# Maryland HB 1443: Local Government - Hiring and Promotion Preferences for Veterans and Spouses of Service Members and Veterans (Families Serve Act)

Maryland HB 1443, Local Government - Hiring and Promotion Preferences for Veterans and Spouses of Service Members and Veterans (Families Serve Act), is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Mike Griffith (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 273); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 1443
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Local Government - Hiring and Promotion Preferences for Veterans and Spouses of Service Members and Veterans (Families Serve Act)
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-07
- Last action: 2025-05-06, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 273
- Sponsor: Mike Griffith (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Subjects: Counties - Generally, Municipalities, Armed Forces -see also- Military Department; Veterans, Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc., Disabilities, Ex-Offenders, Laws and Ordinances -see also- Pub Local Laws; Uniform Laws, Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt; Hager; OC, Public Employees -see also- State Employees, Recruitment and Hiring, Spouses, Veterans
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (183 yes, 0 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: Mike Griffith (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Andre V. Johnson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nick Allen (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jason C. Buckel (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michele Guyton (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Marc Korman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jesse T. Pippy (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Rogers (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Steve Johnson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: C. T. Wilson (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-31 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 47 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-17 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 136 | 0 | 3 |

## Actions (12)

- 2025-05-06: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 273
- 2025-04-01: Returned Passed (House)
- 2025-03-31: Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Favorable Report by Finance (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Referred Finance (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Third Reading Passed (136-0) (House)
- 2025-03-14: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2025-03-14: Favorable with Amendments {883829/1 Adopted (House)
- 2025-03-14: Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation (House)
- 2025-02-07: Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-02-07: First Reading Environment and Transportation (House)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-05-06: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_273_hb1443t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-03-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1443t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-02-07: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1443f.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (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_273_hb1443t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1443t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1443f.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [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)
- [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-HB1443-2025RS (as of 2026-10-19).