Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB866: Workgroup for the Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing - Extension
Status: Signed into law, May 26, 2026
Extending the deadline for the report of findings and recommendations from the Workgroup for the Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing from June 1, 2025, to December 1, 2028; and extending the termination date for the Workgroup from June 30, 2026, to December 31, 2028.
What the bill says
An act concerning Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Case Management Services Workgroup for the Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing - Extension FOR the purpose of requiring at least a certain number of positions for the Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing to hire case managers who specialize in helping deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing individuals; requiring the Office to provide case management services to deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing individuals extending the deadline for the reporting requirement for the Workgroup for 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 - Case Management Services Workgroup for the Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing - Extension FOR the purpose of requiring at least a certain number of positions for the Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing to hire case managers who specialize in helping deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing individuals; requiring the Office to provide case management services to deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing individuals extending the deadline for the reporting requirement for the Workgroup for the Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing; extending the termination date of the Workgroup; and generally relating to case management services by the Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing the Workgroup for the Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - State Government Section 9-2402 and 9-2403 Annotated Code of Maryland (2021 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Chapter 442 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2024 Section 1(a) and (g) BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Chapter 442 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2024 Section 1(h) and 2 BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Chapter 443 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2024 Section 1(a) and (g) BY repealing …