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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Department of Aging - Dementia Care Coordinator and Dementia Care Navigators [SB-505]
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[Budget and Spending ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing the position of Dementia Care Coordinator in the Department of Aging to manage the work of dementia care navigators; requiring each area agency to employ a dementia care navigator; authorizing dementia care navigators to provide support services for caregivers, increase community awareness, offer technical assistance, and establish relationships with health care providers; requiring the Governors to include $1,600,000 in the annual budget bill to employ the Dementia Care Coordinator and dementia care navigators; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy King
Hearing 2/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2022
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Natural Resources - Maryland Park Service and State Parks - Alterations (Great Maryland Outdoors Act) [SB-541]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Environmental ]
[Recreation ]
[Funding ]
Addressing infrastructure, capacity, and accessibility needs within the Maryland Park Service and State parks, including establishing systems and processes for surveying infrastructure and critical maintenance needs, increasing the number of Maryland Park Service full-time employees, requiring the Department of Budget and Management to conduct certain staff reviews, and requiring the Department of Natural Resources to develop a certain capital improvement plan and a comprehensive long-range strategic plan; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 39 on 04/09/2022
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Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022 [SB-528]
[Energy ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Climate Change ]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the State to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions by altering statewide greenhouse gas emissions goals, establishing of a net-zero statewide greenhouse gas emissions goal, developing certain energy efficiency and emissions reduction requirements for certain buildings, requiring electric companies to increase their annual incremental gross energy savings, establishing certain zero-emission vehicle requirements for the State fleet, and establishing an electric school bus pilot program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 38 on 04/09/2022
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Elderly Individuals - Howard County and Montgomery County Adult Day Health Care Services Pilot Program and Task Force [SB-527]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing the Howard County and Montgomery County Adult Day Health Care Services Pilot Program in Howard County and Montgomery County to integrate the provision of medical adult day care services, home health care services, and medical services provided under the Maryland Medical Assistance Program; authorizing Howard County and Montgomery County to jointly authorize the operation of one or more integrator entities to coordinate services provided under the pilot program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 437 on 05/16/2022
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Maryland Health Care Commission - Assisted Living Programs - Study [SB-531]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission, in consultation with the Office of Health Care Quality, the Maryland Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, the Medicaid Administration, the Governor's Workforce Development Board, and interested stakeholders, to conduct a study regarding the quality of care by assisted living programs with nine or fewer beds.
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 699 on 05/29/2022
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Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Retirement Income [HB-499]
[Taxes ]
[Retirement ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Including income from certain retirement plans within a certain subtraction modification allowed under the Maryland income tax for certain individuals who are at least 65 years or who are disabled or whose spouse is disabled; altering the maximum amount of the subtraction modification beginning in taxable year 2022; providing that income included in certain subtraction modifications may not be taken into account for purposes of the subtraction modification for retirement income; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin L. Grammer
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2022
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - State Supplement [HB-456]
[Food ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
Increasing the amount of the supplemental benefit that the State must provide under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by increasing the minimum total monthly benefit from $30 to $40.
Sponsored by: Rep. Geraldine Valentino-Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 324 on 05/12/2022
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Property Tax - Renters' Property Tax Relief Program - Application Period [HB-449]
[Property Tax ]
[Housing ]
[Taxes ]
Authorizing the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to accept an application for the property tax relief program for renters within 3 years after the calendar year for which property tax relief is sought under certain circumstances; and applying the Act retroactively to affect all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2019.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 329 on 05/12/2022
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Retirement Tax Reduction Act of 2022 [SB-344]
[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. Stephen S Hershey
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2022
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Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Centenarians [SB-251]
[Taxes ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Authorizing 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 100 years old; and applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2021.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Hearing 3/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2022
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Fiduciary Institutions - Investigation of Financial Abuse and Financial Exploitation - Records Disclosure [SB-175]
[Finance ]
[Crime ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring a fiduciary institution to disclose certain financial records from a specified period of time that are requested in writing by an adult protective services program that is investigating suspected financial abuse or financial exploitation; authorizing an adult protective services agency or a law enforcement agency to share certain information with a fiduciary institution that made a report of suspected financial abuse or financial exploitation; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Finance
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 227 on 04/21/2022
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Income Tax – Subtraction Modification for Centenarians [HB-186]
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[Senior Citizens ]
Authorizing a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for up to $100,000 of income received during a taxable year by an individual who is at least 100 years old; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2021.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin T. Brooks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 291 on 05/12/2022
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Prior Authorizations of State Debt - Alterations [HB-1374]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Amending certain prior authorizations of State Debt to alter the requirement that certain grantees provide certain matching funds; extending the termination date of certain grants; changing the locations of certain capital projects; altering the purposes of certain grants; changing the names of certain grantees; altering the authorized uses of certain grants; altering certain matching fund and expenditure requirements; repealing certain provisions that require grantees to provide and expend a certain matching fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ben Barnes
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 576 on 05/30/2021
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Gas and Electric Companies - Deposit Charges [HB-1367]
[Energy ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting a gas company or an electric company from imposing a certain deposit requirement on customers who are at least 65 years old and have an annual income at or below 300% of the federal poverty level; prohibiting a gas company or an electric company from terminating certain service for failure to pay all or part of a deposit if the customer pays when due all current charges for gas or electricity delivered and consumed; and providing for the application of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay Jalisi
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/01/2021
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Human Services - Critical Medical Needs Program - Application for Assistance [SB-907]
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[Human Services ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Office of Home Energy Programs to allow 90 days after applying for assistance for an individual to provide certain medical certification when a critical medically vulnerable individual applies for assistance from the Critical Medical Needs Program if the applicant is at least 60 years old and assisted by a navigator.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne C. Benson
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 381 on 05/30/2021
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Oversight Committee on Quality Care in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities – Membership and Cochairs [SB-795]
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[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
Altering the membership of the Oversight Committee on Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities; requiring that the Oversight Committee be chaired by two cochairs elected from among its members, rather than by the Secretary of Aging; requiring that at least 80% of the Oversight Committee positions be filled before a cochair is elected; and specifying that the term of a cochair is one year and a cochair may not serve more than 2 terms.
Sponsored by: Sen. Adelaide C Eckardt
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2021
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Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Reverse Mortgage Loans Act - Revisions [HB-1196]
[Finance ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring that a borrower of a reverse mortgage loan be at least 60 years old and occupy the dwelling that secures the reserve mortgage loan as a principal residence; requiring a certain lender or an arranger of financing to provide a prospective borrower certain documents at certain times; requiring a certain lender to provide to the borrower a certain statement by January 31 each year and a certain disclosure at certain times; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Troy Adams
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 04/10/2021
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Maryland Nondiscrimination in Health Care Coverage Act [HB-1167]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Rights ]
[Disabilities ]
Requiring a health care provider or health care institution to ensure the provision or continuation of certain care under certain circumstances; authorizing a certain health care provider or health care institution to transfer a patient to a certain health care provider or health care institution under certain circumstances and in a certain manner; prohibiting an agency from developing or using certain measures as a threshold for certain determinations and decisions; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Cox
Hearing Canceled on 03/18/2021
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Homestead and Homeowners' Property Tax Credits - Access and Eligibility [HB-1255]
[Property Tax ]
[Real Estate ]
[Taxes ]
[Housing ]
Requiring a contract for the sale of certain residential property to include a certain information concerning the homestead property tax credit; requiring the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to design a document about the homestead tax credit that must be presented to the buyer at the settlement for the property; applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2021; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Julian Ivey
Favorable With Amendments Report By Budget And Taxation on 04/08/2021
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Nursing Homes - COVID-19 and Other Catastrophic Health Emergencies - Visitation (The Gloria Daytz Lewis Act) [HB-983]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Mental Health ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to develop certain guidelines relating to the restrictions on personal and compassionate care visitation that a nursing home may impose to reduce the spread of COVID-19 or another disease that constitutes a catastrophic health emergency; declaring that it is the intent of the General Assembly that during a catastrophic health emergency visitation in nursing homes be prioritized to balance the physical needs of the residents with the mental and spiritual needs of the residents; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mary A. Lehman
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 789 on 05/30/2021