# Maryland HB 1192: State Board of Sign Language Interpreters - Membership and Licensing Maryland HB 1192, State Board of Sign Language Interpreters - Membership and Licensing, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Heather Bagnall (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-28 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 195); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-11). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1192-2026RS - As of: 2026-10-11 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maryland HB 1192 - State: Maryland - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: State Board of Sign Language Interpreters - Membership and Licensing - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-11 - Last action: 2026-04-28, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 195 - Sponsor: Heather Bagnall (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials, Applicants and Applications, Awareness and Outreach, Committee Changes, Committees and Commissions, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Education -see also- ContEd; DrvEd; HigherEd; etc., Evaluations and Reviews, Goods and Services -see also- Retail Sales; TermnSvc; TrfGds, Governor, Language -see also- Communications; Literacy, Licenses -see also- AB Lic; Certifications; DrLic; Permits, Plans and Proposals, Reports, Rules and Regulations, Standards and Best Practices, Time - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (169 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Support for preferred sign language interpreting: benefit, medium. Beginning October 1, 2026, Board regulations must direct public entities to support deaf or hard of hearing people’s interpreting preferences. Public entities must provide reasonable accommodations for the person’s stated preference for video remote or in-person interpreting. This duty applies to t… - New license rules for Maryland interpreters: cost, medium. Beginning October 1, 2026, Maryland’s interpreter Board must set licensing rules and publish them by July 1, 2027. Interpreters must meet them starting January 1, 2028, or July 1, 2028, for educational settings. Applicants must submit a completed application and pay a nonrefundable application fee… - Extra license standards for specialist interpreters: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, the Board can set portfolio standards and separate license rules for specialties, including educational settings. It must first complete a report and submit it at least 60 days before issuing those regulations. The report must cover specialty certifications, interpreter c… - License waivers for out-of-state interpreters: mixed, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, the Board must grant licensing waivers to qualifying interpreters licensed in another state. Applicants must show that the other state’s qualifications were substantially equivalent to Maryland’s when they received their license. That state must offer similar waivers to M… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Heather Bagnall (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-08 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 43 | 0 | 1 | | 2026-03-21 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 126 | 0 | 7 | ## Actions (12) - 2026-04-28: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 195 - 2026-04-08: Returned Passed (House) - 2026-04-08: Third Reading Passed (43-0) (Senate) - 2026-04-03: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate) - 2026-03-21: Third Reading Passed (126-0) (House) - 2026-03-20: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House) - 2026-03-20: Favorable with Amendments {153229/1 Adopted (House) - 2026-03-20: Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections (House) - 2026-02-19: Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (House) - 2026-02-11: First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections (House) ## Bill text - Enacted, 2026-04-28: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_195_hb1192t.pdf) - Third Reading, 2026-03-20: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1192t.pdf) - First Reading, 2026-02-11: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1192f.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_195_hb1192t.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1192t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1192f.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) - [Maryland bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland/bills) - [Maryland state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1192-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).