Disability and Life Insurance - Medical Information (Genetic Testing Protection Act) [SB-757]
[Insurance ]
[Healthcare ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Disabilities ]
Prohibiting insurance carriers that offer life insurance or disability insurance policies or contracts from unfairly discriminating against an individual by taking certain actions relating to coverage based on medical information; prohibiting certain carriers from accessing sensitive medical information without first obtaining written consent or mandating certain genetic testing or full genome sequencing for a certain purpose; etc.
SB-757: Disability and Life Insurance - Medical Information (Genetic Testing Protection Act)
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo T. Washington
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/05/2025
HB-696: State Boards, Committees, Commissions, Task Forces, and Workgroups - Elimination of Citizenship Requirements and Establishment of Diversity Requirements
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/29/2025
You have voted HB-696: State Boards, Committees, Commissions, Task Forces, and Workgroups - Elimination of Citizenship Requirements and Establishment of Diversity Requirements.
SB-490: State Boards, Committees, Commissions, Task Forces, and Workgroups - Elimination of Citizenship Requirements and Establishment of Diversity Requirements
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/30/2025
You have voted SB-490: State Boards, Committees, Commissions, Task Forces, and Workgroups - Elimination of Citizenship Requirements and Establishment of Diversity Requirements.
Relating To Long-term Care. [SB-991]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Requires the Department of Health to conduct a study on the adequacy of long-term care on the island of Molokai. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds.
SB-991: Relating To Long-term Care.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lynn Decoite
Referred To Hhs, Wam. on 01/23/2025
Public Health - Commission on Universal Health Care [HB-417]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing the Commission on Universal Health Care to determine the feasibility of establishing a State universal health care program to provide health benefits to all residents of the State through a single-payer system; and requiring the Commission to submit an interim report on June 1, 2027, and a final report with its analysis and recommendations to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly by October 1, 2028.
HB-417: Public Health - Commission on Universal Health Care
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric D. Ebersole
Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/21/2025
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Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2025 [HB-352]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Establishing or altering certain administrative penalties; altering or repealing certain required appropriations; authorizing the use of certain funds for certain purposes; establishing certain funds; authorizing, requiring, or altering the distribution of certain revenue; altering the rates and rate brackets under the State income tax on certain income of individuals; increasing the cap on the percentage that may be deducted from all open purses and paid to a certain organization; etc.
HB-352: Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2025
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 604 on 05/20/2025
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2025 [SB-321]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing or altering certain administrative penalties; altering or repealing certain required appropriations; authorizing the use of certain funds for certain purposes; establishing certain funds; authorizing, requiring, or altering the distribution of certain revenue; altering the rates and rate brackets under the State income tax on certain income of individuals; requiring certain groups of corporations to file a combined income tax return reflecting the aggregate income tax liability of all members of the group; etc.
SB-321: Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2025
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing Canceled on 02/14/2025
Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums (Long-Term Care Relief Act of 2025) [HB-327]
[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, 2024.
HB-327: Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums (Long-Term Care Relief Act of 2025)
Sponsored by: Rep. Vaughn Stewart
Hearing 1/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/13/2025
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Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole [SB-181]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Requiring the Maryland Parole Commission to consider the age of incarcerated individuals when determining whether to grant parole; altering how the Commission evaluates a request for medical parole; repealing the authorization for the Governor to disapprove a decision to grant medical parole; requiring the Commission, within 60 days of receiving a name for parole consideration, to conduct a risk assessment for an individual serving sentences for crimes of violence with an aggregate term of confinement of 40 years or more; etc.
SB-181: Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Anthony Muse
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 102 on 04/22/2025
Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums (Long-Term Care Relief Act of 2025) [SB-155]
[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, 2024.
SB-155: Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums (Long-Term Care Relief Act of 2025)
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Ann Klausmeier
First Reading Budget And Taxation on 01/08/2025
Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole [HB-190]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Maryland Parole Commission to consider the age of incarcerated individuals when determining whether to grant parole; altering how the Commission evaluates a request for medical parole, including providing for a meeting between the incarcerated individual and the Commission; requiring the Commission to develop procedures for assessing parole requests by older incarcerated individuals; and requiring the Commission to report yearly to the Justice Reinvestment Oversight Board on the outcomes of certain parole considerations.
HB-190: Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Hearing Canceled on 02/17/2025
HJR-67: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation the total assessed value of the residence homestead of an unpaid caregiver of an individual who is eligible to receive long-term services and supports under the Medicaid program while the individual is on a waiting list for the services and supports.
Sponsored by: Rep. Diego Bernal
Considered In Public Hearing on 03/31/2025
You have voted HJR-67: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation the total assessed value of the residence homestead of an unpaid caregiver of an individual who is eligible to receive long-term services and supports under the Medicaid program while the individual is on a waiting list for the services and supports..
Skilled nursing, long-term care, and community care facilities; JLARC to study capacity & condition. [HJR-22]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
Study; JLARC; skilled nursing, long-term care, and community care facilities; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the capacity and condition of skilled nursing, long-term care, and community care facilities within the Commonwealth.
HJR-22: Skilled nursing, long-term care, and community care facilities; JLARC to study capacity & condition.
Sponsored by: Rep. Wendell Scott Walker
Left In Rules on 11/18/2024
Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums [HB-1344]
[Taxes ]
[Insurance ]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Altering a limitation on claiming the income tax credit for eligible long-term care insurance premiums for more than 1 year with respect to the same insured individual; altering the amount of the credit from a one-time $500 credit to a maximum of $250 for a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2024, but before January 1, 2027, and a maximum of $500 for a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2026; and applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024.
HB-1344: Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Hearing 2/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
Health Care Facilities - Access to Telephones [HB-1253]
[Healthcare ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring, on or before January 1, 2025, certain health care facilities to implement a program to provide individuals admitted to the health care facility reasonable access to a telephone.
HB-1253: Health Care Facilities - Access to Telephones
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason C. Buckel
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/16/2024
Health Care Facilities – Access to Telephones [SB-813]
[Healthcare ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring, on or before January 1, 2025, certain health care facilities to implement a program to provide individuals admitted to the health care facility reasonable access to a telephone.
SB-813: Health Care Facilities – Access to Telephones
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Ray Salling
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
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State Board of Long-Term Care Administrators - Requirements for Assisted Living Managers [HB-874]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
Extending, from October 1, 2024, to July 1, 2026, the date by which an individual must be licensed by the State Board of Long-Term Care Administrators before practicing as an assisted living manager in the State; altering the requirements for the manager training course that certain assisted living managers are required to complete; altering the requirements for serving as an interim assisted living manager; and requiring the Board to submit certain reports on assisted living managers to certain committees of the General Assembly.
HB-874: State Board of Long-Term Care Administrators - Requirements for Assisted Living Managers
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 785 on 05/16/2024
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State Board of Long-Term Care Administrators - Requirements for Assisted Living Managers [SB-613]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Housing ]
Extending, from October 1, 2024, to July 1, 2026, the date by which individuals must be licensed by the State Board of Long-Term Care Administrators before practicing as an assisted living manager in the State; altering the requirements for the manager training course that certain assisted living managers are required to complete to include in-person courses, virtual training methods, or a combination of both; and altering the requirements for serving as an interim assisted living manager.
SB-613: State Board of Long-Term Care Administrators - Requirements for Assisted Living Managers
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela G Beidle
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 786 on 05/16/2024
Department of Aging - Long-Term Care Insurance - Study [SB-631]
[Insurance ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Healthcare ]
Requiring the Department of Aging to contract with an independent consultant to complete an insurance study on public and private options for leveraging resources to help individuals prepare for long-term care services and support needs; and requiring the Department to submit an interim report by December 31, 2024, summarizing the progress of the study and a final report by December 31, 2025, to the Governor and General Assembly on the results of the study.
SB-631: Department of Aging - Long-Term Care Insurance - Study
Sponsored by: Sen. Ariana M. Kelly
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/15/2024