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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Behavioral Health Care - Treatment and Access (Behavioral Health Model for Maryland) [SB-582]
[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 apply for certain federal planning grant funds; requiring the Department to apply to participate in a certain demonstration program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm Augustine
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 290 on 05/03/2023
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Baltimore City – Air Conditioning in Residential Rental Units [SB-757]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring landlords of residential rental units in Baltimore City to provide air conditioning between June 1 and September 31 each year at a certain level for properties with residents 3 years of age or younger or 65 years of age or older.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Retirement Tax Elimination Act of 2023 [SB-461]
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[Taxes ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
Allowing, subject to certain limitations, a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for up to a certain amount each year for certain 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; prohibiting income included in certain subtraction modifications from being included under the subtraction modification; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing Canceled on 02/23/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Legal Services Corporation - Affordable Life, Wills, and Estate Planning for Seniors Grant Program [SB-351]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[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: Sen. Mary Washington
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 776 on 05/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Community College Tuition and Residency Waivers - Funding [SB-359]
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[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Community Development ]
Authorizing the Governor to include in the annual State budget for the Maryland Higher Education Commission an appropriation of $10,000,000 to fund State-mandated community college tuition and residency waivers; and requiring the Commission to report to the General Assembly by December 1, 2024, and each December 1 thereafter on the number of students receiving a tuition or residency waiver for certain categories and the amount of funds provided to each community college.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 3/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Individuals At Least 75 Years Old (Diamond Income Reduction Act) [SB-319]
[Taxes ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Retirement ]
Altering eligibility for a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for the first $100,000 of income received during a taxable year by an individual who is at least 75 years old, rather than 100 years old; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks
Hearing 2/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/30/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Community College Tuition and Residency Waivers - Funding [HB-390]
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[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring the Governor, for fiscal years 2025 through 2027, to include in the annual State budget for the Maryland Higher Education Commission an appropriation of $10,000,000 to fund State-mandated community college tuition and residency waivers.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
First Reading Appropriations on 01/26/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
St. Mary's County - Gaming - Senior Activity Centers [HB-263]
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[Senior Citizens ]
Authorizing a certain senior activity center to conduct gaming events, bunco games, and card games in St. Mary's County; prohibiting a senior activity center in St. Mary's County from awarding prize money in excess of $50 to a winner in each session or charging a participant more than $25 to play one session; requiring any money that remains after prizes are awarded to be used to support future programming at the senior activity center; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Matt Morgan
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 425 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Air Conditioning in Residential Rental Units [HB-303]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring landlords of residential rental units in Baltimore City to provide air conditioning between June 1 and September 31 of each year at a certain level for properties with residents 3 years of age or younger or 65 years of age or older.
Sponsored by: Rep. Melissa Wells
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/15/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Income Tax - Octogenarian Credit [SB-207]
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[Senior Citizens ]
Authorizing a certain credit against the State income tax for certain taxpayers who are at least 80 years old.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Watson
First Reading Budget And Taxation on 01/20/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole [HB-157]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Maryland Parole Commission to consider the age of an inmate when determining whether to grant parole; altering how the Commission evaluates a request for medical parole; requiring the Commission to develop procedures for assessing parole requests by certain inmates; and requiring the Commission to report certain information relating to outcomes of parole considerations under the process to the Justice Reinvestment Oversight Board.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Moon
Hearing 1/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/17/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole [SB-98]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Maryland Parole Commission to consider the age of an inmate when determining whether to grant parole; altering how the Commission evaluates a request for medical parole; and requiring the Commission to develop procedures for assessing parole requests by certain inmates.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Hearing 2/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Income Tax – Credit for Caregivers of Senior Family Members [HB-28]
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[Senior Citizens ]
[Healthcare ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Allowing a credit against the State income tax for qualified expenses paid or incurred by a caregiver during the taxable year in caring for a qualified senior family member; and defining "qualified senior family member" as an individual who is at least 60 years of age, is a relative of the taxpayer, and resides on the same property as the taxpayer's permanent place of residence for at least 6 months of the taxable year.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 2/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/16/2023
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Retirement Tax Reduction Act of 2022 [HB-1453]
[Retirement ]
[Taxes ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
Allowing individuals with less than $100,000 of federal adjusted gross income a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax if the individual is receiving old age or survivor Social Security benefits or is at least 65 years old and not employed full-time; providing that the subtraction modification may not include income that is included under another subtraction modification; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/24/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - State Supplement [SB-957]
[Food ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Poverty ]
Lowering from 62 to 60 the minimum age that a member of a household must be for eligibility for a State-provided supplemental benefit under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; increasing the amount of the supplemental benefit that the State must provide by increasing the minimum total monthly benefit from $30 to $45; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/14/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Health Occupations - Health Care Workforce Expansion [HB-1208]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing requirements for the State Board of Nursing related to the expansion of the workforce in nursing-related fields; providing a State income tax credit for licensed practical nurses, advanced practice registered nurses, and registered nurses; establishing the Licensed Practical Nurse and Registered Nurse Preceptorship Tax Credit Fund to offset the costs of the tax credit available for the preceptorship program; establishing a workgroup to study expanding the State apprenticeship programs to the health care workforce; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 675 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Howard County - Property Tax - Credit for Seniors to Offset Property Tax Rate Increase Ho. Co. 10-22 [HB-1247]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
Authorizing the governing body of Howard County to grant, by law, a property tax credit, equal to 100% of any rate increase that exceeds $1.014 for each $100 of assessment, against the county property tax imposed on a dwelling if the dwelling is 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 $75,000; and authorizing the governing body of Howard County to provide, by law, for certain matters relating to the credit.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 103 on 04/12/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Property Taxes - Exemption - Dwellings of Senior Citizens [HB-1361]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Exempting from property taxes the dwelling of certain eligible senior citizens and, following transfer, certain joint owners under certain circumstances; requiring the State to reimburse each county and municipal corporation a certain amount of revenue that would have been collected but for the property tax exemption required under the Act; requiring the Comptroller to distribute from the State Lottery Fund to a county or municipal corporation a certain amount; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Property Tax Credit - Elderly Individuals and Veterans Tax Credit - Amount and Duration [HB-1186]
[Property Tax ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Veterans ]
[Taxes ]
Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipal corporation to determine the amount and duration of a certain tax credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on the dwelling of certain elderly individuals and veterans; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2022.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 267 on 05/12/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Homeowners' Property Tax Credit - Easy Application and Automatic Renewal [HB-1138]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
[Housing ]
Requiring the Comptroller to include on the Maryland resident individual income tax return form a certain notification concerning the homeowners' property tax credit and a certain separate form that a taxpayer may use to apply for the homeowners' property tax credit; and requiring that certain qualifying homeowners receive the homeowners' property tax credit for subsequent taxable years without being required to file an application for the credit.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2022