2025 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature
HB699: General Provisions - Veterans Benefits - Honorable Discharge
Legislative Summary
Defining "honorable discharge" with respect to any State program of benefits, rights, or privileges applicable to a veteran to include certain discharges.
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Bill History
1/24/2025
First Reading Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/10/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Favorable with Amendments {653423/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/12/2025
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
House of Delegates
3/12/2025
Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
4/5/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
4/5/2025
Favorable with Amendments {473327/1 Adopted
Senate
4/5/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
4/5/2025
Third Reading Passed (41-0)
Senate
4/7/2025
House Concurs Senate Amendments
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Third Reading Passed (139-0)
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Passed Enrolled
House of Delegates
Amendments
Favorable with Amendments 473327/1 Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 473327/1 Adopted
4/5/2025Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 653423/1 Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 653423/1 Adopted
3/11/2025Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading Passed
4/7/2025
139
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
3/12/2025
138
Yea
0
Nay
3
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Enrolled(4/7/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sponsors
Democrat: 30
Republican: 6
Primary Sponsor
Nick Allen
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (35)
Harry Bhandari
Democrat
Regina Boyce
Democrat
Eric Ebersole
Democrat
Kris Fair
Democrat
Catherine Forbes
Democrat
Michele Guyton
Democrat
Dana Jones
Democrat
Anne Kaiser
Democrat
Robbyn Lewis
Democrat
Lesley Lopez
Democrat
Ashanti Martinez
Democrat
Aletheia McCaskill
Democrat
Mike Rogers
Democrat
Dana Stein
Democrat
Joe Vogel
Democrat
Jennifer White Holland
Democrat
Tiffany Alston
Democrat
Heather Bagnall
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
Matt Morgan
Republican
Joseline Pena-Melnyk
Democrat
Teresa Reilly
Republican
Samuel Rosenberg
Democrat
Kim Ross
Democrat
Kathy Szeliga
Republican
Deni Taveras
Democrat
Jamila Woods
Democrat
Teresa Woorman
Democrat