# Maryland HB 1300: African American Heritage Preservation Program and Maryland Commission for Women - Renaming and Alterations

Maryland HB 1300, African American Heritage Preservation Program and Maryland Commission for Women - Renaming and Alterations, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Terri L. Hill (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 792) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 1300
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: African American Heritage Preservation Program and Maryland Commission for Women - Renaming and Alterations
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-12
- Last action: 2026-05-26, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 792
- Sponsor: Terri L. Hill (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 43
- Subjects: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials, Awareness and Outreach, Civil Rights and Social Equity, Commerce and Business -see also- ElectrComm; ForeignTr; etc., Committees and Commissions, Discrimination, Disparity, Domestic Violence -see also- Child Abuse & Neglect, Ethnic Affairs, Health -see also- COVID19; EnvHlth; MedCon; etc., Historical Matters -see also- Archives; Monumts; Museum; etc, Human Services, Department of, Legislation -see also- Correct Leg; Cur Leg; Emerg Bills, Mental and Behavioral Health -see also- Aut; Cogn; Dev; etc., Names, Plans and Proposals, Reports, Safety -see also- Occupational Safety, Salaries and Compensation -see also- Overtime; Reimb. Rates, State Employees, Studies -see also- Commitees & Commissions; Reports, Women -see also- Gender, Work, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc.
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (291 yes, 12 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Executive director becomes merit employee: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, the Commission’s executive director is a merit employee in the skilled service. The job is not a special appointee. Pay comes from the State budget.
- Commission for Women expands its work: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, the Maryland Commission for Women takes on broader duties. It studies women’s status, researches gaps, and runs programs, seminars, and trainings. It promotes women’s organizations, advises on laws for wage equality and health, and can appoint advisory committees. It acts…
- Priority funding for African American heritage: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, the state renames the program as the Speaker Adrienne A. Jones African American Heritage Preservation Program. The program sits in the State Trust under State Finance and Procurement. Sustainable communities get priority for state funding under this program. This steers m…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Terri L. Hill (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tiffany T. Alston (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Heather Bagnall (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: Dana Jones (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Debra Davis (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Elizabeth Embry (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jessica Feldmark (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Diana M. Fennell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Linda Foley (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Catherine M. Forbes (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Pam Lanman Guzzone (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Andrea Fletcher Harrison (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Anne Healey (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Anne R. Kaiser (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mary A. Lehman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Robbyn Lewis (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lesley J. Lopez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Bernice Mireku-North (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Julie Palakovich Carr (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Cheryl E. Pasteur (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Edith J. Patterson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: N. Scott Phillips (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lily Qi (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Pam Queen (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Denise Roberts (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kim Ross (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sheila Ruth (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sheree Sample-Hughes (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Karen Simpson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Stephanie Smith (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Deni Taveras (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kym Taylor (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jen Terrasa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Karen Toles (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kriselda Valderrama (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Courtney Watson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jennifer White Holland (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jheanelle K. Wilkins (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jamila J. Woods (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Natalie Ziegler (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-11 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 124 | 5 | 6 |
| 2026-04-09 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 43 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-03-18 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 124 | 7 | 5 |

## Actions (17)

- 2026-05-26: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 792
- 2026-04-11: Passed Enrolled (House)
- 2026-04-11: Third Reading Passed (124-5) (House)
- 2026-04-11: House Concurs Senate Amendments (House)
- 2026-04-09: Third Reading Passed (43-0) (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Floor Amendment {503828/1 (Senator Brooks) Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Favorable Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Third Reading Passed (124-7) (House)
- 2026-03-17: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2026-03-17: Favorable with Amendments {173028/1 Adopted (House)
- 2026-03-16: Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections (House)
- 2026-02-19: Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-02-12: First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections (House)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2026-05-26: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_792_hb1300e.pdf)
- Enrolled, 2026-04-11: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1300e.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2026-03-17: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1300t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-02-12: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1300f.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_792_hb1300e.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1300e.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1300t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1300f.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-HB1300-2026RS (as of 2026-10-19).