Maryland Senate Bill 654 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 12 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-04-12 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 73
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

Sen. Katherine Klausmeier [D]

2022-04-01 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 46 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-03-31 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 134 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2022-03-18 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-04-12	Senate	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 73
2022-04-01	Senate	Passed Enrolled
2022-04-01	Senate	Third Reading Passed (46-0)
2022-04-01	Senate	Senate Concurs House Amendments
2022-03-31	House	Third Reading Passed (134-0)
2022-03-30	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2022-03-30	House	Favorable with Amendments {173425/1 Adopted
2022-03-30	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
2022-03-21	House	Hearing 3/29 at 1:30 p.m.
2022-03-18	House	Referred Health and Government Operations
2022-03-18	Senate	Third Reading Passed (45-0)
2022-03-16	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2022-03-16	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {483422/1 Adopted
2022-03-16	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2022-02-11	Senate	Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
2022-02-04	Senate	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

HB279 (Crossfiled) 2022-04-12 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 72
SB948 (Carry Over) 2021-04-06 - Rereferred to Health and Government Operations

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/SB0654?ys=2022RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/sb/sb0654f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/sb/sb0654t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/sb/sb0654e.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/Chapters_noln/CH_73_sb0654e.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/amds/bil_0004/sb0654_48342201.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/amds/bil_0004/sb0654_17342501.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/votes_comm/sb0654_ehe.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/votes_comm/sb0654_hgo.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/votes/Senate/0572.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/votes/House/0884.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/votes/Senate/0912.pdf