Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - Heat and Eat Program - Study
Sponsor: Cory V. McCray (District 45)Committee: FinanceSubject: ElderlyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 685 (as of Sep 4, 2026)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the Department of Human Services to study the potential number of households excluded from automatic standard utility allowance eligibility for the Heat and Eat Program within the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program due to enactment of the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025; and requiring the Department to submit a report of its findings and recommendations, by December 1, 2026, to the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee and the House Appropriations Committee.
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Testimony (16)
MGA witness listFAV 13FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Brown-Burnett, Gloria | Department of Human Services | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Brown-Burnett, Gloria | Department of Human Services | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Zelaya, Michellelobbyist | Maryland Catholic Conference | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Zelaya, Michellelobbyist | Maryland Catholic Conference | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Maryland Food Bank | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bogdan, Henrylobbyist | Maryland Nonprofits | Position only |
| FAV | McNair, Lee | Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry | Position only |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Allen, Susan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Cheatham , Marvin "DOC" | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator McCray, Senator McCraylegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator McCray, Senator McCraylegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Allen, Susan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Appropriations Committee, Appropriations Committee | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Jones, LaMonikalobbyist | Maryland Hunger Solutions | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
INFOJones, LaMonikaMaryland Hunger SolutionsRegistered for: Food Research and Action Center dba Maryland Hunger Solutions