---
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: "SB 581"
citation: "Maryland SB 581 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hettleman"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-29"
last_action: "2021-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7c4e4692-fe89-4874-a63a-810b2d820702"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0581?ys=2021RS&search=True"
source_hash: "685917ba52f37f7693411dc320504b20d837d033093aad122979aefa4bf56bf2"
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 SB 581 (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_507_sb0581t.pdf)
2. **First - Action for Change of Name - Waiver of Publication Requirement** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0581f.pdf)
3. **Third - Action for Change of Name - Waiver of Publication Requirement** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0581t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **34–13** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **125–10** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hettleman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-29** First Reading Judicial Proceedings `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-01** Hearing 2/18 at 11:00 a.m.
- **2021-02-15** Hearing canceled
- **2021-02-15** Hearing 2/26 at 2:00 p.m.
- **2021-02-22** Hearing canceled
- **2021-02-22** Hearing 2/26 at 10:00 a.m.
- **2021-03-11** Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-12** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-12** Second Reading Passed
- **2021-03-16** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-03-17** Referred Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-05** Favorable Report by Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-05** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-06** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-07** Returned Passed
- **2021-05-30** Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 507 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7c4e4692-fe89-4874-a63a-810b2d820702`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).