HB1192 — State Board of Sign Language Interpreters - Membership and Licensing
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
-
✓Introduced
-
✓In Committee
-
✓Passed House of Delegates
-
✓Passed Senate
-
✓To Executive
-
6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 11, 2026. Enacted.
Odds of enactment
High chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.
Upgrade to see the exact probability and what's driving it.
A statistical estimate from our own model of past outcomes — an insight, not a guarantee. Policymaking is volatile.
Prognosis
-
Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
-
1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
-
Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).
-
Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Expanding the membership of and altering the quorum requirements for the State Board of Sign Language Interpreters; requiring the nomination process to include outreach to underrepresented deaf, deafblind, and interpreter communities; authorizing the Governor to remove certain members of the Board under certain circumstances; altering the date, from July 1, 2024, to July 1, 2027, by which the Board must establish certain licensing requirements and by which interpreters must meet certain licensing requirements; etc.
Bill Text
We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.
Read HB1192 on the official Maryland source →Action History
-
Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
-
Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
-
Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
-
First Reading (Opposite House)
-
Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed with Amendments
-
First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate Heather Bagnall · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 187 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Heather Bagnall Democrat
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (187)
187 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 187 →"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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 25 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 43 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 0% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 85 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Republican | 29 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Unaffiliated | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 126 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 0% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB1192 do?
- Expanding the membership of and altering the quorum requirements for the State Board of Sign Language Interpreters; requiring the nomination process to include outreach to underrepresented deaf, deafblind, and interpreter communities; authorizing the Governor to remove certain members of the Board under certain circumstances; altering the date, from July 1, 2024, to July 1, 2027, by which the Board must establish certain licensing requirements and by which interpreters must meet certain licensing requirements; etc.
- Who sponsors HB1192?
- HB1192 is sponsored by Delegate Heather Bagnall (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB1192?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 11, 2026. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB1192?
- Track HB1192 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
Make your voice heard on HB1192
Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.
Stay ahead of HB1192
Last checked for changes about 23 hours ago · updated continuously
One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.
Track this bill →