Maryland General Assembly · HB1300 · Approved by the Governor - Chapter 792 (Chapter 792)

African American Heritage Preservation Program and Maryland Commission for Women - Renaming and Alterations

Introduced

Moved

Reached a final decision

Became law

Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “African American Heritage Preservation Program and Maryland Commission for Women - Renaming and Alterations” Read the full text

2026 session

What it does

Renaming the African American Heritage Preservation Program to be the Speaker Adrienne A. Jones African American Heritage Preservation Program; repealing the authority of the Secretary of Human Services to appoint the executive director of the Maryland Commission for Women; providing that the executive director of the Commission is not a special appointee and is in the skilled service in the State Personnel Management System; and altering the duties of the Commission.

From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.

Where it is

First reading, house of origin · Feb 11, 2026

Hearing · Mar 4, 2026

Committee report, house of origin: Favorable with Amendments · Mar 15, 2026

Second reading, house of origin: Passed with Amendments · Mar 2, 2026

Third reading, house of origin: Passed · Mar 4, 2026

First reading, opposite house · Mar 2, 2026

Committee report, opposite house: Favorable · Apr 7, 2026

Second reading, opposite house: Passed with Amendments · Mar 19, 2026

Third reading, opposite house: Passed with Amendments · Mar 20, 2026

The numbers

sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Delegate Hill Delegate Jones, D.Delegate AlstonDelegate BagnallDelegate Bartlett Delegate Boyce Delegate Charkoudian Delegate Crutchfield Delegate Davis Delegate Embry Delegate Feldmark Delegate Fennell Delegate Foley Delegate ForbesDelegate GuzzoneDelegate Harrison Delegate Healey Delegate Kaiser Delegate Lehman Delegate Lewis Delegate Lopez Delegate Mireku-North Delegate Palakovich Carr Delegate Pasteur Delegate Patterson Delegate Phillips Delegate Qi Delegate Queen Delegate Roberts Delegate Ross Delegate Ruth Delegate Sample-Hughes Delegate SimpsonDelegate SmithDelegate Taveras Delegate Taylor Delegate Terrasa Delegate Toles Delegate ValderramaDelegate Watson

Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 792 (as of Aug 30, 2026).