2022 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB1380: General Provisions - LGBTQ Veterans - Honorable Discharge (Restoration of Honor Act)

Legislative Summary

Defining "honorable discharge" with respect to any State program of benefits, rights, or privileges applicable to a veteran to include certain discharge that is less than honorable; requiring a veteran to submit to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs documentation that provides the basis for the veteran's discharge; and requiring the Secretary to adopt certain regulations to determine whether an individual qualifies as an honorably discharged veteran.

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Bill History

2/11/2022
First Reading Appropriations
House of Delegates
2/15/2022
Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/18/2022
Favorable Report by Appropriations
House of Delegates
3/18/2022
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
House of Delegates
3/19/2022
Third Reading Passed (125-2)
House of Delegates
3/21/2022
Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Budget and Taxation
Senate
3/22/2022
Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs)
Senate
4/8/2022
Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Senate
4/8/2022
Favorable
Senate
4/8/2022
Motion Special Order until Next Session (Senator Kagan) Adopted
Senate
4/8/2022
Favorable Adopted
Senate
4/8/2022
Floor Amendment {263627/1 (Senator Hough) Adopted
Senate
4/8/2022
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
4/9/2022
Third Reading Passed (43-0)
Senate
4/11/2022
House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments
House of Delegates
4/11/2022
House Requests Senate Recede
House of Delegates
4/11/2022
House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates P. Young, McIntosh and Novotny)
House of Delegates
4/11/2022
House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments
Senate
4/11/2022
House Requests Senate Recede
Senate
4/11/2022
House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates P. Young, McIntosh and Novotny)
Senate
4/11/2022
Senate Refuses Recede
Senate
4/11/2022
Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Kagan, Washington and Gallion)
Senate
4/11/2022
Senate Refuses Recede
House of Delegates
4/11/2022
Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Kagan, Washington and Gallion)
House of Delegates
4/11/2022
Conference Committee Report {773621/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
4/11/2022
Third Reading Passed (109-1)
House of Delegates
4/11/2022
Conference Committee Report {773621/1 Adopted
Senate
4/11/2022
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Senate
4/11/2022
Passed Enrolled
House of Delegates
5/16/2022
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 422
House of Delegates

Amendments

Conference Committee Report 773621/1 Adopted

Conference Committee Report 773621/1 Adopted

4/11/2022Adopted

Floor Amendment 263627/1 (Senator Hough) Adopted

Floor Amendment 263627/1 (Senator Hough) Adopted

4/8/2022Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
4/11/2022
109
Yea
1
Nay
25
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
4/11/2022
47
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
4/9/2022
43
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
3/19/2022
125
Yea
2
Nay
5
Not Voting
9
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(5/16/2022)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine Die

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text5/19/2022121.1 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text4/13/2022134.6 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text3/18/202286.0 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/14/202283.9 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197034.3 KB
Vote Image
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