# Maryland HB 0678: Maryland Deaf Culture Digital Library - Funding and Budget Submission

Maryland HB 0678, Maryland Deaf Culture Digital Library - Funding and Budget Submission, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Ryan Spiegel (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 325) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0678
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Maryland Deaf Culture Digital Library - Funding and Budget Submission
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-24
- Last action: 2025-05-06, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 325
- Sponsor: Ryan Spiegel (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Subjects: Education - Miscellaneous, Appropriations, Art, Music, and Cultural Affairs -see also- EthAff; Mus; etc, Budgets -see also- Capital Budgets, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Governor, Libraries -see also- Archives
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (178 yes, 3 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: Ryan Spiegel (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Gabriel Acevero (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: J. Sandy Bartlett (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Regina T. Boyce (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lorig Charkoudian (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Charlotte Crutchfield (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kris Fair (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Linda Foley (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Anne R. Kaiser (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Aaron M. Kaufman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Susan K. McComas (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Cheryl E. Pasteur (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kent Roberson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Denise Roberts (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Rogers (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sheree Sample-Hughes (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sarah Wolek (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Teresa Woorman (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 46 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-03-06 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 132 | 3 | 4 |

## Actions (11)

- 2025-05-06: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 325
- 2025-04-02: Returned Passed (House)
- 2025-04-02: Third Reading Passed (46-0) (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Referred Budget and Taxation (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Third Reading Passed (132-3) (House)
- 2025-03-04: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2025-03-03: Favorable Report by Appropriations (House)
- 2025-02-13: Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-01-24: First Reading Appropriations (House)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-05-06: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_325_hb0678t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-03-04: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0678t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-24: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0678f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed)
- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization (became law)
- HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard (signed)

## Sources
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_325_hb0678t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0678t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0678f.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0227-2025RS)
- [HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0482-2025RS)
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0157-2025RS)
- [HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1294-2025RS)
- [HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0228-2025RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0678-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).