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IntroducedJan 22, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 26, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Maryland Advisory Council on Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Renaming
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Feb 27, 2026: Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 439
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
Actions
- Feb 27, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Feb 26, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (136-0)
- Feb 24, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments {193423/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed 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
Bill Texts
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy NotePDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Government, Labor, and ElectionsPDF
- Video: Government, Labor, and ElectionsHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- GVC In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- DeBerry, Usherla (Governors Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing)
- GVC In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- MDAD President, MDAD President (Maryland Association of the Deaf)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Dove, S. Spencer (Maryland Commission on Civil Rights)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- DeSomma, Meredith
- GVC In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Kaufman, Aaron
- GVC In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Delahoussaye, Blaise
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Blackfield, Anne (Maryland Department of Disabilities (MDOD))
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Othman, Ronza (National Federation of the Blind of Maryland)



