HB0661 — General Provisions - Commemorative Months - Muslim American Heritage and Jewish American Heritage Months
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 30, 2026. Enacted.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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2 sponsors
1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).
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Mixed recorded votes
2 passed, 2 failed in recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Requiring the Governor annually to proclaim the month of January as Muslim American Heritage month and the month of May as Jewish American Heritage month; and requiring the proclamations to urge certain organizations to observe the months with certain programs and activities.
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Read HB0661 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate Sarah Wolek · Primary
- Delegate Jared Solomon · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 186 not signed on · 38 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Sarah Wolek Democrat
Co-sponsors (1)
- Delegate Jared Solomon Democrat
Not signed on (186)
186 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 186 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 6 | 20 | 0 | 3 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 19 | 25 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 40% | 53% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 25 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 33 | 10 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 70% | 21% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 6 | 22 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 19 | 26 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 40% | 55% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 89 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 26 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 126 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 5% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0661 do?
- Requiring the Governor annually to proclaim the month of January as Muslim American Heritage month and the month of May as Jewish American Heritage month; and requiring the proclamations to urge certain organizations to observe the months with certain programs and activities.
- Who sponsors HB0661?
- HB0661 is sponsored by Delegate Sarah Wolek (Democrat) and Delegate Jared Solomon (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB0661?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 30, 2026. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB0661?
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