HB 989 — State Assistance for the Elderly - Study on Calculation of Income
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-06
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 income for certain housing assistance programs and medical assistance programs and report the results by December 1, 2026, to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Health Committee.
Latest action: — In the Senate - Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
Sponsors (16)
- Lesley J. Lopez (D, MD-39) — sponsor · 2026-02-06
- Aaron M. Kaufman (D, MD-18) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Greg Wims (D, MD-39) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Tiffany T. Alston (D, MD-24) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Heather Bagnall (D, MD-33) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Bonnie Cullison (D, MD-19) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Pam Lanman Guzzone (D, MD-13) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Terri L. Hill (D, MD-12) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Thomas S. Hutchinson (R, MD-37) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Nicholaus R. Kipke (R, MD-31) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Ashanti Martinez (D, MD-22) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Teresa E. Reilly (R, MD-35) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Samuel I. Rosenberg (D, MD-41) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Kim Ross (D, MD-8) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Jennifer White Holland (D, MD-10) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Teresa Woorman (D, MD-16) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
Action timeline (7)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Health
- · senate — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · house — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · house — Third Reading — Passed
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
- · senate — Hearing — Finance
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3 typed relationships in the influence graph — 0 inbound, 3 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (3)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | Senate finance | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | House ways and means | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | House health | — | md-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesley J. Lopez (D, state_lower MD-39) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Aaron M. Kaufman (D, state_lower MD-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Ashanti Martinez (D, state_lower MD-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Bonnie Cullison (D, state_lower MD-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Greg Wims (D, state_lower MD-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Heather Bagnall (D, state_lower MD-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Jennifer White Holland (D, state_lower MD-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Kim Ross (D, state_lower MD-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Nicholaus R. Kipke (R, state_lower MD-31) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Pam Lanman Guzzone (D, state_lower MD-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Samuel I. Rosenberg (D, state_lower MD-41) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Teresa E. Reilly (R, state_lower MD-35) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Teresa Woorman (D, state_lower MD-16) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Terri L. Hill (D, state_lower MD-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Thomas S. Hutchinson (R, state_lower MD-37) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Tiffany T. Alston (D, state_lower MD-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate finance · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House ways and means · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House health · md-leg