HB 424

Continuing Care in a Retirement Community Providers - Governing Bodies - Membership

Sponsor: Kenneth Kerr (District 3)Committee: HealthSubject: ElderlyStatus: Hearing 2/12 at 1:30 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering a certain requirement pertaining to the number of regular and alternate members selected to be on the governing body of a continuing care in a retirement community provider; authorizing a resident association, rather than a governing body, to select regular and alternate subscriber members of a governing body; and repealing a requirement that a subscriber member be selected according to certain standards and criteria.

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Testimony (31)

MGA witness list

FAV 21FavorableUNF 10Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Mattingly, John	Broadmead Chapter MaCCRA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shattuck, Daniellobbyist	Brocato & Shattuck	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hall, Dave	Carroll Lutheran Village chapter of MaCCRA.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mattingly, John	MaCCRA	Oral
FAV	Davis, Lucille	MaCCRA Chapter @ Buckingham's Choice, Adamstown, MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tracy, Dan	Maryland Continuing Care Residents Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wagner, Charles	Maryland Continuing Care Residents Association	Oral
FAV	Kerr, Ken	Maryland General Assembly	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Alford, Margaret	Miller's Grant CCRC	Oral
FAV	Wagner, Charles	The Edenwald MaCCRA chapter	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jordan, John D	the Asbury Methodist Village Chapter of the Maryland Continuing Care Residents Association (“MaCCRA”)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Andersen-Petrie, Loralyn	Individual	Position only
FAV	Delegate Kerr, Delegate Kerrlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Derrick, John	Individual	Oral
FAV	Kutz, Frederick	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Levy, Karen	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mutino, Paul	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schmidt, Suzanne	Individual	Position only
FAV	Smith, Joyce	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilson, Bruce	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Farquhar, Judith	Friends Hiuse Retirement Community	Oral
UNF	Main, Karen	Homewood Living Frederick	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Mitchell, Rusty	Homewood Living Williamsport	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Ciborowski, Allison	LeadingAge Maryland	Oral
UNF	Rosenthal, Herman	LeadingAge Maryland	Oral
UNF	Roques, Carmel	Maryland Department of Aging	Written (PDF)
UNF	Sawicki, Scott	National Senior Communities, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Greenfield, Aaronlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Jacque, Zina	Individual	Oral
UNF	Kauffman, Dannalobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Broadmead Chapter MaCCRAFAV 1

Brocato & ShattuckFAV 1

Carroll Lutheran Village chapter of MaCCRA.FAV 1

Friends Hiuse Retirement CommunityUNF 1

Homewood Living FrederickUNF 1

Homewood Living WilliamsportUNF 1

LeadingAge MarylandUNF 2

MaCCRAFAV 1

MaCCRA Chapter @ Buckingham's Choice, Adamstown, MDFAV 1

Maryland Continuing Care Residents AssociationFAV 2

Maryland Department of AgingUNF 1

Maryland General AssemblyFAV 1

Miller's Grant CCRCFAV 1

National Senior Communities, Inc.UNF 1

the Asbury Methodist Village Chapter of the Maryland Continuing Care Residents Association (“MaCCRA”)FAV 1

The Edenwald MaCCRA chapterFAV 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVShattuck, DanielBrocato & ShattuckRegistered for: Acorn Health; American Physical Therapy Association Maryland - APTA MD; Arthritis & Rheumatism Associates, P.C.; Associates in Radiation Medicine; League for People with Disabilities, The; Maryland Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics…

UNFGreenfield, AaronRegistered for: BTS Bioenergy; Baltimore Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Inc.; Embassy of Japan; Ernst & Young, LLP; FEi Systems; Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake…

UNFKauffman, DannaRegistered for: Amazon.com Services, LLC; American Association of Dental Boards c/o Commission on Dental Competency Assessments; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Behavioral Health System Baltimore; City of Rockville; Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland…