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SB 118 · 2025 · Senate · Health and Human Services Committee

Nursing home allowance and Hampstead hospital funding

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(Second New Title) relative to the personal needs allowance of residents of nursing homes; making an appropriation to the department of health and human services for Hampstead hospital and residential treatment facility staff; establishing the Hampstead hospital and residential treatment facility capital investment fund; and permitting qualifying patients and designated caregivers to cultivate cannabis for therapeutic use.

Adjusts the nursing home resident personal needs allowance to reflect annual social security increases, appropriates funds for Hampstead hospital staff retention and leave accrual payments, establishes a capital investment fund for the facility, and permits qualifying patients and caregivers to cultivate cannabis for therapeutic use.AI-generated

Status

Signed into law · August 4, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✓Senate
  3. ✓House
  4. ✓Governor
  5. ✓Law

Analysis

This bill: I. Adjusts the personal needs allowance for nursing home residents to reflect social security increases on an annual basis rather than the current 5-year adjustment. II. Makes an appropriation to the department of health and human services to fund certain leave accrual and retention payments for temporary classified staff positions at the Hampstead hospital and residential treatment facility. III. Establishes the Hampstead hospital and residential treatment facility capital investment fund and provides that all revenue collected by the department of health and human services from the operations transfer and asset purchase agreements approved by the governor and council on December 18, 2024, be deposited in the fund.

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In the bill's words

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“Every [5 years] year, the commissioner shall make the adjustment for cost of living increases in the personal needs allowance to reflect social security increases.”
Section 295:1
“The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.”
Section 295:2
“There is hereby established the Hampstead hospital and residential treatment facility capital investment fund.”
Section 295:3
“For the biennium ending June 30, 2025, all revenue collected by the department of health and human service derived from the operations transfer and asset purchase agreement, lease agreement, and transition services agreement, approved by the governor and executive council on December 18, 2024, shall be deposited into the Hampstead hospital and residential treatment fund.”
Section 295:4

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

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Sponsors

Sen. Regina BirdsellRPrimeMajority Leader
  • Sen. Kevin AvardRVice Chair· Health and Human Services
  • Sen. Suzanne PrentissDAssistant Democratic Leader
  • Sen. Cindy RosenwaldDDeputy Democratic Leader
  • Rep. Lucy WeberDRanking Member· Health, Human Services, and Elderly Affairs
  • Rep. Wayne MacDonaldRChair· Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

Public testimony

7 signed in online

100% support0% oppose0% neutral

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced

Hearings and debates

  • Mar 6, 2025Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0529s; Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0529s — adopted, voice vote; Committee Amendment # 2025-0529s — adopted, voice vote
  • Mar 20, 2025Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0941s; Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0941s — adopted, voice vote; Committee Amendment # 2025-0941s — adopted, voice vote
  • Apr 9, 2025Public hearingHouse Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs1:55:57–2:01:375m 40slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • Apr 30, 2025Public hearingHouse Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs28:58–36:377m 39slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1871h (NT); Executive Session
  • May 8, 2025Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-1871h — adopted, voice vote; Amendment # 2025-1871h (NT) — adopted, voice vote; Referred to Finance
  • May 20, 2025Public hearingHouse Finance - Division III1:29–8:567m 27slocated in the stream transcriptDivision III Work Session
  • May 28, 2025Public hearingHouse Finance1:00:53–1:08:357m 42slocated in the stream transcriptExecutive Session
  • Jun 5, 2025Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamSen. Rochefort Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment; Requests C of C — adopted, voice vote; President Appoints: Senators Rochefort, Birdsell, Prentiss; (In Recess
  • Jun 5, 2025Floor debateHouse floor8:14:12–8:24:1510m 3slocated in the stream transcriptOught to Pass — adopted, voice vote; Amendment # 2025-2345h — failed, division 103-215; House Accedes to Senate Request for CofC (Rep. Kofalt) — adopted, voice vote
  • Jun 26, 2025Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamConference Committee Report # 2025-2847c, Adopted — voice vote; Enrolled Adopted — voice vote
  • Jun 26, 2025Floor debateHouse floor3:55:59–3:56:3637slocated in the stream transcriptConference Committee Report 2025-2847c: Adopted — voice vote; Enrolled (in recess)

Timestamps locate where this bill is taken up in the chamber's YouTube stream.

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025SenIntroduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 3
  2. Feb 19, 2025SenHearing: 02/19/2025, Room 100, SH, 10:00 am; SC 10
  3. Feb 19, 2025SenHearing: 02/19/2025, Room 100, SH, 10:15 am, on proposed amendment # 2025-0295s; SC 10
  4. Mar 6, 2025Sen: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0529s, 03/06/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 11
  5. Mar 6, 2025SenCommittee Amendment # 2025-0529s, AA, VV; 03/06/2025; SJ 6
  6. Mar 6, 2025SenOught to Pass with Amendment #2025-0529s, MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 03/06/2025; SJ 6
  7. Mar 20, 2025Sen: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0941s, 03/20/2025; Vote 6-0; CC; SC 13
  8. Mar 20, 2025SenCommittee Amendment # 2025-0941s, AA, VV; 03/20/2025; SJ 8
  9. Mar 20, 2025SenOught to Pass with Amendment #2025-0941s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/20/2025; SJ 8
  10. Mar 27, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 11 P. 111
  11. Apr 9, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 04/09/2025 11:00 am LOB 301-303
  12. Apr 30, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 04/30/2025 09:30 am LOB 205-207
  13. Apr 30, 2025House: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1871h (NT) 04/30/2025 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 23 P. 8
  14. May 8, 2025HouseAmendment # 2025-1871h (NT): AA VV 05/08/2025 HJ 14 P. 7
  15. May 8, 2025HouseOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-1871h: MA VV 05/08/2025 HJ 14 P. 10
  16. May 8, 2025HouseReferred to Finance 05/08/2025 HJ 14 P. 10
  17. May 20, 2025HouseDivision III Work Session: 05/20/2025 10:00 am LOB 210-211
  18. May 28, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 05/28/2025 10:00 am LOB 210-211
  19. May 22, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 05/22/2025 03:00 pm LOB 210-211
  20. May 29, 2025HouseMajority : Ought to Pass 05/29/2025 (Vote 18-7; RC) HC 27 P. 21
  21. May 29, 2025HouseMinority : Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-2345h
  22. Jun 5, 2025HouseAmendment # 2025-2345h: AF DV 103-215 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 154
  23. Jun 5, 2025HouseOught to Pass: MA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 155
  24. Jun 5, 2025SenSen. Rochefort Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment; Requests C of C, MA, VV; (In Recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16
  25. Jun 5, 2025SenPresident Appoints: Senators Rochefort, Birdsell, Prentiss; (In Recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16
  26. Jun 5, 2025HouseHouse Accedes to Senate Request for CofC (Rep. Kofalt): MA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 171
  27. Jun 5, 2025HouseSpeaker Appoints: Reps. W. MacDonald, Weber, Drew, Kesselring 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 171
  28. Jun 16, 2025Sen==RECESSED== Committee of Conference Meeting: 06/16/2025, 11:00 am, Room 103, SH
  29. Jun 13, 2025HouseConferee Change: Rep. Telerski Replaces Rep. Weber 06/13/2025 HJ 17 P. 22
  30. Jun 16, 2025HouseConferee Change: Rep. M. Pearson Replaces Rep. Kesselring 06/16/2025 HJ 17 P. 24
  31. Jun 18, 2025Sen==RECONVENE== Committee of Conference Meeting: 06/18/2025, 12:00 pm, Room 100, SH
  32. Jun 18, 2025HouseConferee Change: Rep. S. Smith Replaces Rep. Telerski 06/18/2025 HJ 17 P. 25
  33. Jun 19, 2025HouseConference Committee Report # 2025-2847c Filed 06/19/2025; House Amendment + New Amendment HJ 17
  34. Jun 26, 2025HouseConference Committee Report 2025-2847c: Adopted, VV 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 2
  35. Jun 26, 2025SenConference Committee Report # 2025-2847c, Adopted, VV; 06/26/2025; SJ 17
  36. Jun 26, 2025HouseEnrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 64
  37. Jun 26, 2025SenEnrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 18
  38. Aug 1, 2025SenSigned by the Governor on 08/01/2025; Chapter 0295
  39. Jan 1, 2026SenI. Section 1 Effective 01/01/2026
  40. Jul 1, 2025SenII. Section 2 Effective 07/01/2025
  41. Jun 30, 2025SenIII. Remainder Effective 06/30/2025

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