HB 804 Maryland House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Department of Aging - Aging Resilience Fund - Establishment

HB 804 establishes the Aging Resilience Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund under Maryland law. The fund, administered by the Secretary of Aging, will support the Department of Aging's mission through investment earnings, fees, and other designated sources. It can be used for administrative expenses like personnel, partnership development, and programs aligning with the Department's goals. The fund must be held separately by the State Treasurer, with interest earnings credited back to it, and expenditures require compliance with the state budget. This is a procedural bill creating a new funding mechanism rather than changing substantive policies.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Apr 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Feb 4, 2026 Signed Apr 14, 2026

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MINOR

The bill was amended to reflect its progression from first to third reading, adding co-sponsors and committee approval status. Substantively, the bill repealed and reenacted specific sections of the Aging Resilience Fund statute to correct line numbering errors and updated the fund's composition to explicitly include money received from the Department in accordance with the new section, ensuring these funds are supplemental and do not replace existing budget appropriations.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on the Department of Aging and the Aging Resilience Fund, but the legal mechanism for the fund's composition was clarified to prevent confusion about budget appropriations.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill metadata to include co-sponsors, committee report status, and reading dates, reflecting the bill's legislative progress.

Corrected line numbering and section references in the repeal and reenactment clauses to align with the current Annotated Code of Maryland.

FISCAL

Added a new provision clarifying that money received by the Department from the Fund is supplemental and does not replace funding that would otherwise be in the annual state budget.

Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 27, 2026

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 14, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 15

executive

Apr 7, 2026

Lower · Passed

Returned Passed

lower

Apr 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

Third Reading Passed

upper

Mar 31, 2026

Upper · Passed

Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed

upper

Mar 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

Favorable Report by Finance

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Committee

Referred Finance

upper

Mar 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third Reading Passed

lower

Mar 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable with Amendments {

lower

Mar 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable with Amendments Report by Health

lower

Feb 27, 2026

House Of Delegates · Passed

House of Delegates Vote: pass (101-35-6)

house of delegates

Feb 4, 2026

Committee

First Reading Health

lower

14 primary · 0 co-sponsors