2025 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature
HB455: Braille Flag Memorial Act of 2025
Legislative Summary
Requiring the Department of Veterans and Military Families to designate a location for an American braille tactile flag to be placed on the grounds of one or more State veterans' cemeteries to honor members of the uniformed services, veterans, and other individuals in the State who are blind or visually impaired.
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Bill History
1/20/2025
First Reading Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
1/21/2025
Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
2/24/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
2/25/2025
Favorable with Amendments {363125/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
2/25/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
2/27/2025
Third Reading Passed (134-0)
House of Delegates
2/28/2025
Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
3/24/2025
Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
3/25/2025
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
Senate
3/31/2025
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Senate
4/1/2025
Returned Passed
House of Delegates
Amendments
Favorable with Amendments 363125/1 Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 363125/1 Adopted
2/25/2025Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading Passed
2/27/2025
134
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Enrolled(4/1/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sponsors
Democrat: 30
Republican: 7
Primary Sponsor
Anne Kaiser
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (36)
Tiffany Alston
Democrat
Dalya Attar
Democrat
Jon Cardin
Democrat
Lorig Charkoudian
Democrat
Diana Fennell
Democrat
Linda Foley
Democrat
Aaron Kaufman
Democrat
Susan McComas
Republican
Julie Palakovich Carr
Democrat
Gary Simmons
Democrat
Ryan Spiegel
Democrat
Kym Taylor
Democrat
Kriselda Valderrama
Democrat
Nicole Williams
Democrat
Greg Wims
Democrat
Teresa Woorman
Democrat
Heather Bagnall
Democrat
Harry Bhandari
Democrat
Brian Chisholm
Republican
Bonnie Cullison
Democrat
Pam Guzzone
Democrat
Terri Hill
Democrat
Tom Hutchinson
Republican
Steve Johnson
Democrat
Ken Kerr
Democrat
Nicholaus Kipke
Republican
Lesley Lopez
Democrat
Ashanti Martinez
Democrat
Matt Morgan
Republican
Joseline Pena-Melnyk
Democrat
Teresa Reilly
Republican
Samuel Rosenberg
Democrat
Kathy Szeliga
Republican
Deni Taveras
Democrat
Jennifer White Holland
Democrat
Jamila Woods
Democrat