Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland SB731: Human Services - Maryland Statewide Independent Living Council - Legal Status
Status: Signed into law, April 28, 2026
Clarifying that the Maryland Statewide Independent Living Council is a tax-exempt body politic and corporate.
What the bill says
An act concerning Human Services - Maryland Statewide Independent Living Council - Legal Status FOR the purpose of clarifying that the Maryland Statewide Independent Living Council is a tax-exempt body politic and corporate; and generally relating to the legal status of the Maryland Statewide Independent Living Council. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Human Services Section 7-1002 Annotated Code of Maryland (2019 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement).
From the enrolled text, May 5, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Human Services - Maryland Statewide Independent Living Council - Legal Status FOR the purpose of clarifying that the Maryland Statewide Independent Living Council is a tax-exempt body politic and corporate; and generally relating to the legal status of the Maryland Statewide Independent Living Council. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Human Services Section 7-1002 Annotated Code of Maryland (2019 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: Article - Human Services 7-1002. (a) (1) There is a Maryland Statewide Independent Living Council that IS A TAX-EXEMPT BODY POLITIC AND CORPORATE AND is an instrumentality of the State. (2) The Council is the entity that was created in 1993 by an executive order issued by the Governor, which established the Council in accordance with the federal Rehabilitation Act. (b) The Council shall: (1) work in conjunction with Centers for Independent Living in submitting, monitoring, implementing, and evaluating the State Plan; and (2) carry out other duties as required under this subtitle and the federal Rehabilitation Act to support the implementation of the State Plan. SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 1, 2026. Approved by the Governor, April 28, 2026.
Sponsors
- Mary Washington (D, 43) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Approved by the Governor - Chapter 228
- : Returned Passed
- : Third Reading Passed (133-0)
- : Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- : Favorable Report by Ways and Means
- : Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
- : Referred Ways and Means
- : Third Reading Passed (45-0)
- : Second Reading Passed
- : Favorable Adopted
Votes
- Third Reading Passed (133-0) (April 8, 2026): 133 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third Reading Passed (45-0) (March 19, 2026): 45 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB731?
- SB731 is a bill in the Maryland Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Human Services - Maryland Statewide Independent Living Council - Legal Status.
- What does SB731 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning Human Services - Maryland Statewide Independent Living Council - Legal Status FOR the purpose of clarifying that the Maryland Statewide Independent Living Council is a tax-exempt body politic and corporate; and generally relating to the legal status of the Maryland Statewide Independent Living Council. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Human Services Section 7-1002 Annotated Code of Maryland (2019 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement).
- What is the status of SB731?
- Signed into law as of April 28, 2026. Latest action: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 228 (April 28, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB731?
- Mary Washington (D, 43).
- Where is the official record for SB731?
- On the Maryland Legislature website: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0731?ys=2026RS
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