MD HB 851

enacted

Human Services - Maryland Statewide Independent Living Council - Legal Status

Maryland · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did MD HB 851 pass?

Yes. MD HB 851 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-28): Approved by the Governor - Chapter 229

What is MD HB 851 about?

MD HB 851 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Human Services - Maryland Statewide Independent Living Council - Legal Status”.

Who sponsors MD HB 851?

Forbes is the primary sponsor of MD HB 851.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-04-28 — Approved by the Governor - Chapter 229
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 229
executive-signature
2026-04-07
Returned Passed
2026-04-06
Third Reading Passed
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2026-03-31
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
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2026-03-30
Favorable Report by Finance
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-09
Referred Finance
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2026-03-06
Third Reading Passed
passage
2026-03-05
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
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2026-03-04
Favorable Report by Ways and Means
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2026-02-05
Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-02-04
First Reading Ways and Means
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Versions

Chapter - Human Services - Maryland Statewide Independent Living Council - Legal StatusCompare
Third - Human Services - Maryland Statewide Independent Living Council - Legal StatusCompare
First - Human Services - Maryland Statewide Independent Living Council - Legal StatusCompare
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Documents

Votes

On Third Reading
2026-02-25 · pass · 122-0
Member-level votes (141)
- Speaker: yes
- Ebersole: yes
- Jones, D.: yes
- Pasteur: yes
- Stein: yes
- Acevero: yes
- Edelson: yes
- Kaiser: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Adams: yes
- Embry: yes
- Kaufman: yes
- Phillips: yes
- Stinnett: yes
- Allen: yes
- Fair: yes
- Kerr: yes
- Pippy: yes
- Stonko: yes
- Alston: yes
- Fennell: yes
- Kipke: yes
- Pruski: yes
- Szeliga: yes
- Amprey: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Korman: yes
- Qi: yes
- Taveras: yes
- Arentz: yes
- Foley: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Queen: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Bagnall: yes
- Forbes: yes
- Lewis: yes
- Reilly: yes
- Terrasa: yes
- Baker: yes
- Fraser-Hidalgo: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Roberson: yes
- Toles: yes
- Barnes: yes
- Ghrist: yes
- Mangione: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Turner: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- Griffith: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Valderrama: yes
- Beauchamp: yes
- Guyton: yes
- McCaskill: yes
- Rose: yes
- Valentine: yes
- Behler: yes
- Guzzone: yes
- McComas: yes
- Rosenberg: yes
- Vogel: yes
- Bhandari: yes
- Harrison: yes
- Metzgar: yes
- Ross: yes
- Watson: yes
- Boyce: yes
- Hartman: yes
- Miller: yes
- Ruff: yes
- Wells: yes
- Buckel: yes
- Hill: yes
- Mireku-North: yes
- Ruth: yes
- White Holland: yes
- Cardin: yes
- Hinebaugh: yes
- Moon: yes
- Sample-Hughes: yes
- Wilkins: yes
- Chang: yes
- Holmes: yes
- Moreno: yes
- Schindler: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Charkoudian: yes
- Hornberger: yes
- Morgan, M.: yes
- Schmidt: yes
- Wims: yes
- Chisholm: yes
- Howard: yes
- Morgan, T.: yes
- Simmons: yes
- Wivell: yes
- Ciliberti: yes
- Hutchinson: yes
- Nawrocki: yes
- Simpson: yes
- Wolek: yes
- Clippinger: yes
- Ivey: yes
- Nkongolo: yes
- Smith: yes
- Woorman: yes
- Conaway: yes
- Jacobs: yes
- Odom: yes
- Solomon: yes
- Wu: yes
- Crutchfield: yes
- Johnson, A.: yes
- Palakovich Carr: yes
- Spiegel: yes
- Ziegler: yes
- Cullison: yes
- Johnson, S.: yes
- Addison: not voting
- Boafo: not voting
- Coley: not voting
- Tomlinson: not voting
- Young: not voting
- Arikan: not voting
- Bouchat: not voting
- Anderson: absent
- Feldmark: absent
- Jones, A.: absent
- Long, R.: absent
- Williams: absent
- Crosby: absent
- Grammer: absent
- Long, J.: absent
- Shetty: absent
- Woods: absent
- Davis: absent
- Healey: absent

Related bills

Companion bill: SB 731

Official source

http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0851?ys=2026RS

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