Social Services - Generally
Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Human Services - Public Assistance to Entrepreneurship (PA2E) Program - Establishment [SB-265]
Establishing the Public Assistance to Entrepreneurship (PA2E) Program in the Department of Human Services to train participants on how to establish and run a small business; requiring the Department to establish eligibility criteria and a process for enrolling eligible individuals; and authorizing the Department to provide up to $10,000 in business start-up funding to each participant who successfully completes the PA2E Program and develops a viable business plan.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/05/2024
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Human Services - Attendant Care Program - Ongoing Additional Supports [SB-226]
Altering the purpose of the Attendant Care Program to include the provision of financial assistance for ongoing additional supports that increase an eligible individual's independent performance of essential daily living activities and is requested by an eligible individual.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 35 on 04/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Human Services - Public Assistance to Entrepreneurship (PA2E) Program - Establishment [HB-106]
Establishing the Public Assistance to Entrepreneurship (PA2E) Program in the Department of Human Services to train participants on how to establish and run a small business; requiring the Department to establish eligibility criteria and a process to enroll eligible individuals; and authorizing the Department to provide up to $10,000 in business start-up funding to each participant who successfully completes the PA2E Program and develops a viable business plan.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/12/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Landlord and Tenant - Notice of Utility Bills in Residential Leases - Gas and Electric Services [SB-171]
Adding gas and electric utility services to the types of services for which landlords of buildings that contain six or more units are required to provide a written notice to a tenant, at the initiation of a lease and each term thereafter, providing the total utility costs billed to the landlord in the immediately preceding year for utility services, disaggregated by utility type; and applying certain requirements relating to payment of utility services to landlords of buildings that contain five or fewer residential dwelling units.
Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm Augustine
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 226 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Human Services - Food Supplement Program (Summer SNAP for Children Act) [SB-213]
Making technical and clarifying changes to the administration of certain food supplement benefits for children; and increasing the amount the Governor is required to include in the annual budget bill for certain food supplement benefits for children.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing 2/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/11/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Landlord and Tenant - Notice of Utility Bills in Residential Leases - Gas and Electric Services [HB-139]
Adding gas and electric utility services to the types of services for which landlords of buildings that contain six or more residential units are required to provide a written notice to a tenant, before the initiation of a lease and each term thereafter, notifying the tenant of the total utility costs billed to the landlord in the immediately preceding year, disaggregated by utility type; and applying certain requirements relating to payment of utility services to landlords of buildings that contain five or fewer residential dwelling units.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 225 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - Seniors - State Supplement [HB-194]
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 2023 Regular Session
Human Services - Benefits Cliff Pilot Program - Establishment [HB-1286]
Establishing the Benefits Cliff Pilot Program in the Department of Human Services to mitigate the cliff effect and increase workforce participation participants; requiring the Department to convene a certain stakeholder support group; and requiring the Department to submit a final report by December 1, 2026, to certain committees of the General Assembly to include data on the number of participants who entered the workforce, yearly income, hourly wage and increases, expenses incurred by the State, and reasons for exiting the workforce.
Sponsored by: Rep. Aletheia McCaskill
Hearing 3/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/26/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Department of Health - 2-1-1 Maryland, Maryland Think, and Maryland OneStop - Study [HB-1124]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health, in conjunction with 2-1-1 Maryland, the Department of Human Services, and the Department of Information Technology, to study and make recommendations regarding redundancies and gaps between the services provided by 2-1-1 Maryland, Maryland Think, and Maryland OneStop; and requiring the Department to submit a final report of its findings and recommendations to certain committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Small Food Banks Grant Program - Establishment [SB-562]
Establishing the Maryland Small Food Banks Grant Program in the Department of Human Services; requiring the Department to give priority to nonprofit entities in the State that conduct assessments, with ongoing data collection to track success, and can demonstrate strong community involvement and partnerships, consistent stakeholder engagement, sustainability with diverse funding streams, innovation, and a focus on underserved communities; and authorizing the Governor to include in the annual budget bill up to $3,000,000 for the Program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Hearing Canceled on 03/26/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Human Services - Maryland Statewide Independent Living Council [SB-608]
Codifying the Maryland Statewide Independent Living Council as an instrumentality of the State to submit, monitor, implement, and evaluate the State Plan under the federal Rehabilitation Act in conjunction with Centers for Independent Living in the State; and requiring the Attorney General to be the legal advisor to the Council.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 44 on 04/11/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Human Services - Benefits Cliff Pilot Program - Establishment [SB-787]
Establishing the Benefits Cliff Pilot Program in the Department of Human Services to mitigate the cliff effect and increase workforce participation by Pilot Program participants; and requiring the Department to convene a certain stakeholder support group.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Hearing 3/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Department of Human Services – Electronic Benefits Transfer Cards – Theft and Restoration of Benefits [HB-697]
Requiring a local department of social services to maintain a secure Electronic Benefits Transfer card system, monitor Electronic Benefits Transfer card activity in a certain manner, provide certain notification to certain households, include a certain microchip in Electronic Benefits Transfer cards, and implement certain settings on Electronic Benefits Transfer cards; requiring local departments of social services to restore certain benefits lost due to theft; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/06/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Human Services - Temporary Cash Assistance - Housing Allowance [HB-562]
Requiring a local department of social services to provide a housing allowance to households that are receiving temporary cash assistance or transitional support services and are not receiving a certain housing subsidy where the tenant's portion of rent is based on a percentage of the tenant's income; and requiring the continuation of a housing allowance for 6 months following the termination of temporary cash assistance if the household is receiving or is eligible to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle Wilkins
First Reading Appropriations on 02/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Department of Aging - Long-Term Care and Dementia Care Navigation Programs [HB-614]
Requiring the Department of Aging to oversee long-term care and train the staff of long-term care and dementia care navigation programs; requiring each area agency to establish a long-term care and dementia care navigation program; and requiring the Department to submit a report by October 1, 2024, and each year thereafter, to the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, and certain committees of the General Assembly about the services provided by the program and to publish the report on its website.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 668 on 05/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Human Services – Temporary Cash Assistance – Housing Allowance [SB-420]
Requiring a local department of social services to provide a housing allowance to households that are receiving temporary cash assistance or transitional support services and are not receiving a certain housing subsidy where the tenant's portion of rent is based on a percentage of the tenant's income; and requiring the continuation of a housing allowance for 6 months following the termination of temporary cash assistance if the household is receiving or is eligible to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Department of Human Services - Electronic Benefits Transfer Cards - Theft and Restoration of Benefits [SB-401]
Requiring a local department of social services to maintain a secure Electronic Benefits Transfer card system, monitor Electronic Benefits Transfer card activity in a certain manner, provide certain notification to certain households, include a certain microchip in Electronic Benefits Transfer cards, and implement certain settings on Electronic Benefits Transfer cards; requiring local departments of social services to restore certain benefits lost due to theft; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/27/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Department of Human Services - Electronic Benefits Transfer Cards - Theft of Benefits (Prevent Electronic Benefits Theft Act of 2023) [HB-502]
Requiring the Department of Human Services to restore to a beneficiary any benefits lost due to theft; authorizing certain households to request a hearing within 90 days after a certain determination; requiring the State to give preference to certain vendors in the procurement process for electronic benefits distribution or administration; authorizing the Department to restore certain benefits; requiring the Department to take certain actions to reduce the vulnerability of Electronic Benefits Transfer cards to theft; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 172 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Food Supplement Benefits - Students - Eligibility (SNAP for Students) [HB-452]
Requiring the Department of Human Services to provide food supplement benefits to students enrolled in an institution of higher education who are residents of the State, enrolled for at least 15 credit hours per year, and who meet a certain eligible income threshold; and requiring, for fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation sufficient to reimburse the Department for expenditures made under the provisions of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Social Services Programs - Eligibility and Enrollment [HB-323]
Requiring the Office of Home Energy Programs to enroll households, based on certain eligibility, in any fuel and utility assistance program; and altering the eligibility requirements for the electric universal service program to provide assistance to customers with annual incomes at or below 200% of the federal poverty level.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 207 on 04/24/2023