HB 439

Maryland House of Delegates bill in Session 2026.

Status: enacted. Latest action: June 25, 2026.

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

Bill ID MD-2026-HB-439

Session 2026

Status enacted

Committee Government, Labor, and Elections; Education, Energy, and the Environment

House of Delegates enacted 2026-06-25

Summary

Renaming the Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing to be the Office of the Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing; renaming the Maryland Advisory Council on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing to be the Maryland Advisory Council on the Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing; and altering the membership of the Maryland Advisory Council on the Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing.

Sponsor

Delegate Kaufman

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
2026-01-22	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-06-25	Status	enacted
2026-06-25	Latest Action	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 655

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