SB 340 — Maryland
Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman - Mandatory Appropriation
Requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill a minimum $2,000,000 appropriation for the Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman from certain money remitted by managed care organizations and, under certain circumstances, general funds.
Latest action: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 761 · May 26, 2026
Synopsis written by the legislature's own staff, as published on the official bill page. Status label is derived from the recorded actions. The full text below is the record.
Committees: Finance (Senate); Appropriations (House of Delegates)
Cross-filed with HB 671 — the companion bill in the other chamber, as the legislature links it. Each bill keeps its own votes and status; they are never combined here.
Updated Jun 4, 2026
Timeline
First Reading Finance
Jan 23, 2026 · Senate
Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
Jan 27, 2026 · Senate
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Favorable with Amendments {
Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Referred Appropriations
Mar 24, 2026 · House of Delegates
Hearing 4/07 at 1:00 p.m.
Mar 26, 2026 · House of Delegates
Hearing canceled
Apr 7, 2026 · House of Delegates
Hearing 4/07 at 1:15 p.m.
Apr 7, 2026 · House of Delegates
Hearing canceled
Apr 7, 2026 · House of Delegates
Hearing 4/07 at 1:30 p.m.
Apr 7, 2026 · House of Delegates
Favorable Report by Appropriations
Apr 9, 2026 · House of Delegates
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
Apr 9, 2026 · House of Delegates
Third Reading Passed
Apr 13, 2026 · House of Delegates
Returned Passed
Apr 13, 2026 · Senate
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 761
May 26, 2026 · executive
Sponsored by Shelly Hettleman
Senate vote — 42–0
On Third Reading · Mar 7, 2026 · result: pass
42 yea · 0 nay · 5 absent, excused, abstain or not voting
House of Delegates vote — 122–1
On Third Reading · Apr 1, 2026 · result: pass
122 yea · 1 nay · 18 absent, excused, abstain or not voting
How we know this
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Official records. Maryland legislators, bills and roll-call votes from the Maryland General Assembly, imported through Open States on Oct 29, 2026. Accuracy review against the official site is still under way. Campaign-finance records for Maryland are not imported yet.