,000 for a joint filer; altering the maximum amount of the credit; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
First Reading Budget And Taxation on 01/10/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - Seniors - State Supplement [HB-194]
[Food ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
[Poverty ]
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 and receives a federally funded benefit in an amount less than $60 per month; and requiring the State to provide a supplement to increase the total benefit to $60 per month.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Edelson
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/12/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Homeowners' and Homestead Property Tax Credits - Application Filing Deadline - Extension [SB-286]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
[Housing ]
Authorizing the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to accept an application for the homeowners' property tax credit submitted by a certain homeowner within 3 years after April 15 of the taxable year for which the credit is sought if the homeowner is enrolled in the Homeowner Protection Program; and providing for the calculation of the homestead property tax credit for certain homeowners under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 973 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Insurance – Protections After Loss or Damage to Property [SB-231]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a public adjuster, or anyone acting on behalf of a public adjuster, from soliciting or attempting to solicit a client during the progress of a loss-producing occurrence or between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.; requiring a public adjuster to provide notice to the Maryland Insurance Commissioner if the public adjuster enters into a public adjuster contract within 72 hours after the loss giving rise to an insurance claim; altering the statements that are required to be included in a public adjuster contract; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
House Conference Committee Appointed (delegates Fraser-hidalgo, Qi And Wilson) on 04/08/2024
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Election Law - Polling Places at Continuing Care Retirement Communities [HB-1264]
[Elections ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Voting Rights ]
Requiring local boards of elections to establish separate precincts at certain continuing care retirement communities to serve at least the residents of the continuing care retirement community if the community requests that a polling place be established on the premises; and requiring the continuing care retirement communities to provide to the local boards facilities that meet certain requirements to be used as polling places and assistance in recruiting election judges from among the residents of the communities.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nino Mangione
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/17/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Department of Health – Workgroup to Study the Establishment of an Affordable Assisted Living Enhanced Care Program [HB-1231]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Housing ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to convene a Workgroup to Study the Establishment of an Affordable Assisted Living Enhanced Care Program; requiring the Workgroup to examine many factors related to the need for affordable assisted living residences including the number required, locations, services needed, funding sources and eligibility; and requiring the Department to submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly on the Workgroup's findings and recommendations by November 1, 2023.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/07/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Behavioral Health Care - Treatment and Access (Behavioral Health Model for Maryland) [HB-1148]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Commission on Behavioral Health Care Treatment and Access to make recommendations to provide appropriate, accessible, and comprehensive behavioral health services that are available on demand to individuals in the State; establishing the Behavioral Health Care Coordination Value-Based Purchasing Pilot Program in the Maryland Department of Health; requiring the Department to apply for certain federal planning grant funds; requiring the Department to apply to participate in a certain demonstration program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 291 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Economic Development - Nonprofit Sustainability Fund - Establishment [HB-1226]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Community Development ]
Establishing the Nonprofit Sustainability Fund in the Department of Commerce to provide general operating support to nonprofit organizations in the State; establishing the Nonprofit Sustainability Fund Evaluation Committee to evaluate applications from certain nonprofit organizations in the State for grants from the Fund; establishing criteria for eligibility for a certain grant from the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
First Reading Appropriations on 02/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Public Safety - Out-of-Service Elevators - Repair Contract [HB-907]
[Public Safety ]
[Housing ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Disabilities ]
[Construction ]
Authorizing a landlord or landlord's agent or property owner or property owner's agent to enter into a contract with an elevator contractor other than the elevator contractor with whom the landlord has a contract if the elevator is located in a residential occupancy in which a disabled occupant or an occupant who is at least 60 years old resides, the elevator is out of service, and the contractor is able to repair the elevator before the contractor with whom the landlord has a contract.
Sponsored by: Rep. Courtney Watson
Hearing 3/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/20/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Environment - Water Utilities - Shutoff Protections (Water Access for All Protection Act) [HB-893]
[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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sara Love
Hearing Canceled on 02/27/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Environment - Water Utilities - Shutoff Protections (Water Access for All Protection Act) [SB-883]
[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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Hearing Canceled on 03/15/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Department of Health - Workgroup to Study the Establishment of an Affordable Assisted Living Enhanced Care Program [SB-884]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to convene a Workgroup to Study the Establishment of an Affordable Assisted Living Enhanced Care Program; requiring the Workgroup to examine many factors related to the need for affordable assisted living residences including the number required, locations, services needed, funding sources and eligibility; and requiring The Department to submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly on the Workgroup's findings and recommendations.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Hearing 3/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/14/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Legal Services Corporation - Affordable Life, Wills, and Estate Planning for Seniors Grant Program [HB-760]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing the Affordable Life, Wills, and Estate Planning for Seniors Grant Program in the Maryland Legal Services Corporation to provide eligible seniors access to affordable civil law-related services; and requiring the Governor to provide an appropriation of $225,000 in the annual budget for the Program.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Moon
Referred Rules on 04/07/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Statewide Rental Assistance Voucher Program – Establishment [HB-826]
[Housing ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
[Community Development ]
Establishing a Statewide Rental Assistance Voucher Program in the Department of Housing and Community Development to provide vouchers and housing assistance payments for low-income families that are on a waiting list under the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program; requiring the Department and public housing agencies to administer the State Program; requiring the Governor, for fiscal years 2025, 2026, and 2027, to include in the annual budget bill $10,000,000 for the State Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle Wilkins
Referred Rules on 04/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Statewide Rental Assistance Voucher Program - Establishment [SB-848]
[Housing ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
[Community Development ]
Establishing a Statewide Rental Assistance Voucher Program in the Department of Housing and Community Development to provide vouchers and housing assistance payments for low-income families that are currently on a waiting list under the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program for housing in units approved by the Department or a public housing agency, in accordance with guidelines under the federal program; and requiring the Department and public housing agencies to administer the State Program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 446 on 05/08/2023