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MarylandHB 04392026 Regular SessionHouse

Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Maryland Advisory Council on Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Renaming

Sponsored By: Aaron M. Kaufman (Democratic)

Passed

State Government - Agencies, Offices, and OfficialsAdministrative AgenciesAnnotated Code of MarylandBlind and Low VisionCommittees and CommissionsDeaf and Hard of HearingNames

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Bill Overview

No Economic Impacts Identified for this Bill

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Aaron M. Kaufman

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • Charlotte Crutchfield

    Democratic • House

  • Elizabeth Embry

    Democratic • House

  • Kris Fair

    Democratic • House

  • Kenneth Kerr

    Democratic • House

  • Mary A. Lehman

    Democratic • House

  • Lesley J. Lopez

    Democratic • House

  • Edith J. Patterson

    Democratic • House

  • Sheila Ruth

    Democratic • House

  • Matthew J. Schindler

    Democratic • House

  • Stuart Michael Schmidt

    Republican • House

  • Jen Terrasa

    Democratic • House

  • Melissa Wells

    Democratic • House

  • Teresa Woorman

    Democratic • House

  • Chao Wu

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 169 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/9/2026

Third Reading Passed

Yes: 33 • No: 0 • Other: 13

House vote • 2/26/2026

Third Reading Passed

Yes: 136 • No: 0 • Other: 5

Actions Timeline

  1. Returned Passed

    4/10/2026House

  2. Third Reading Passed (33-0)

    4/9/2026Senate

  3. Second Reading Passed

    4/8/2026Senate

  4. Favorable Adopted

    4/8/2026Senate

  5. Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment

    4/8/2026Senate

  6. Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment

    2/27/2026Senate

  7. Third Reading Passed (136-0)

    2/26/2026House

  8. Second Reading Passed with Amendments

    2/24/2026House

  9. Favorable with Amendments {193423/1 Adopted

    2/24/2026House

  10. Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections

    2/23/2026House

  11. Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.

    1/28/2026House

  12. First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections

    1/22/2026House

Bill Text

  • Third Reading

    2/24/2026

    PDF

  • First Reading

    1/22/2026

    PDF

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