republic-os/legislation/us/states/md/2021/hb-39.md

type, title, description, jurisdiction, legislature, session, identifier, citation, classification, subjects, status, primary_sponsors, version_count, action_count, vote_count, first_action, last_action, source, source_identifier, source_url, source_hash, vintage, source_snapshot, retrieved_at, confidence, tags

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

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; origin ocd-bill/b0c64c11-fecb-4496-b7a8-ba047d83cdee. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).