2008 Regular Session
Elderly Persons
Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 46
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Manno
- Entitled
- Medicare Part D "Donut Hole" Tax Assistance Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Holmes
- Entitled
- Income Tax Exemption Amounts - Blind and Elderly Individuals
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Costa, Dwyer, George, Kipke, McConkey, and O'Donnell
- Entitled
- Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Retirement Income
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Aumann, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Burns, Frush, Gutierrez, Harrison, Hecht, Hubbard, James, Kirk, Krysiak, Lafferty, Minnick, Proctor, and Stukes
- Entitled
- Transportation - Free Public Transportation During Off-Peak Hours for Senior Citizens
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hixson, Hucker, and Mizeur
- Entitled
- Condominiums - Conversion of Rental Facilities - Extended Leases - Property Tax Credit
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters and Ways and Means
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Barve, Gilchrist, Ali, Barkley, Reznik, and Simmons
- Entitled
- Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Gaithersburg Upcounty Senior Center
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Tarrant, Conaway, and Robinson
- Entitled
- Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loans of 2005 and 2006 - Baltimore City - Waxter Center for Senior Citizens
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
HB 532
Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Stukes, Anderson, Branch, Conaway, DeBoy, Donoghue, Elmore, Glenn, Harrison, Haynes, Kirk, McComas, McHale, Oaks, Robinson, Rosenberg, Schuler, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Walker
- Entitled
- Oversight Committee on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities - Duties
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hixson, Gutierrez, Hucker, and Mizeur
- Entitled
- Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Easter Seals Inter-Generational Center
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Kirk, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Krysiak, McHale, and Stukes
- Entitled
- Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Southwest Senior and Community Multipurpose Center
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Kramer, Barkley, Heller, Kaiser, Kelly, Krebs, Lee, Levi, Manno, Montgomery, Myers, Simmons, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Crimes - Financial Exploitation of Elderly - Penalty
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Kramer, Barkley, Conaway, Dwyer, Frank, Heller, Ivey, Kaiser, Kelly, Krebs, Manno, McComas, Montgomery, Myers, Shank, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Criminal Law - Crimes Against the Elderly or Persons with a Disability - Penalties
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Weir, Aumann, Boteler, Hucker, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Krebs, McDonough, Minnick, Olszewski, Schuler, Sossi, and Stein
- Entitled
- Vehicle Laws - Registration Fees - Discount for Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Stein, Aumann, Burns, Cardin, Frank, Lafferty, Morhaim, and Schuler
- Entitled
- Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - Weinberg Village V Senior Apartment Building
- Committee
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House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Krebs, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Conaway, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, George, Howard, James, Kipke, McComas, O'Donnell, Riley, Schuh, Shank, Sossi, and Stocksdale
- Entitled
- Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Retirement Income
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Prince George's County Delegation
- Entitled
- Prince George's County - Property Tax - Credit for Individuals at Least Age 70 PG 425-08
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Lee, McComas, and Niemann (Task Force to Study Identity Theft), and Delegates Aumann, Barkley, Barnes, Beitzel, Benson, Bronrott, Carter, DeBoy, Dumais, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, Frick, George, Gutierrez, Howard, James, Jones, Kaiser, Kramer, Krebs, Kullen, Levy, McConkey, McDonough, Miller, Montgomery, Myers, Norman, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Robinson, Schuh, Schuler, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, and Wood
- Entitled
- Identity Fraud - Prohibitions, Evidence, and Penalties
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Delegate G. Clagett
- Entitled
- Creation of a State Debt - Frederick County - Montevue Home
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Kramer, Barkley, Carr, Heller, Kelly, Lee, Manno, Montgomery, and Simmons
- Entitled
- Missing Senior Adult Alert Program - Establishment
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Love, Beidle, Bobo, V. Clagett, Costa, Gilchrist, Kipke, and Stein
- Entitled
- Continuing Care Retirement Communities - Subscriber Grievances
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Jones
- Entitled
- Prior Authorizations of State Debt to Fund Capital Projects - Alterations
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
HB 1379
Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Ivey, Barkley, Beidle, Benson, Branch, V. Clagett, Doory, Gilchrist, Harrison, Lee, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Rice, Valderrama, and Walker
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Waiver for Older Adults Expansion Fund
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Hammen, Beitzel, Benson, Bromwell, Busch, Costa, Donoghue, Eckardt, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kaiser, Kipke, Kullen, Manno, McDonough, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, Rudolph, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program - Subsidy for Medicare Part D Coverage Gap and Sunset Extension
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Carter, Oaks, and Rosenberg
- Entitled
- Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Wayland Senior Village
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Stukes, Haynes, and Kirk
- Entitled
- Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - The Sellers Mansion
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
HB 1532
Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
- Entitled
- Health - Direct Access of State Agencies to Criminal Background Checks Conducted by Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Kelley and Jones (Task Force to Study Identity Theft) and Senators Astle, Britt, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Della, Dyson, Edwards, Exum, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, Glassman, Greenip, Jacobs, Kasemeyer, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Mooney, Munson, Muse, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, Stone, and Zirkin
- Entitled
- Identity Fraud - Prohibitions, Evidence, and Penalties
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Senator Raskin
- Entitled
- Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Easter Seals Inter-Generational Center
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senators King, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, and Raskin
- Entitled
- Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Gaithersburg Upcounty Senior Center
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senators Lenett, Miller, Kasemeyer, Rosapepe, Astle, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Frosh, Garagiola, Jones, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, and Stone
- Entitled
- Seniors Tax Relief Act of 2008
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senator Pugh
- Entitled
- Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loans of 2005 and 2006 - Baltimore City - Waxter Center for Senior Citizens
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senators Stone, Haines, Harris, and Klausmeier
- Entitled
- Property Tax - Senior Citizen Property Tax Work-Off Program
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 439
Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Jones
- Entitled
- Election Law - Polling Place Designation - Senior Centers
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Kramer, DeGrange, Forehand, Garagiola, Glassman, Haines, Jacobs, Jones, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Middleton, Mooney, Muse, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Stone
- Entitled
- Missing Senior Adult Alert Program - Establishment
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senators Kramer, DeGrange, Forehand, Garagiola, Glassman, Haines, Jacobs, Jones, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Middleton, Mooney, Muse, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Stone
- Entitled
- Crimes - Financial Exploitation of Elderly - Penalty
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senators Kramer, DeGrange, Forehand, Garagiola, Glassman, Haines, Jacobs, Jones, King, Madaleno, Middleton, Mooney, Muse, Pugh, Rosapepe, and Stone
- Entitled
- Criminal Law - Crimes Against the Elderly or Persons with a Disability - Penalties
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senator Muse
- Entitled
- Property Tax Credit - Individuals at Least 65 Years Old
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senator Jones
- Entitled
- Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Southwest Senior and Community Multipurpose Center
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senator Jones
- Entitled
- Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - The Sellers Mansion
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senator DeGrange
- Entitled
- Prior Authorizations of State Debt to Fund Capital Projects - Alterations
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Brinkley and Mooney
- Entitled
- Creation of a State Debt - Frederick County - Montevue Home
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senator Zirkin
- Entitled
- Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - Weinberg Village V Senior Apartment Building
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Frosh, Garagiola, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Middleton, Muse, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Exum, Glassman, and Kelley
- Entitled
- Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program - Subsidy for Medicare Part D Coverage Gap and Sunset Extension
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Gladden
- Entitled
- Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Wayland Senior Village
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 996
Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Muse
- Entitled
- Department of Housing and Community Development - Rent Stabilization Program for Seniors
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senator Gladden
- Entitled
- Crimes - Elder Abuse - Increased Penalties and Restrictions on Pretrial Release (The John H. Taylor Act)
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
