MD SB85 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on May 6 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-05-06 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 251
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on May 6 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-05-06 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 251
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
Requiring the Department of Veterans and Military Families to designate a location for an American braille tactile flag to be placed on the grounds of one or more State veterans' cemeteries to honor members of the uniformed services, veterans, and other individuals in the State who are blind or visually impaired.
Title
Braille Flag Memorial Act of 2025
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-04-01 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 134 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2025-02-26 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-26 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-06 | Senate | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 251 |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | Returned Passed |
| 2025-04-01 | House | Third Reading Passed (134-0) |
| 2025-03-28 | House | Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed |
| 2025-03-28 | House | Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations |
| 2025-03-11 | House | Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2025-02-27 | House | Referred Health and Government Operations |
| 2025-02-26 | Senate | Third Reading Passed (45-0) |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | Favorable with Amendments {933620/1 Adopted |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment |
| 2025-01-29 | Senate | Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2025-01-08 | Senate | First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment |
| 2024-09-02 | Senate | Pre-filed |
Same As/Similar To
HB455 (Crossfiled) 2025-05-06 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 252
Subjects
Accessibility - see also- Blind; Deaf; Disabilities; etc
Blind and Low Vision
Cemeteries
Language
Monuments and Memorials
State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials
Veterans
Veterans and Military Families, Department of
Blind and Low Vision
Cemeteries
Language
Monuments and Memorials
State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials
Veterans
Veterans and Military Families, Department of
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Government | 9 | 906 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
