MaCCRA Written Testimony on 2026 Legislation

2,638 bills were filed at the 2026 session of the Maryland Legislature as of March 5.  A number of those bills related directly to and affected CCRC residents as well as all older adults in Maryland.  MaCCRA offered written testimony to some 15 bills, some of which were those cross-filed in both the House and the Senate.

To read MaCCRA’s testimony, click this link MaCCRA 2026 Testimony Submissions and then click the bill testimony you wish to read.

MaCCRA’s primary focus is on SB 0488/HB 0424, Continuing Care in a Retirement Community — Providers – Governing Bodies – Membership (Sue Hecht Continuing Care Retirement Communities Transparency Act).  In-person testimony was also given by MaCCRA at the hearings on these bills.

Other bills MaCCRA supports are:

HB 0202 Public Health – Social Loneliness Pilot Program – Establishment

HB 0215 Continuing Care Providers — Financial Stress Tests, Transparency and Governing Bodies

HB 0965/SB 0240 Office of Health Care Quality Stakeholder Advisory Council – Establishment

SB 0073 Election Law – Polling Places Procedures – Voting by Elderly Voters and Voters with Disabilities                           
(Accessible and Expedited Voting Act of Maryland)

HB 0278/SB 0113 Human Services – Department of Aging and Commission on Aging (The Longevity Ready Maryland Act)

SB 340/HBB 0671 Nursing Facilities – Medicaid Quality Assessment – Funding of Long-Term Care Ombudsman

HB 1129 Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Provider Agencies – Wages and Leave for Personal Care Aids

HB 560 Continuing Care Retirement Communities – Refunds

SB 0293/HB 0442 Professional Liability Insurance Coverage – Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Facilities and Nurse Midwives — Disclosure