File Code: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request -
Departmental - Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Office of the)
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Responsibilities
 
Altering the duties of the Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing to
include promoting the general welfare of individuals who are
deafblind; altering the name and the membership of the Maryland
Advisory Council on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing to include the
Secretary of Aging or the Secretary's designee and a member of the
general public who is a person with special knowledge or expertise
relating to services to individuals who are deafblind; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
- 11/4
 - Pre-filed
 - 1/13
 - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
 - 1/6
 - Hearing 1/14 at 2:30 p.m.
 - 1/18
 - Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
 - 1/19
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 1/21
 - Third Reading Passed (46-0)
 - 4/4
 - Returned Passed
 
House Action
- 1/22
 - First Reading Health and Government Operations
 - 3/17
 - Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/6
 - Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
 - 3/30
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 3/31
 - Third Reading Passed (141-0)
 
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 5/4
 - Approved by the Governor
 -      - Chapter 216
 
Sponsored by:
- Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Com, Chair
 - Departmental
 - Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Office of the
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Administrative Agencies -see also- Electronic Government
 - Blind Persons
 - Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
 - Deaf Persons
 - Disabilities -see also- Blind; Deaf; Developmental
 - Names -see also- Proper Names
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
-   State Government
 - (
 9-2401 ,
 9-2403 ,
 9-2404 
)
 
All documents except Roll Call Votes are
displayed in PDF format:
- Bill Text:
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
 - Fiscal and Policy Note:
 Available
 - Amendments:
None offered
 - 
Committee Votes :
 
 Senate
- Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
 
House 
- Health and Government Operations
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 Senate
- January 21, 2010: Third Reading Passed  (46-0)
 
House 
- March 31, 2010: Third Reading Passed  (141-0)