HB1300 — African American Heritage Preservation Program and Maryland Commission for Women - Renaming and Alterations
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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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 February 12, 2026. Enacted.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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44 sponsors
1 primary, 43 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (40 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 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
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.
Bill Text
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Read HB1300 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed with Amendments
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- D. Delegate Jones · Cosponsor
- Delegate Lewis · Cosponsor
- Delegate Terri L. Hill · Primary
- Delegate Tiffany T. Alston · Cosponsor
- Delegate Heather Bagnall · Cosponsor
- Delegate J. Sandy Bartlett · Cosponsor
- Delegate Regina T. Boyce · Cosponsor
- Delegate Lorig Charkoudian · Cosponsor
- Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield · Cosponsor
- Delegate Debra Davis · Cosponsor
- Delegate Elizabeth Embry · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jessica Feldmark · Cosponsor
- Delegate Diana M. Fennell · Cosponsor
- Delegate Linda Foley · Cosponsor
- Delegate Catherine M. Forbes · Cosponsor
- Delegate Pam Lanman Guzzone · Cosponsor
- Delegate Andrea Fletcher Harrison · Cosponsor
- Delegate Anne Healey · Cosponsor
- Delegate Anne R. Kaiser · Cosponsor
- Delegate Mary A. Lehman · Cosponsor
- Delegate Lesley J. Lopez · Cosponsor
- Delegate Bernice Mireku-North · Cosponsor
- Palakovich Carr · Cosponsor
- Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur · Cosponsor
- Delegate Edith J. Patterson · Cosponsor
- Delegate N. Scott Phillips · Cosponsor
- Delegate Lily Qi · Cosponsor
- Delegate Pam Queen · Cosponsor
- Delegate Denise Roberts · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kim Ross · Cosponsor
- Delegate Sheila Ruth · Cosponsor
- Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes · Cosponsor
- Delegate Karen Simpson · Cosponsor
- Delegate Stephanie Smith · Cosponsor
- Delegate Deni Taveras · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kym Taylor · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jen Terrasa · Cosponsor
- Delegate Karen Toles · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kriselda Valderrama · Cosponsor
- Delegate Courtney Watson · Cosponsor
- White Holland · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jamila J. Woods · Cosponsor
- Delegate Natalie Ziegler · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 43 co-sponsors · 144 not signed on · 7 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Terri L. Hill Democrat
Co-sponsors (43)
- Delegate Jones, D.
- Delegate Lewis
- Delegate Tiffany T. Alston Democrat
- Delegate Heather Bagnall Democrat
- Delegate J. Sandy Bartlett Democrat
- Delegate Regina T. Boyce Democrat
- Delegate Lorig Charkoudian Democrat
- Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield Democrat
- Delegate Debra Davis Democrat
- Delegate Elizabeth Embry Democrat
- Delegate Jessica Feldmark Democrat
- Delegate Diana M. Fennell Democrat
- Delegate Linda Foley Democrat
- Delegate Catherine M. Forbes Democrat
- Delegate Pam Lanman Guzzone Democrat
- Delegate Andrea Fletcher Harrison Democrat
- Delegate Anne Healey Democrat
- Delegate Anne R. Kaiser Democrat
- Delegate Mary A. Lehman Democrat
- Delegate Lesley J. Lopez Democrat
- Delegate Bernice Mireku-North Democrat
- Palakovich Carr
- Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur Democrat
- Delegate Edith J. Patterson Democrat
- Delegate N. Scott Phillips Democrat
- Delegate Lily Qi Democrat
- Delegate Pam Queen Democrat
- Delegate Denise Roberts Democrat
- Delegate Kim Ross Democrat
- Delegate Sheila Ruth Democrat
- Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes Democrat
- Delegate Karen Simpson Democrat
- Delegate Stephanie Smith Democrat
- Delegate Deni Taveras Democrat
- Delegate Kym Taylor Democrat
- Delegate Jen Terrasa Democrat
- Delegate Karen Toles Democrat
- Delegate Kriselda Valderrama Democrat
- Delegate Courtney Watson Democrat
- White Holland
- Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins Democrat
- Delegate Jamila J. Woods Democrat
- Delegate Natalie Ziegler Democrat
Not signed on (144)
144 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 144 →"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 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Republican | 27 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Unaffiliated | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 124 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| % of votes cast | 88% | 4% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 25 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 |
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| Democrat | 88 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Republican | 26 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Unaffiliated | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 124 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| % of votes cast | 88% | 5% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB1300 do?
- 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.
- Who sponsors HB1300?
- HB1300 is sponsored by Delegate Jones, D., Delegate Lewis, Delegate Terri L. Hill (Democrat), Delegate Tiffany T. Alston (Democrat), Delegate Heather Bagnall (Democrat), Delegate J. Sandy Bartlett (Democrat), Delegate Regina T. Boyce (Democrat), Delegate Lorig Charkoudian (Democrat), Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield (Democrat), Delegate Debra Davis (Democrat), Delegate Elizabeth Embry (Democrat), Delegate Jessica Feldmark (Democrat), Delegate Diana M. Fennell (Democrat), Delegate Linda Foley (Democrat), Delegate Catherine M. Forbes (Democrat), Delegate Pam Lanman Guzzone (Democrat), Delegate Andrea Fletcher Harrison (Democrat), Delegate Anne Healey (Democrat), Delegate Anne R. Kaiser (Democrat), Delegate Mary A. Lehman (Democrat), Delegate Lesley J. Lopez (Democrat), Delegate Bernice Mireku-North (Democrat), Palakovich Carr, Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur (Democrat), Delegate Edith J. Patterson (Democrat), Delegate N. Scott Phillips (Democrat), Delegate Lily Qi (Democrat), Delegate Pam Queen (Democrat), Delegate Denise Roberts (Democrat), Delegate Kim Ross (Democrat), Delegate Sheila Ruth (Democrat), Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes (Democrat), Delegate Karen Simpson (Democrat), Delegate Stephanie Smith (Democrat), Delegate Deni Taveras (Democrat), Delegate Kym Taylor (Democrat), Delegate Jen Terrasa (Democrat), Delegate Karen Toles (Democrat), Delegate Kriselda Valderrama (Democrat), Delegate Courtney Watson (Democrat), White Holland, Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins (Democrat), Delegate Jamila J. Woods (Democrat), and Delegate Natalie Ziegler (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB1300?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 12, 2026. Enacted.
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