Maryland House Bill 279 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-7)
Status: Passed on April 12 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-04-12 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 72
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Altering the name of the Outreach and Advocacy Program in the Department of Veterans Affairs to be the Communications, Outreach, and Advocacy Program; requiring the Program, in collaboration with the Maryland Higher Education Commission, to actively help veterans and their dependents become aware of and access education and training benefits to which they are entitled; altering certain responsibilities of the director of the Program; repealing a requirement that the Department develop and maintain a certain database of veterans; etc.

Veterans Affairs - Communications, Outreach, and Advocacy Program - Veterans Advocacy and Education Act

Del. Mike Rogers [D]	Del. Sandy Bartlett [D]	Sen. Nick Charles [D]	Del. Brian Crosby [D]
Sen. Shaneka Henson [D]	Del. Terri Hill [D]	Del. Rachel Jones [D]	Del. Anne Kaiser [D]
Del. Ken Kerr [D]	Del. Nicholaus Kipke [R]	Sen. Sara Love [D]	Del. Edith Patterson [D]
Del. Sid Saab [R]	Del. Sheree Sample-Hughes [D]	Del. Kathy Szeliga [R]	Del. Nicole Williams [D]
Del. Heather Bagnall [D]	Del. Lisa Belcastro [D]	Del. Harry Bhandari [D]	Del. Alfred Carr [D]
Del. Brian Chisholm [R]	Del. Bonnie Cullison [D]	Del. Steve Johnson [D]	Sen. Ariana Kelly [D]
Del. Susan Krebs [R]	Del. Cheryl Landis [D]	Del. Robbyn Lewis [D]	Del. Matt Morgan [R]
Del. Joseline Pena-Melnyk [D]	Del. Teresa Reilly [R]	Del. Samuel Rosenberg [D]	Sen. Karen Lewis Young [D]

2022-04-07 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 138 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2022-03-31 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-24 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 129 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 6) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-04-12	House	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 72
2022-04-07	House	Passed Enrolled
2022-04-07	House	Third Reading Passed (138-0)
2022-04-07	House	House Concurs Senate Amendments
2022-03-31	Senate	Third Reading Passed (47-0)
2022-03-29	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2022-03-29	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {483621/1 Adopted
2022-03-29	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2022-02-25	Senate	Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2022-02-24	House	Third Reading Passed (129-0)
2022-02-22	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2022-02-22	House	Favorable with Amendments {443228/1 Adopted
2022-02-21	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
2022-01-25	House	Hearing 2/08 at 3:00 p.m.
2022-01-25	House	Hearing canceled
2022-01-18	House	Hearing 2/08 at 2:30 p.m.
2022-01-17	House	First Reading Health and Government Operations

HB1358 (Carry Over) 2021-04-06 - Rereferred to Health and Government Operations
SB654 (Crossfiled) 2022-04-12 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 73

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
State Government	9	940	(n/a)	See Bill Text
State Government	9	941	(n/a)	See Bill Text
State Government	9	942	(n/a)	See Bill Text
State Government	9	943	(n/a)	See Bill Text
State Government	9	944	(n/a)	See Bill Text
State Government	9	946	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0279?ys=2022RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/hb/hb0279f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/hb/hb0279t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/hb/hb0279e.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/Chapters_noln/CH_72_hb0279e.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/amds/bil_0009/hb0279_44322801.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/amds/bil_0009/hb0279_48362101.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/votes_comm/hb0279_hgo.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/votes_comm/hb0279_ehe.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/votes/House/0090.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/votes/Senate/0814.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/votes/House/1060.pdf