Maryland House Bill 1192

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Passed on April 28 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-28 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 195
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Expanding the membership of and altering the quorum requirements for the State Board of Sign Language Interpreters; requiring the nomination process to include outreach to underrepresented deaf, deafblind, and interpreter communities; authorizing the Governor to remove certain members of the Board under certain circumstances; altering the date, from July 1, 2024, to July 1, 2027, by which the Board must establish certain licensing requirements and by which interpreters must meet certain licensing requirements; etc.

State Board of Sign Language Interpreters - Membership and Licensing

Del. Heather Bagnall [D]

2026-04-08 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 43 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-03-21 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 126 N: 0 NV: 7 Abs: 8) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-28	House	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 195
2026-04-08	House	Returned Passed
2026-04-08	Senate	Third Reading Passed (43-0)
2026-04-03	Senate	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2026-04-02	Senate	Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
2026-03-23	Senate	Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
2026-03-21	House	Third Reading Passed (126-0)
2026-03-20	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2026-03-20	House	Favorable with Amendments {153229/1 Adopted
2026-03-20	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
2026-02-19	House	Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-02-11	House	First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections

SB645 (Crossfiled) 2026-04-28 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 196

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Chapter of the Acts	2023		(n/a)	See Bill Text
State Government	9	2401	(n/a)	See Bill Text
State Government	9	2407	(n/a)	See Bill Text
State Government	9	2411	(n/a)	See Bill Text
State Government	9	2412	(n/a)	See Bill Text
State Government	9	2414	(n/a)	See Bill Text
State Government	9	2415	(n/a)	See Bill Text
State Government	9	2419	(n/a)	See Bill Text
State Government	9	2420	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB1192?ys=2026RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1192f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1192t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_195_hb1192t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/amds/bil_0002/hb1192_15322901.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes_comm/hb1192_gvc.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes_comm/hb1192_eee.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes/House/0732.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes/Senate/0843.pdf