| MD | SB340 | Pass | Requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill a minimum $2,000,000 appropriation for the Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman from certain money remitted by managed care organizations and, under certain circumstances, general funds. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 761 |
| MD | HB671 | Pass | Requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill, for fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter, a minimum appropriation for the Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman from certain money remitted by managed care organizations and, u... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 762 |
| MD | HB811 | Pass | Authorizing the Department of Aging to make grants to nonprofit organizations and area agencies on aging to support social connection for individuals in aging-in-place programs through events or gatherings at multigenerational third places; and defin... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 759 |
| MD | SB530 | Pass | Authorizing the Department of Aging to make grants to nonprofit organizations and area agencies on aging to support social connection for individuals in aging-in-place programs through events or gatherings at multigenerational third places. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 760 |
| MD | HB945 | Pass | Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to notify and consult with the local health department for the county in which a nursing home is located if the Department initiates an investigation of a nursing home complaint alleging actual harm; establ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 684 |
| MD | HB446 | Pass | Altering the duties of the Virginia I. Jones Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Council to include an examination of the capacity of health care providers to deliver care to certain individuals and to identify methods by which the State can as... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 239 |
| MD | SB555 | Pass | Altering the duties of the Virginia I. Jones Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Council; establishing the Dementia Services and Brain Health Program in the Maryland Department of Health to lead the State's public health efforts relating to bra... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 240 |
| MD | HB278 | Pass | Requiring the Secretary of Aging to lead implementation of the Longevity Ready Maryland Plan which is a multisector plan on aging that transforms programs, services, policies, institutions, and systems to address the growing population of older adult... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-14 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 93 |
| MD | SB113 | Pass | Requiring the Secretary of Aging to lead implementation of the Longevity Ready Maryland Plan which is a multisector plan on aging that transforms programs, services, policies, institutions, and systems to address the growing population of older adult... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-14 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 94 |
| MD | HB804 | Pass | Establishing the Aging Resilience Fund to be used to carry out the mission of the Department of Aging including personnel, partnership development, and any programs, services, or activities within the Department; requiring interest earnings of the Fu... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-14 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 15 |
| MD | SB860 | Pass | Establishing the Aging Resilience Fund to be used to carry out the mission of the Department of Aging; authorizing the Fund to be used for administrative expenses including personnel, partnership development, and other programs within the Department;... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-14 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 16 |
| MD | HB989 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring the Department of Aging, in consultation with the Department of Disabilities, the Department of Health, the Department of Housing and Community Development, and the Department of Human Services, to conduct a study on the calculation of inco... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-25 To Senate Finance Committee |
| MD | HB1423 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to convene a Workgroup on Home- and Community-Based Services; and requiring the Department to submit a report of the Workgroup's findings and recommendations by October 1, 2027. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-13 To House Health Committee |
| MD | HB202 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing the Social Isolation and Loneliness Pilot Grant Program in the Maryland Department of Health to provide grants for the operating costs associated with the maintenance or expansion of programs that target vulnerable populations with socio... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-10 To House Health Committee |
| MD | SB580 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring certain State divisions and programs to provide walk-in service to the public on a first-come, first-served basis at a reasonable frequency and at reasonable locations. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-10 To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | HB965 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing the Office of Health Care Quality Stakeholder Advisory Council to provide feedback to the Office of Health Care Quality regarding maintaining oversight of health care facilities and to notify the Secretary of Health if the Office is negl... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-09 To House Health Committee |
| MD | SB240 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing the Office of Health Care Quality Stakeholder Advisory Council to provide feedback to the Office of Health Care Quality regarding maintaining oversight of health care facilities and to notify the Secretary of Health if the Office is negl... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-21 To Senate Finance Committee |
| MD | HB215 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the Department of Aging to conduct an annual financial stress test for each continuing care in a retirement community provider; requiring a continuing care in a retirement community provider to meet with a resident association at least quar... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-20 To House Health Committee |
| MD | HB162 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the Department of Aging to provide resources, training, grants, and other support to the Maryland Access Point network to create dementia-friendly communities through community-based efforts; and requiring the Maryland Access Point network ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-20 To House Health Committee |
| MD | HB58 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring a county that submits an application to the Secretary of Transportation for funding for certain transportation services for elderly and disabled persons to identify interjurisdictional paratransit service routes between facilities within ce... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-19 To House Environment and Transportation Committee |