Legislation - HB0502

Title: Office of Disability Employment Advancement and Policy and Maryland as a Model Employer Initiative - Established
Sponsored by: The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Allen, Bhandari, Buckel, Cardin, Fennell, Foley, Hornberger, Jackson, Kerr, Phillips, Ruff, Simpson, Stein, Taveras, Toles, Turner, Vogel, Wilkins, Woods, Woorman, and Wu
Status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 1
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Establishing the Office of Disability Employment Advancement and Policy within the Department of Disabilities; establishing the Maryland as a Model Employer Initiative within the Office of Disability Employment Advancement and Policy to facilitate efforts that improve outcomes in the hiring, recruitment, retention, and advancement of people with disabilities in the State government workforce; authorizing the Governor for fiscal year 2027, to include $250,000 in the annual budget bill for the Office; etc.

Committees

Original:: Appropriations Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Finance

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Cross-filed with: SB0433

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2025

By Request of the Governor

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/22/2025 Legislative Date 1/22/2025 Action First Reading Appropriations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Office of Disability Employment Advancement and Policy and Maryland as a Model Employer Initiative - Established Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/24/2025 Legislative Date 1/24/2025 Action Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/31/2025 Legislative Date 1/31/2025 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/31/2025 Legislative Date 1/31/2025 Action Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Appropriations Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/12/2025 Legislative Date 3/12/2025 Action Favorable Report by Appropriations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/12/2025 Legislative Date 3/01/2025 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 41 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Office of Disability Employment Advancement and Policy and Maryland as a Model Employer Initiative - Established Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2025 Legislative Date 3/03/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (106-33) Proceedings 43 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/14/2025 Legislative Date 2/25/2025 Action Referred Finance Proceedings 45 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/03/2025 Legislative Date 4/03/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/03/2025 Legislative Date 3/16/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments {213125/1 Adopted Proceedings 64 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/03/2025 Legislative Date 3/16/2025 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 64 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/03/2025 Legislative Date 3/17/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (35-12) Proceedings 65 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/07/2025 Legislative Date 3/24/2025 Action House Concurs Senate Amendments Proceedings 64 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/07/2025 Legislative Date 3/24/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (102-37) Proceedings 64 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/07/2025 Legislative Date 3/24/2025 Action Passed Enrolled Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Enrolled - Office of Disability Employment Advancement and Policy and Maryland as a Model Employer Initiative - Established Proceedings
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 4/08/2025 Legislative Date 4/08/2025 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 1 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Office of Disability Employment Advancement and Policy and Maryland as a Model Employer Initiative - Established Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/22/2025	1/22/2025	First Reading Appropriations
			Text - First - Office of Disability Employment Advancement and Policy and Maryland as a Model Employer Initiative - Established
House	1/24/2025	1/24/2025	Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m.
House	1/31/2025	1/31/2025	Hearing canceled
House	1/31/2025	1/31/2025	Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Appropriations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/12/2025	3/12/2025	Favorable Report by Appropriations
House	3/12/2025	3/01/2025	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	41 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Office of Disability Employment Advancement and Policy and Maryland as a Model Employer Initiative - Established
House	3/13/2025	3/03/2025	Third Reading Passed (106-33)	43 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/14/2025	2/25/2025	Referred Finance	45 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/03/2025	4/03/2025	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Senate	4/03/2025	3/16/2025	Favorable with Amendments {213125/1 Adopted	64 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/03/2025	3/16/2025	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	64 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/03/2025	3/17/2025	Third Reading Passed (35-12)	65 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/07/2025	3/24/2025	House Concurs Senate Amendments	64 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/07/2025	3/24/2025	Third Reading Passed (102-37)	64 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/07/2025	3/24/2025	Passed Enrolled
			Text - Enrolled - Office of Disability Employment Advancement and Policy and Maryland as a Model Employer Initiative - Established
Post Passage	4/08/2025	4/08/2025	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 1
			Text - Chapter - Office of Disability Employment Advancement and Policy and Maryland as a Model Employer Initiative - Established

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