MarylandMaryland may support gatherings for people aging at home
Starting July 1, 2026, Maryland’s Department of Aging may award grants to nonprofits and aging agencies for gatherings that connect people in aging-in-place programs.
What it does
Starting July 1, 2026, the Department of Aging may award grants for gatherings at shared community spaces to help people in aging-in-place programs connect. Senior villages may use grants for operating costs, including rent, to provide access to these spaces.
Argument forPeople in aging-in-place programs could meet neighbors of different ages through gatherings at shared community spaces.
Argument againstBecause grants depend on available state funds and area needs, some senior villages may not receive money to help people reach shared community spaces.
More detail
The Department of Aging may award grants to support gatherings at multigenerational community spaces. Grants may go to nonprofit organizations and area agencies on aging to support people in aging-in-place programs. A multigenerational third place is a community space outside a home or workplace where people of different ages can connect or gather. Senior villages may use grant money for operating costs, including rent, to provide access to these spaces. Grant amounts depend on eligible applicants, available state funds, and area needs. An organization seeking a grant to expand an existing aging-in-place program must show an equal match. The law takes effect July 1, 2026.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 26Approved by the Governor Wes Moore - Chapter 759Became Law
- Apr 11Passed EnrolledTo Governor
- Apr 11Third Reading PassedMajor
- Apr 11House Concurs Senate Amendments
- Apr 10Third Reading PassedPassed Senate
- Apr 10Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Apr 10Favorable with Amendments {Minor
- Apr 10Favorable with Amendments Report by FinanceMinor
- Mar 28
- Vote recorded On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred). Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 24
- Vote recorded On Third Reading (Amend). Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 12Referred FinanceMinor
- Mar 11Third Reading PassedPassed House
- Mar 10Second Reading Passed
- Mar 10Favorable AdoptedMinor
- Mar 10Favorable Report by HealthMinor
- Feb 27
- Vote recorded On Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 26Hearing 2/26 at 1:30 p.m.
- Feb 26Hearing canceled
- Feb 13Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 4First Reading HealthIntroduced