Legislation

Title: Residential Service Agencies - Reimbursement - Personal Assistance Services (Homecare Worker Rights Act of 2024)
Sponsored by: Delegate R. Lewis
Status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 881
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Authorizing the Maryland Department of Health to reimburse a residential service agency for personal assistance services only if the personal assistance services are provided by an individual classified as an employee.

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Original:: Health and Government Operations Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Finance

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Details

Cross-filed with: SB0197

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0489 Session: 2023 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): January 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 9/28/2023 Legislative Date 9/28/2023 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/10/2024 Legislative Date 1/10/2024 Action First Reading Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Residential Service Agencies - Reimbursement - Personal Assistance Services (Homecare Worker Rights Act of 2024) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/12/2024 Legislative Date 1/12/2024 Action Hearing 1/24 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/12/2024 Legislative Date 2/12/2024 Action Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/13/2024 Legislative Date 2/13/2024 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 25 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/13/2024 Legislative Date 2/13/2024 Action Motion Special Order until 2/14 (Delegate Adams) Adopted Proceedings 25 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/14/2024 Legislative Date 2/14/2024 Action Floor Amendment {273320/1 (Delegate Adams) Rejected (39-99) Proceedings 26 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/14/2024 Legislative Date 2/14/2024 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 26 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Residential Service Agencies - Reimbursement - Personal Assistance Services (Homecare Worker Rights Act of 2024) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/20/2024 Legislative Date 2/20/2024 Action Third Reading Passed (101-37) Proceedings 30 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/21/2024 Legislative Date 2/13/2024 Action Referred Finance Proceedings 29 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/27/2024 Legislative Date 3/27/2024 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/28/2024 Legislative Date 3/13/2024 Action Favorable with Amendments {423723/1 Adopted Proceedings 58 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/28/2024 Legislative Date 3/13/2024 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 58 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/29/2024 Legislative Date 3/14/2024 Action Third Reading Passed (33-12) Proceedings 59 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/05/2024 Legislative Date 3/25/2024 Action House Concurs Senate Amendments Proceedings 64 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/05/2024 Legislative Date 3/25/2024 Action Third Reading Passed (98-34) Proceedings 64 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/05/2024 Legislative Date 3/25/2024 Action Passed Enrolled Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Enrolled - Residential Service Agencies - Reimbursement - Personal Assistance Services (Homecare Worker Rights Act of 2024) Proceedings
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/16/2024 Legislative Date 5/16/2024 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 881 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Residential Service Agencies - Reimbursement - Personal Assistance Services (Homecare Worker Rights Act of 2024) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	9/28/2023	9/28/2023	Pre-filed
House	1/10/2024	1/10/2024	First Reading Health and Government Operations
			Text - First - Residential Service Agencies - Reimbursement - Personal Assistance Services (Homecare Worker Rights Act of 2024)
House	1/12/2024	1/12/2024	Hearing 1/24 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/12/2024	2/12/2024	Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
House	2/13/2024	2/13/2024	Favorable Adopted	25 Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/13/2024	2/13/2024	Motion Special Order until 2/14 (Delegate Adams) Adopted	25 Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/14/2024	2/14/2024	Floor Amendment {273320/1 (Delegate Adams) Rejected (39-99)	26 Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/14/2024	2/14/2024	Second Reading Passed	26 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Residential Service Agencies - Reimbursement - Personal Assistance Services (Homecare Worker Rights Act of 2024)
House	2/20/2024	2/20/2024	Third Reading Passed (101-37)	30 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/21/2024	2/13/2024	Referred Finance	29 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/27/2024	3/27/2024	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Senate	3/28/2024	3/13/2024	Favorable with Amendments {423723/1 Adopted	58 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/28/2024	3/13/2024	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	58 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/29/2024	3/14/2024	Third Reading Passed (33-12)	59 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/05/2024	3/25/2024	House Concurs Senate Amendments	64 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/05/2024	3/25/2024	Third Reading Passed (98-34)	64 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/05/2024	3/25/2024	Passed Enrolled
			Text - Enrolled - Residential Service Agencies - Reimbursement - Personal Assistance Services (Homecare Worker Rights Act of 2024)
Post Passage	5/16/2024	5/16/2024	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 881
			Text - Chapter - Residential Service Agencies - Reimbursement - Personal Assistance Services (Homecare Worker Rights Act of 2024)

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