---
type: "Bill"
title: "Task Force on Preventing and Countering Elder Abuse"
description: "Task Force on Preventing and Countering Elder Abuse"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 797"
citation: "Maryland SB 797 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hettleman", "Jennings"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-06"
last_action: "2023-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ff43b2d0-c800-4c5d-987e-71875ceb19f6"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0797?ys=2023RS&search=True"
source_hash: "f068abb4815e1e503a0fe45f8db8765f83ced886d6e7a05a3550cded72c06ca9"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
---

# Maryland SB 797 (2023) — Task Force on Preventing and Countering Elder Abuse

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chapter - Task Force on Preventing and Countering Elder Abuse** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/Chapters_noln/CH_706_sb0797e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Task Force on Preventing and Countering Elder Abuse** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0797e.pdf)
3. **First - Task Force on Preventing and Countering Elder Abuse** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0797f.pdf)
4. **Third - Task Force on Preventing and Countering Elder Abuse** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0797t.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Hettleman — primary (person)
- Jennings — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-02-06** First Reading Judicial Proceedings `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14** Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2023-03-07** Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-08** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-08** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2023-03-10** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-03-13** Referred Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-17** Hearing 3/22 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2023-03-31** Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-31** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-31** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2023-04-05** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-07** Senate Concurs House Amendments
- **2023-04-07** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-07** Passed Enrolled
- **2023-05-16** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 706 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ff43b2d0-c800-4c5d-987e-71875ceb19f6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).