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IntroducedFeb 02, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 18, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 08, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman - Mandatory Appropriation
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 08, 2026: Third Reading Passed (44-0)
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 671
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 131
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Conaway
- Jacobs
- Odom
- Spiegel
- Acevero
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, A.
- Palakovich Carr
- Stein
- Adams
- Cullison
- Johnson, S.
- Pasteur
- Stewart
- Addison
- Davis
- Jones, D.
- Patterson
- Stinnett
- Allen
- Ebersole
- Kaiser
- Phillips
- Stonko
- Alston
- Edelson
- Kaufman
- Pippy
- Taveras
- Amprey
- Embry
- Kerr
- Pruski
- Taylor
- Anderson
- Fair
- Kipke
- Qi
- Terrasa
- Arentz
- Feldmark
- Korman
- Queen
- Toles
- Arikan
- Fennell
- Lehman
- Reilly
- Tomlinson
- Bagnall
- Fisher
- Lewis
- Roberson
- Turner
- Baker
- Foley
- Long, J.
- Roberts
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Forbes
- Long, R.
- Rogers
- Valentine
- Bartlett
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lopez
- Rose
- Vogel
- Beauchamp
- Griffith
- Mangione
- Rosenberg
- Watson
- Behler
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Ross
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Guzzone
- McCaskill
- Ruff
- White Holland
- Boafo
- Harrison
- McComas
- Ruth
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Hartman
- Metzgar
- Sample-Hughes
- Wims
- Buckel
- Hill
- Miller
- Schindler
- Wivell
- Cardin
- Hinebaugh
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Wolek
- Chang
- Holmes
- Moon
- Shetty
- Woods
- Charkoudian
- Hornberger
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Woorman
- Chisholm
- Howard
- Morgan, M.
- Simpson
- Wu
- Ciliberti
- Hutchinson
- Morgan, T.
- Smith
- Young
- Clippinger
- Ivey
- Nkongolo
- Solomon
- Ziegler
- Coley
Actions
- Apr 08, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (44-0)
- Apr 07, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- Apr 06, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable Report by Finance
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Finance
- Mar 18, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
- Favorable with Amendments {593323/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (131-2)
- Feb 17, 2026 | House
- Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 02, 2026 | House
- First Reading Appropriations
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - House - Committee - AppropriationsPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - FinancePDF
- Video: AppropriationsHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- APP In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Delegate Shetty, Delegate Shetty
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Arias, Diane (Maryland Catholic Conference)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Proctor, Karessa (NASW Maryland)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Ciekot, Ann (Public Policy Partners)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Geddes, Ann (Mental Health Association of Maryland)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Hartung, Bruce (Maryland Continuing Care Residents Association)
- APP Testimony, INFO -- Greenfield, Aaron
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Westrick, Sara (AARP Maryland)
- APP In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Craig, Karrie (State Long-Term Care Ombudsman)
- APP In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Bright Gordon, Cornelia (Maryland Legal Aid)
- APP Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Montgomery, Roxann
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Shetty, Emily
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Bergofsky, Linda
- APP In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Peters, Megan (Alzheimer's Association)
- APP Testimony, INFO -- Williams, Irnise (OAG)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Peters, Megan (Maryland Senior Citizens Action Network (MSCAN))
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
- APP Testimony, UNF -- Lynch, Meghan (Maryland Department of Health)
- APP Testimony, INFO -- Farrar, Madalyn (MDH)


