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Maryland House Bill 785
Session 2024
Freedom to Read Act
Became Law
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Apr 25, 2024
First Action
Jan 31, 2024
Latest Action
Apr 25, 2024
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
785
State
Maryland
Session
2024
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Adrienne A. Jones
Primary
Democrat
Bernice Mireku-North
Primary
Democrat
Brooke Grossman
Primary
Democrat
Chao Wu
Primary
Democrat
Dana Jones
Primary
Democrat
Eric Ebersole
Primary
Democrat
Jessica Feldmark
Primary
Democrat
Jheanelle K. Wilkins
Primary
Democrat
Julie Palakovich Carr
Primary
Democrat
Kris Fair
Primary
Democrat
Vanessa E. Atterbeary
Primary
House Votes (5)
Senate Votes (1)
Motion Text
On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred)
House Roll Call Votes
Democrat
Aaron M. Kaufman
Yes
Democrat
Adrian Boafo
Yes
Democrat
Aletheia McCaskill
Yes
Democrat
Andre V. Johnson, Jr.
Yes
Democrat
Andrea Fletcher Harrison
Yes
Democrat
Andrew C. Pruski
Yes
Democrat
Anne Healey
Yes
Democrat
Anne R. Kaiser
Yes
Republican
April Miller
No
Republican
April Rose
No
Unknown
Bagnall
Yes
Republican
Barrie S. Ciliberti
No
Democrat
Ben Barnes
Yes
Democrat
Bernice Mireku-North
Yes
Democrat
Bonnie Cullison
Yes
Republican
Brian Chisholm
No
Democrat
Brian M. Crosby
Yes
Democrat
Brooke Grossman
Yes
Democrat
C. T. Wilson
Yes
Republican
Carl Anderton, Jr.
No
Democrat
Catherine M. Forbes
Yes
Democrat
Chao Wu
Yes
Republican
Charles J. Otto
No
Democrat
Charlotte Crutchfield
Yes
Democrat
Cheryl E. Pasteur
Yes
Republican
Chris Tomlinson
Didn't Vote
Republican
Christopher Eric Bouchat
No
Republican
Christopher T. Adams
No
Democrat
Dalya Attar
Yes
Democrat
Dana Jones
Yes
Democrat
Dana Stein
Yes
Democrat
David Fraser-Hidalgo
Yes
Democrat
David Moon
Yes
Democrat
Debra Davis
Yes
Democrat
Deni Taveras
Yes
Democrat
Denise Roberts
Yes
Democrat
Diana M. Fennell
Yes
Democrat
Edith J. Patterson
Yes
Democrat
Elizabeth Embry
Yes
Democrat
Emily Shetty
Yes
Democrat
Eric Ebersole
Yes
Democrat
Frank M. Conaway, Jr.
Yes
Democrat
Gabriel Acevero
Yes
Democrat
Gary Simmons
Yes
Democrat
Greg Wims
Yes
Unknown
Guzzone
Yes
Democrat
Harry Bhandari
Yes
Democrat
J. Sandy Bartlett
Yes
Democrat
Jackie Addison
Yes
Unknown
Jackson
Yes
Democrat
Jamila J. Woods
Yes
Democrat
Jared Solomon
Yes
Republican
Jason C. Buckel
No
Republican
Jay A. Jacobs
No
Democrat
Jazz Lewis
Yes
Republican
Jefferson L. Ghrist
No
Democrat
Jeffrie E. Long, Jr.
Yes
Democrat
Jen Terrasa
Yes
Democrat
Jennifer White
Yes
Republican
Jesse T. Pippy
No
Democrat
Jessica Feldmark
Yes
Democrat
Jheanelle K. Wilkins
Didn't Vote
Republican
Jim Hinebaugh, Jr.
No
Democrat
Joe Vogel
Didn't Vote
Democrat
Jon S. Cardin
Yes
Republican
Joshua J. Stonko
No
Democrat
Julian Ivey
Yes
Democrat
Julie Palakovich Carr
Yes
Democrat
Karen Simpson
Yes
Democrat
Karen Toles
Yes
Republican
Kathy Szeliga
No
Democrat
Ken Kerr
Yes
Democrat
Kent Roberson
Yes
Republican
Kevin B. Hornberger
No
Democrat
Kevin M. Harris
Yes
Democrat
Kris Fair
Yes
Democrat
Kriselda Valderrama
Yes
Democrat
Kym Taylor
Yes
Republican
Lauren Arikan
No
Democrat
Lesley J. Lopez
Yes
Democrat
Lily Qi
Yes
Democrat
Linda Foley
Yes
Unknown
Long, R.
No
Democrat
Lorig Charkoudian
Yes
Democrat
Luke Clippinger
Yes
Democrat
Malcolm Ruff
Yes
Democrat
Marc Korman
Yes
Democrat
Mark Edelson
Yes
Republican
Mark N. Fisher
No
Democrat
Mark S. Chang
Yes
Democrat
Marlon Amprey
Yes
Unknown
Martinez
Yes
Democrat
Marvin E. Holmes, Jr.
Yes
Democrat
Mary A. Lehman
Yes
Republican
Matthew Morgan
No
Democrat
Melissa Wells
Yes
Democrat
Michele Guyton
Yes
Republican
Mike Griffith
No
Democrat
Mike Rogers
Yes
Unknown
Munoz
Absent
Democrat
N. Scott Phillips
Yes
Democrat
Natalie Ziegler
Yes
Republican
Nicholaus R. Kipke
No
Democrat
Nick Allen
Yes
Democrat
Nicole A. Williams
Yes
Republican
Nino Mangione
No
Democrat
Pam Queen
Yes
Unknown
Pena-Melnyk
Yes
Democrat
Regina T. Boyce
Yes
Republican
Ric Metzgar
Absent
Democrat
Robbyn Lewis
Yes
Republican
Robin L. Grammer, Jr.
No
Republican
Ryan Nawrocki
No
Democrat
Ryan Spiegel
Yes
Democrat
Samuel I. Rosenberg
Yes
Democrat
Sara Love
Yes
Democrat
Sarah Wolek
Yes
Republican
Seth A. Howard
No
Democrat
Shaneka Henson
Yes
Democrat
Sheila Ruth
Yes
Democrat
Sheree Sample-Hughes
Yes
Unknown
Smith
Yes
Unknown
Speaker
Yes
Democrat
Steve Johnson
Yes
Republican
Steven J. Arentz
No
Republican
Stuart Michael Schmidt, Jr.
No
Republican
Susan K. McComas
No
Republican
Teresa E. Reilly
No
Democrat
Terri L. Hill
Yes
Republican
Terry L. Baker
No
Democrat
Tiffany T. Alston
Yes
Republican
Todd B. Morgan
No
Republican
Tom Hutchinson
No
Democrat
Vanessa E. Atterbeary
Yes
Democrat
Vaughn Stewart
Yes
Democrat
Veronica Turner
Yes
Unknown
Watson
Yes
Republican
Wayne A. Hartman
No
Republican
William J. Wivell
No
Republican
William Valentine
No
Unknown
Young
Yes
Summary
Unavailable
Text (4)
First - Freedom to Read Act
http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb0785f.pdf
Third - Freedom to Read Act
http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb0785t.pdf
Enrolled - Freedom to Read Act
http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb0785e.pdf
Chapter - Freedom to Read Act
http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/Chapters_noln/CH_129_hb0785e.pdf
Documents (1)
Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)
http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/fnotes/bil_0005/hb0785.pdf
Actions (19)
04/25/2024
Office of the Governor
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 129
04/02/2024
House
Passed Enrolled
04/02/2024
House
Third Reading Passed
04/02/2024
House
House Concurs Senate Amendments
03/29/2024
Senate
Third Reading Passed
03/28/2024
Senate
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
03/28/2024
Senate
Favorable with Amendments {
03/28/2024
Senate
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
03/18/2024
Senate
Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
03/15/2024
House
Third Reading Passed
03/13/2024
House
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
03/13/2024
House
Floor Amendment {
03/13/2024
House
Floor Amendment {
03/13/2024
House
Floor Amendment {
03/12/2024
House
Motion Special Order until 3/13 (Delegate Mangione) Adopted
03/12/2024
House
Favorable with Amendments {
03/11/2024
House
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
02/07/2024
House
Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
01/31/2024
House
First Reading Ways and Means
Sources
MD Legislature
Open States
https://openstates.org/md/bills/2024/HB785/
Record Created
Jan 31, 2024 1:21:01 PM
Record Updated
Jan 1, 2025 9:45:30 PM
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