Files
republic-os/legislation/us/states/md/2025/hb-1473.md
T
2026-07-06 17:27:20 -04:00

113 lines
5.4 KiB
Markdown
Raw Blame History

This file contains ambiguous Unicode characters
This file contains Unicode characters that might be confused with other characters. If you think that this is intentional, you can safely ignore this warning. Use the Escape button to reveal them.
---
type: "Bill"
title: "State Government - Equal Access to Public Services for Individuals With Limited English Proficiency and Individuals With Disabilities"
description: "State Government - Equal Access to Public Services for Individuals With Limited English Proficiency and Individuals With Disabilities"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 1473"
citation: "Maryland HB 1473 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Acevero", "Addison", "Alston", "Amprey", "Bagnall", "Bhandari", "Cullison", "Fair", "Fennell", "Guzzone", "Harris", "Hill", "Kaiser", "Kerr", "Lehman", "Lopez", "Martinez", "Mireku-North", "Pena-Melnyk", "R. Lewis", "Roberson", "Rosenberg", "Ross", "Ruff", "S. Johnson", "Sample-Hughes", "Simmons", "Simpson", "Smith", "Taveras", "Turner", "White Holland", "Williams", "Woods", "Woorman", "Young"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-02-07"
last_action: "2025-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/df4bf730-f874-4b17-a58c-ade40bc11448"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb1473?ys=2025RS&search=True"
source_hash: "7f71fde133d99cc934768736b216dd44c9c9d44ccf0333a468a0ecfd5cb41097"
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 1473 (2025) — State Government - Equal Access to Public Services for Individuals With Limited English Proficiency and Individuals With Disabilities
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Chapter - State Government - Equal Access to Public Services for Individuals With Limited English Proficiency and Individuals With Disabilities** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_434_hb1473e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - State Government - Equal Access to Public Services for Individuals With Limited English Proficiency and Individuals With Disabilities** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1473e.pdf)
3. **First - State Government - Equal Access to Public Services for Individuals With Limited English Proficiency and Individuals With Disabilities** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1473f.pdf)
4. **Third - State Government - Equal Access to Public Services for Individuals With Limited English Proficiency and Individuals With Disabilities** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1473t.pdf)
## Votes
- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **10435** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading (Amend) — **3313** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **11026** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Acevero — primary (person)
- Addison — primary (person)
- Alston — primary (person)
- Amprey — primary (person)
- Bagnall — primary (person)
- Bhandari — primary (person)
- Cullison — primary (person)
- Fair — primary (person)
- Fennell — primary (person)
- Guzzone — primary (person)
- Harris — primary (person)
- Hill — primary (person)
- Kaiser — primary (person)
- Kerr — primary (person)
- Lehman — primary (person)
- Lopez — primary (person)
- Martinez — primary (person)
- Mireku-North — primary (person)
- Pena-Melnyk — primary (person)
- R. Lewis — primary (person)
- Roberson — primary (person)
- Rosenberg — primary (person)
- Ross — primary (person)
- Ruff — primary (person)
- S. Johnson — primary (person)
- Sample-Hughes — primary (person)
- Simmons — primary (person)
- Simpson — primary (person)
- Smith — primary (person)
- Taveras — primary (person)
- Turner — primary (person)
- White Holland — primary (person)
- Williams — primary (person)
- Woods — primary (person)
- Woorman — primary (person)
- Young — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-02-07** First Reading Health and Government Operations `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-10** Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2025-03-11** Hearing canceled
- **2025-03-11** Hearing 3/11 at 2:45 p.m.
- **2025-03-15** Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-15** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-15** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2025-03-17** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2025-03-17** Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-18** Hearing 4/03 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2025-04-07** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-07** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-07** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2025-04-07** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2025-04-07** House Concurs Senate Amendments
- **2025-04-07** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2025-04-07** Passed Enrolled
- **2025-05-13** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 434 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/df4bf730-f874-4b17-a58c-ade40bc11448`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).