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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2021 Regular Session

Labor and Employment - Direct Care Workforce Innovation Program [SB-307] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Healthcare ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ]
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 Governor to include a $250,000 appropriation in the annual budget bill for the Program; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Guy J Guzzone Hearing 1/21 At 1:00 P.m. (finance) on 12/23/2021

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Maryland 2021 Regular Session

Election Law - Accommodations for Voters in Need of Assistance [HB-247] [Voting Rights ] [Elections ] [Disabilities ]
Requiring the training materials used by the program of instruction for election judges to include oral and written instructions in the various methods an election judge may use to accommodate voters in need of assistance; requiring the State Board to produce materials to be posted at polling places relating to accommodations for voters in need of assistance; Requiring a chief election judge to give voting order priority to persons with mobility problems, a person assisting others with mobility problems, and persons with a disabled child; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Michele Guyton Hearing 1/19 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/22/2021

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Maryland 2021 Regular Session

Maryland Department of Health – Public Health Outreach Programs – Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Other Types of Dementia [HB-119] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Senior Citizens ] [Mental Health ]
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 Greater Maryland Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association, to incorporate information regarding certain types of cognitive impairment into outreach programs administered by the Maryland Department of Health to educate health care providers and increase understanding and awareness of certain types of cognitive impairment.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sheree Sample-Hughes Hearing 1/19 At 2:00 P.m. on 12/23/2021

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Maryland 2021 Regular Session

Human Services - Trauma-Informed Care - Commission and Training (Healing Maryland's Trauma Act) [SB-299] [Human Services ] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Senior Citizens ] [Public Health ]
Establishing the Commission on Trauma-Informed Care to coordinate a statewide initiative to prioritize the trauma-responsive and trauma-informed delivery of State services that impact children, youth, families, and older adults; requiring the Commission to submit its findings annually to the Governor and the General Assembly by June 30; requiring the Commission to study developing a process and framework for implementing an Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Aware Program in the State; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 723 on 05/30/2021

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Maryland 2021 Regular Session

Driver's Licenses - Older Licensees - In-Person Renewal [SB-75] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Senior Citizens ]
Prohibiting the Motor Vehicle Administration from renewing the driver's license of an individual who is at least 85 years old without requiring the individual to complete the renewal transaction in person except under certain circumstances.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman Hearing 1/27 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/28/2021

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Maryland 2021 Regular Session

Public Health – Implicit Bias Training and the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities [HB-28] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Senior Citizens ] [Disabilities ]
Altering the information to be included in the Health Care Disparities Policy Report Card to include disparities in morbidity and mortality rates for dementia; requiring the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities to publish health data that includes race and ethnicity information and to update the data biannually; requiring the Governor, beginning in fiscal year 2023, to include at least $1,788,314 in the annual budget bill for the Office; requiring a certain program to identify and approve implicit bias training programs; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis Hearing 1/26 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/23/2021

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Maryland 2021 Regular Session

Driver's Licenses - Older Licensees - In-Person Renewal [HB-296] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Senior Citizens ]
Prohibiting the Motor Vehicle Administration from renewing the driver's license of an individual who is at least 85 years old without requiring the individual to complete the renewal transaction in person except under certain circumstances.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein Hearing 1/14 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/22/2021

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2021 Regular Session

Criminal Law - Exploitation of Vulnerable Adult or Elderly Individual - Undue Influence [HB-347] [Crime ] [Senior Citizens ] [Criminal Justice ] [Consumer Protection ]
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 that results in inequity; requiring a court, in determining whether a transfer of property was induced by undue influence, to consider certain factors; and applying the Act prospectively.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Emily Khoury Shetty Hearing 1/14 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/23/2021

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2018 Regular Session

Income Tax – Subtraction Modification – Retirement Income (Hometown Heroes and Veterans Act of 2018) [SB-996] [Taxes ] [Retirement ] [Veterans ] [Senior Citizens ] [Law Enforcement ] [Budget and Spending ] [Pensions ] [Military ]
Altering a subtraction modification under the State income tax for certain military retirement income for individuals who are at least 55 years old from $10,000 to $15,000; providing a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax under certain circumstances for the first $15,000 of retirement income attributable to employment as a correctional officer; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley Approved By The Governor - Chapter 573 on 05/15/2018

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2018 Regular Session

Senior Citizen Activities Centers - Bingo Games - Authorization [SB-992] [Senior Citizens ] [Gaming ]
Allowing an individual who is at least 21 years old to conduct a bingo game involving cash prizes if the game is conducted at a certain senior citizen activities center in a certain manner.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings Hearing 3/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/13/2018

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2018 Regular Session

Property Tax – Homeowners’ Property Tax Credit – Repeal of Age Requirement [SB-897] [Property Tax ] [Senior Citizens ]
Repealing the requirement that a homeowner be at least 70 years old to apply to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation for a reimbursement of the homeowner's property tax credit; and applying the Act to taxable years beginning after June 30, 2015.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Guy J Guzzone Hearing 3/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/13/2018

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2018 Regular Session

Health – Emergency Evaluees and Involuntarily Admitted or Committed Individuals – Procedures [SB-864] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ]
Requiring a health care provider to disclose certain medical and legal records without the authorization of an individual to a public defender who states in writing that the Office of the Public Defender represents the individual; requiring that only those records needed by the public defender to represent the individual shall be disclosed; requiring the records to be provided within 24 hours after a certain request; prohibiting a hearing officer from ordering the release of a certain individual on certain grounds; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley Approved By The Governor - Chapter 682 on 05/15/2018

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2018 Regular Session

Income Tax Subtraction Modification - Retirement Income (Fairness in Taxation for Retirees Act) [SB-829] [Taxes ] [Retirement ] [Senior Citizens ]
Including income from certain retirement plans within a subtraction modification allowed under the Maryland income tax for certain retired individuals or individuals who are disabled or whose spouse is disabled; repealing an obsolete reference to a certain provision relating to a rollover individual retirement account; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Guy J Guzzone Unfavorable Report By Budget And Taxation; Withdrawn on 03/15/2018

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2018 Regular Session

Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Rockville Senior Center [SB-785] [Budget and Spending ] [Community Development ] [Construction ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Senior Citizens ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $200,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Mayor and City Council of the City of Rockville for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping of the Rockville Senior Center, located in Montgomery County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl C. Kagan Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/10/2018

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2018 Regular Session

Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Epiphany House Project [SB-622] [Community Development ] [Construction ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Housing ] [Budget and Spending ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt in the amount of $130,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Govans Ecumenical Development Corporation for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping of the Epiphany House, located in Baltimore City; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Carter Conway Hearing 3/12 At 9:00 A.m. on 03/12/2018

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2018 Regular Session

Baltimore County - Property Tax - Credit for Individuals at Least 70 Years Old [SB-599] [Property Tax ] [Senior Citizens ] [Taxes ]
Requiring the governing body of Baltimore County to grant a property tax credit against the county property tax imposed on a dwelling owned by a homeowner who is at least 70 years old under certain circumstances; providing for the calculation of, eligibility for, and application of the credit; authorizing a homeowner to elect not to receive the credit; providing that a homeowner who elects not to receive the credit may receive any other property tax credit provided by Baltimore County for which the homeowner is eligible; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley Approved By The Governor - Chapter 709 on 05/15/2018

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2018 Regular Session

Correctional Services – Restrictive Housing – Limitations [SB-539] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Authorizing a certain sanction for a certain inmate who has been found guilty of a certain administrative infraction; authorizing a certain sanction for a certain inmate who has been found guilty of a certain substantive infraction; restricting to 15 consecutive days or a total of 90 days that an inmate may be placed in restrictive housing in a 1-year period; prohibiting a certain vulnerable inmate from placement in restrictive housing under certain circumstances; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2018

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2018 Regular Session

Insurance - Medicare Supplement Policy Plans - Conformity to Federal Law [SB-52] [Insurance ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Healthcare ]
Altering references to certain Medicare supplement policy plans to conform with certain provisions in federal law; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Finance Approved By The Governor - Chapter 664 on 05/15/2018

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2018 Regular Session

Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Bowie Senior Center [SB-488] [Budget and Spending ] [Community Development ] [Construction ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Senior Citizens ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt in the amount of $200,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Mayor and City Council of the City of Bowie for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping of the Bowie Senior Center, located in Prince George's County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Douglas J.J. Peters Hearing 3/10 At 9:00 A.m. on 03/10/2018

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2018 Regular Session

Property Tax Credit - Elderly Individuals and Veterans - Eligibility [SB-427] [Property Tax ] [Senior Citizens ] [Veterans ]
Altering the definition of "eligible individual" by requiring that an elderly individual must live in the same county, rather than the same dwelling, for at least 25 years to be eligible for a certain statewide optional property tax credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax; and applying the Act to tax years beginning after June 30, 2018.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard S Madaleno Hearing 3/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/20/2018

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