# Maryland HB 0661: General Provisions - Commemorative Months - Muslim American Heritage and Jewish American Heritage Months

Maryland HB 0661, General Provisions - Commemorative Months - Muslim American Heritage and Jewish American Heritage Months, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Sarah Wolek (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-12 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 358) (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0661
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: General Provisions - Commemorative Months - Muslim American Heritage and Jewish American Heritage Months
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-30
- Last action: 2026-05-12, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 358
- Sponsor: Sarah Wolek (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials, Art, Music, and Cultural Affairs -see also- EthAff; Mus; etc, Awareness and Outreach, Education -see also- ContEd; DrvEd; HigherEd; etc., Governor, Historical Matters -see also- Archives; Monumts; Museum; etc, Religion -see also- Places of Worship, Special Events
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (197 yes, 68 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Sarah Wolek (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jared Solomon (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-10 | Senate | Floor Amendment {203629/1 (Senator Muse) Rejected | fail | 19 | 25 | 2 |
| 2026-04-10 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 33 | 10 | 3 |
| 2026-04-07 | Senate | Floor Amendment {993227/1 (Senator McKay) Rejected | fail | 19 | 26 | 2 |
| 2026-03-23 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 126 | 7 | 6 |

## Actions (16)

- 2026-05-12: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 358
- 2026-04-10: Returned Passed (House)
- 2026-04-10: Third Reading Passed (33-10) (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Floor Amendment {203629/1 (Senator Muse) Rejected (19-25) (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Motion Special Order until 4/10 (Senator Feldman) Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-04-07: Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2026-04-07: Motion Special Order until 4/8 (Senator Muse) Rejected (Senate)
- 2026-04-07: Floor Amendment {993227/1 (Senator McKay) Rejected (19-26) (Senate)
- 2026-04-07: Favorable Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Third Reading Passed (126-7) (House)
- 2026-03-21: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2026-03-21: Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections (House)
- 2026-02-16: Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-01-30: First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections (House)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2026-05-12: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_358_hb0661t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2026-03-21: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0661t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-01-30: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0661f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Authorization (became law)
- SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishment (became law)
- SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)
- SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) (became law)
- SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits (became law)
- HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)

## Sources
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_358_hb0661t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0661t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0661f.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - A…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0496-2026RS)
- [SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishm…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0366-2026RS)
- [SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0244-2026RS)
- [SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0148-2026RS)
- [SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0016-2026RS)
- [HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0529-2026RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0661-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).