Maryland bills · 2026 Regular Session

Maryland HB 439

Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Maryland Advisory Council on Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Renaming

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed House
4. Passed Senate
5. To Governor
6. Became law

Sponsors

• Wu (Democratic)
• Wells (Democratic)
• Terrasa (Democratic)
• Schmidt (Republican)
• Schindler (Democratic)
• Ruth (Democratic)
• Lehman (Democratic)
• Kerr (Democratic)
• Fair (Democratic)
• Crutchfield (Democratic)
• Woorman (Democratic)
• Patterson (Democratic)
• Lopez (Democratic)
• Embry (Democratic)
• Kaufman (Democratic)

Summary

Text versions

• Chapter - Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Maryland Advisory Council on Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Renaming
• Third - Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Maryland Advisory Council on Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Renaming
• First - Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Maryland Advisory Council on Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Renaming

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 4:02 AM.

Actions

• May 26, 2026
  Approved by the Governor - Chapter 655
• Apr 10, 2026 · House
  Returned Passed
• Apr 9, 2026 · Senate
  Third Reading Passed
• Apr 8, 2026 · Senate
  Second Reading Passed
• Apr 8, 2026 · Senate
  Favorable Adopted
• Apr 8, 2026 · Senate
  Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
• Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
  Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
• Feb 26, 2026 · House
  Third Reading Passed
• Feb 24, 2026 · House
  Second Reading Passed with Amendments
• Feb 24, 2026 · House
  Favorable with Amendments {
• Feb 23, 2026 · House
  Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
• Jan 28, 2026 · House
  Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
• Jan 22, 2026 · House
  First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections