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IntroducedJan 30, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 23, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
General Provisions - Commemorative Months - Muslim American Heritage and Jewish American Heritage Months
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 08, 2026: Motion Special Order until 4/10 (Senator Feldman) Adopted
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 661
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 126
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, A.
- Palakovich Carr
- Stein
- Acevero
- Cullison
- Johnson, S.
- Pasteur
- Stewart
- Adams
- Davis
- Jones, D.
- Patterson
- Stinnett
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Kaiser
- Pippy
- Stonko
- Allen
- Edelson
- Kaufman
- Pruski
- Taveras
- Alston
- Embry
- Kerr
- Qi
- Taylor
- Amprey
- Fair
- Kipke
- Queen
- Terrasa
- Anderson
- Feldmark
- Korman
- Reilly
- Toles
- Arentz
- Fennell
- Lehman
- Roberson
- Tomlinson
- Bagnall
- Foley
- Lewis
- Roberts
- Turner
- Baker
- Forbes
- Long, J.
- Rogers
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, R.
- Rose
- Valentine
- Bartlett
- Ghrist
- Lopez
- Rosenberg
- Vogel
- Beauchamp
- Griffith
- Mangione
- Ross
- Watson
- Behler
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Ruff
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Guzzone
- McCaskill
- Ruth
- White Holland
- Boafo
- Harrison
- McComas
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Hartman
- Metzgar
- Schindler
- Wilson
- Buckel
- Healey
- Miller
- Schmidt
- Wims
- Cardin
- Hill
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Wolek
- Chang
- Hinebaugh
- Moon
- Simmons
- Woods
- Charkoudian
- Holmes
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Woorman
- Ciliberti
- Hornberger
- Morgan, T.
- Smith
- Wu
- Clippinger
- Hutchinson
- Nkongolo
- Solomon
- Young
- Coley
- Jacobs
- Odom
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Conaway
Actions
- Apr 08, 2026 | Senate
- Motion Special Order until 4/10 (Senator Feldman) Adopted
- Apr 07, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable Adopted
- Floor Amendment {993227/1 (Senator McKay) Rejected (19-26)
- Motion Special Order until 4/8 (Senator Muse) Rejected
- Second Reading Passed
- Apr 06, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (126-7)
- Mar 21, 2026 | House
- Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
- Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- Feb 16, 2026 | House
- Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 30, 2026 | House
- First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
Bill Texts
- Text - First - General Provisions - Commemorative Months - Muslim American Heritage and Jewish American Heritage MonthsPDF
- Text - Third - General Provisions - Commemorative Months - Muslim American Heritage and Jewish American Heritage MonthsPDF
- Floor Amendment {993227/1 (Senator McKay) Rejected (19-26) (Senate)PDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy NotePDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Government, Labor, and ElectionsPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentPDF
- Video: Government, Labor, and ElectionsHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- GVC In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Snyder, Abigail (Baltimore Jewish Council)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Oduyoye, Oluwafunmilola (Howard County Government)
- GVC Testimony, FWA -- Albert, David (Howard County Jewish Advocacy Group (HoCoJAG))
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Zieve, Melissa (Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Marker, David (Howard County Jewish Community Relations Council)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Grossman, Rabbi Susan (Beth Shalom Congregation, Columbia, MD)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Solomon, Jared (Delegate Solomon)
- GVC Testimony, UNF -- Tibbals, Trudy
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Cohen, Tali (Anti-Defamation League)
- GVC In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Kishore, Mona
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Pack, Anne (PREPARE)
- GVC In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Yancey, Gregory (GOCI)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- miller, deborah (JCRC of Greater Washington)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Takhar, Gurpreet (Self Employed)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Amador-Hernandez, Ninfa (We Are CASA)


