SB 663

Nursing Homes - Direct Care Wages and Benefits and Cost Reports

Sponsor: Benjamin F. Kramer (District 19)Committee: FinanceSubject: Health OccupationsStatus: Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring a nursing home to expend at least 75% of its total nursing and residential care revenue for direct care wages and benefits; and requiring nursing homes by September 1 each year, beginning in 2027, to submit a cost report with documentation of wage disbursement and other appropriate information to the Maryland Department of Health.

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Testimony (27)

MGA witness list

FAV 20FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Arikat, Loraine	1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dumais, Brige	1199SEIU UHE	Oral
FAV	White, Rhonda	1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jones, Ricarra	1199seiu	Written (PDF)
FAV	Westrick, Saralobbyist	AARP Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Peters, Meganlobbyist	Alzheimer's Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Balan, Sandy	Disability Rights Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kocik, Jimara	HCAS	Position only
FAV	Smith, Maria	Inclusive Therapy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Miller Smith, Nora	League of Women Voters Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schumitz, Kalilobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hartung, Bruce	Maryland Continuing Care Residents Association	Position only
FAV	Peters, Meganlobbyist	Maryland Senior Citizens Action Network (MSCAN)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Edwards, Donna	Maryland State & District of Columbia AFL-CIO	Written (PDF)
FAV	Palmisano, Anna	Marylanders for Patient Rights	Written (PDF)
FAV	Williamson, Sam	Public Justice Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mauer, William	Individual	Position only
FAV	Robinson, Winston	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Kramer, Senator Kramerlegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Ciborowski, Allison	LeadingAge Maryland	Oral
UNF	Greenfield, Aaronlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Kauffman, Dannalobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Bergofsky, Linda	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Kramer, Senator	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Roques, Carmel	Maryland Department of Aging	Written (PDF)
INFO	Lynch, Meghan	Maryland Department of Health	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers EastFAV 1

1199seiuFAV 1

1199SEIU UHEFAV 1

1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers EastFAV 1

AARP MarylandFAV 1

Alzheimer's AssociationFAV 1

Disability Rights MarylandFAV 1

HCASFAV 1

Inclusive TherapyFAV 1

LeadingAge MarylandUNF 1

League of Women Voters MarylandFAV 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 1

Maryland Continuing Care Residents AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Department of AgingINFO 1

Maryland Department of HealthINFO 1

Maryland Senior Citizens Action Network (MSCAN)FAV 1

Maryland State & District of Columbia AFL-CIOFAV 1

Marylanders for Patient RightsFAV 1

Public Justice CenterFAV 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVWestrick, SaraAARP MarylandRegistered for: AARP Maryland

FAVPeters, MeganAlzheimer's AssociationRegistered for: Alzheimer's Association

FAVSchumitz, KaliMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy

FAVPeters, MeganMaryland Senior Citizens Action Network (MSCAN)Registered for: Alzheimer's Association

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…