MD SB665 | 2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Engrossed on March 12 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-04-13 - Third Reading Passed (136-0)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on March 12 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-04-13 - Third Reading Passed (136-0)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
Renaming the Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing to be the Office of the Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing; and renaming the Maryland Advisory Council on Deaf and Hard of Hearing to be the Maryland Advisory Council on Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing.
Title
Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Maryland Advisory Council on Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Renaming
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2026-04-13 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 136 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-03-12 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 44 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-03-12 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 44 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-13 | House | Third Reading Passed (136-0) |
| 2026-04-11 | House | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| 2026-04-11 | House | Favorable with Amendments {953026/1 Adopted |
| 2026-04-11 | House | Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections |
| 2026-03-26 | House | Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2026-03-13 | House | Referred Government, Labor, and Elections |
| 2026-03-12 | Senate | Third Reading Passed (44-0) |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Second Reading Passed |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Favorable Adopted |
| 2026-03-09 | Senate | Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2026-02-06 | Senate | First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment |
Same As/Similar To
HB439 (Crossfiled) 2026-05-26 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 655
Subjects
Administrative Agencies
Blind and Low Vision
Committees and Commissions
Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Names
State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials
Blind and Low Vision
Committees and Commissions
Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Names
State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 23 | 109 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Health - General | 13 | 603 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Health - General | 5 | 302 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Health - General | 5 | 303 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Human Services | 10 | 1002 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Human Services | 7 | 127 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Human Services | 7 | 128 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Human Services | 7 | 802 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Human Services | 7 | 803 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| State Government | 10 | 1103.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| State Government | 9 | 2401 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| State Government | 9 | 2402 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| State Government | 9 | 2404 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| State Personnel and Pensions | 29 | 304 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Transportation | 7 | 1109 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
