# Maryland HB 1253: Department of Social and Economic Mobility - Established

Maryland HB 1253, Department of Social and Economic Mobility - Established, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-05-20 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 605) (as of 2026-10-17).

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- As of: 2026-10-17
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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 1253
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Department of Social and Economic Mobility - Established
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-07
- Last action: 2025-05-20, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 605
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials, Human Relations, Administrative Agencies, Appropriations, Attorney General, Budgets -see also- Capital Budgets, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Governor, Reports, Revenue and Taxes -see also- (specific tax), Rules and Regulations, Standards and Best Practices, State Employees, Work, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc.
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (134 yes, 51 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-07 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 33 | 14 |   |
| 2025-03-17 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 101 | 37 | 1 |

## Actions (18)

- 2025-05-20: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 605
- 2025-04-07: Returned Passed (House)
- 2025-04-07: Third Reading Passed (33-14) (Senate)
- 2025-04-05: Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-05: Favorable Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-04-05: Motion Special Order until Next Session (Senator Hershey) Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-04-05: Favorable (Senate)
- 2025-04-05: Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Third Reading Passed (101-37) (House)
- 2025-03-17: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2025-03-17: Favorable with Amendments {683729/1 Adopted (House)
- 2025-03-15: Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations (House)
- 2025-02-13: Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-02-12: Hearing canceled (House)
- 2025-02-08: Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-02-07: First Reading Appropriations (House)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-05-20: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_605_hb1253t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-03-17: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1253t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-02-07: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1253f.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_605_hb1253t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1253t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1253f.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-HB1253-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).