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IntroducedJan 23, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 23, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 13, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman - Mandatory Appropriation
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 13, 2026: Returned Passed
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 340
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 42
- Mr. President
- Feldman
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Salling
- Attar
- Folden
- Hettleman
- Love
- Smith
- Augustine
- Gallion
- Jackson
- Mautz
- Sydnor
- Bailey
- Gile
- Jennings
- McCray
- Waldstreicher
- Beidle
- Guzzone
- Kagan
- McKay
- Washington, M.
- Brooks
- Harris
- King
- Muse
- Watson
- Carozza
- Hayes
- Kramer
- Ready
- West
- Charles
- Henson
- Lam
- Rosapepe
- Zucker
- Corderman
- Hershey
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 2
YES: 122
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Conaway
- Johnson, S.
- Phillips
- Stinnett
- Acevero
- Crutchfield
- Jones, D.
- Pippy
- Stonko
- Adams
- Cullison
- Kaiser
- Pruski
- Szeliga
- Addison
- Davis
- Kaufman
- Qi
- Taveras
- Allen
- Edelson
- Kerr
- Queen
- Taylor
- Alston
- Embry
- Kipke
- Reilly
- Terrasa
- Amprey
- Fair
- Korman
- Roberts
- Toles
- Anderson
- Fennell
- Lehman
- Rogers
- Tomlinson
- Arentz
- Fisher
- Lewis
- Rose
- Turner
- Arikan
- Foley
- Long, J.
- Rosenberg
- Valderrama
- Bagnall
- Forbes
- Lopez
- Ross
- Valentine
- Baker
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Mangione
- Ruff
- Vogel
- Barnes
- Ghrist
- Martinez
- Ruth
- Watson
- Bartlett
- Guyton
- McCaskill
- Sample-Hughes
- Wells
- Beauchamp
- Guzzone
- McComas
- Schindler
- White Holland
- Behler
- Harrison
- Metzgar
- Schmidt
- Williams
- Bhandari
- Healey
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Wims
- Boafo
- Hill
- Moon
- Simmons
- Wivell
- Boyce
- Hinebaugh
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Wolek
- Cardin
- Holmes
- Morgan, M.
- Smith
- Woods
- Chang
- Howard
- Morgan, T.
- Solomon
- Woorman
- Charkoudian
- Hutchinson
- Nawrocki
- Spiegel
- Wu
- Chisholm
- Ivey
- Nkongolo
- Stein
- Young
- Ciliberti
- Jacobs
- Odom
- Stewart
- Ziegler
- Clippinger
- Johnson, A.
NO: 1
ABSENT: 1
NOT VOTING: 17
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- Returned Passed
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (122-1)
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Favorable Report by Appropriations
- Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- Apr 07, 2026 | House
- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 4/07 at 1:15 p.m.
- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 4/07 at 1:30 p.m.
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Hearing 4/07 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 24, 2026 | House
- Referred Appropriations
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- Favorable with Amendments {653422/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (42-0)
- Jan 27, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 23, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Finance
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - FinancePDF
- Vote - House - Committee - AppropriationsPDF
- Video: FinanceHTML
- Video: AppropriationsHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Craig, Karrie (State Long-Term Care Ombudsman)
- FIN Testimony, INFO -- Greenfield, Aaron
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Plante, Cecilia (Maryland Legislative Coalition)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Hartung, Bruce (Maryland Continuing Care Residents Association)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Arias, Diane (Maryland Catholic Conference)
- FIN Testimony, INFO -- Williams, Irnise (OAG)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Hettleman, Shelly (MGA- Senator Hettleman)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Twesigye, Kayenda (Baltimore County Government)
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Montgomery, Roxann
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Proctor, Karessa (NASW Maryland)
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Westrick, Sara (AARP Maryland)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Geddes, Ann (Mental Health Association of Maryland)
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Peters, Megan (Alzheimer's Association)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Ciekot, Ann (Public Policy Partners)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Peters, Megan (Maryland Senior Citizens Action Network (MSCAN))
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Bright Gordon, Cornelia (Maryland Legal Aid)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Bergofsky, Linda
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard
- FIN Testimony, UNF -- Lynch, Meghan (Maryland Department of Health)
- FIN Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Proctor, Karessa (NASW Maryland)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Ciekot, Ann (Public Policy Partners)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Plante, Cecilia (Maryland Legislative Coalition)
- APP Testimony, INFO -- Williams, Irnise (OAG)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Greenfield, Aaron
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Arias, Diane (Maryland Catholic Conference)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Peters, Megan (Alzheimer's Association)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Peters, Megan (Maryland Senior Citizens Action Network (MSCAN))
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Hettleman, Shelly (MGA- Senator Hettleman)
- APP Testimony, INFO -- Phillips, Dana (Department of Budget and Management)
- APP Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All

