Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB439: Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Maryland Advisory Council on Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Renaming
Status: Signed into law, May 26, 2026
Renaming the Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing to be the Office of the Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing; renaming the Maryland Advisory Council on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing to be the Maryland Advisory Council on the Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing; and altering the membership of the Maryland Advisory Council on the Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing.
What the bill says
An act concerning Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Maryland Advisory Council on Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Renaming FOR the purpose of renaming the Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing to be the Office of the Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing; renaming the Maryland Advisory Council on Deaf and Hard of Hearing to be the Maryland Advisory Council on Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing; altering the membership of the Maryland Advisory Council on the Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing…
From the enrolled text, June 3, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Maryland Advisory Council on Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Renaming FOR the purpose of renaming the Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing to be the Office of the Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing; renaming the Maryland Advisory Council on Deaf and Hard of Hearing to be the Maryland Advisory Council on Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing; altering the membership of the Maryland Advisory Council on the Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing; and generally relating to renaming the Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and the Maryland Advisory Council on Deaf and Hard of Hearing. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Education Section 23-109(b) Annotated Code of Maryland (2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - Health - General Section 7.5-302 and 13-603(a) Annotated Code of Maryland (2023 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Health - General Section 7.5-303(a)(1)(xiii) and 13-603(b)(2)(ix) Annotated Code of Maryland (2023 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - Human Services Section 7-127(a) and 7-802 Annotated Code of Maryland (2019 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Human Services Section …