---
type: "Bill"
title: "Maryland Sign Language Interpreters Act"
description: "Maryland Sign Language Interpreters Act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 346"
citation: "Maryland SB 346 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey", "Brooks", "Elfreth", "Jackson", "King", "Klausmeier", "Salling", "West"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-30"
last_action: "2023-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/29b4f84e-b387-4ca3-a87e-ac48a80d1b46"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0346?ys=2023RS&search=True"
source_hash: "49824785c4e5d6b2eeb36c8c7b7b5f158bdefb9924bd4ffa382f4065c3cae85a"
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 346 (2023) — Maryland Sign Language Interpreters Act

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Maryland Sign Language Interpreters Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/Chapters_noln/CH_269_sb0346e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Maryland Sign Language Interpreters Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0346e.pdf)
3. **First - Maryland Sign Language Interpreters Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0346f.pdf)
4. **Third - Maryland Sign Language Interpreters Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0346t.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Bailey — primary (person)
- Brooks — primary (person)
- Elfreth — primary (person)
- Jackson — primary (person)
- King — primary (person)
- Klausmeier — primary (person)
- Salling — primary (person)
- West — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-30** First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-01** Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2023-03-15** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-15** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-15** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2023-03-17** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-03-20** Referred Health and Government Operations `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-20** Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2023-03-30** Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-30** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-30** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2023-04-04** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-06** Senate Concurs House Amendments
- **2023-04-06** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-06** Passed Enrolled
- **2023-05-03** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 269 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/29b4f84e-b387-4ca3-a87e-ac48a80d1b46`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).