---
type: "Bill"
title: "Action for Change of Name - Waiver of Publication Requirement"
description: "Action for Change of Name - Waiver of Publication Requirement"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 39"
citation: "Maryland HB 39 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Shetty"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-09-23"
last_action: "2021-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b0c64c11-fecb-4496-b7a8-ba047d83cdee"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0039?ys=2021RS&search=True"
source_hash: "ac520e415d765113faf12d2e1e1f5d7e1052563842df24ce07840218186cfb59"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
---

# Maryland HB 39 (2021) — Action for Change of Name - Waiver of Publication Requirement

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chapter - Action for Change of Name - Waiver of Publication Requirement** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/Chapters_noln/CH_506_hb0039t.pdf)
2. **First - Action for Change of Name - Waiver of Publication Requirement** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0039f.pdf)
3. **Third - Action for Change of Name - Waiver of Publication Requirement** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0039t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **35–12** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Shetty — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-09-23** Pre-filed `introduction`
- **2021-01-13** First Reading Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2020-12-23** Hearing 1/15 at 1:30 p.m.
- **2021-02-04** Favorable Report by Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-08** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-11** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-02-12** Referred Judicial Proceedings `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-02** Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-05** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-05** Second Reading Passed
- **2021-04-06** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-06** Returned Passed
- **2021-05-30** Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 506 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b0c64c11-fecb-4496-b7a8-ba047d83cdee`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).