HB 1056 Maryland House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Purple Lights Night

HB 1056 designates October 1 as "Purple Lights Night" in Maryland, requiring the Governor to annually proclaim this day. The bill honors individuals in the state who are victims or survivors of domestic violence and expresses support for eliminating domestic violence. It adds this commemorative day to Maryland law through a procedural change in the Annotated Code (Section 7-417), without creating new programs or funding. The bill is purely ceremonial, focusing on symbolic recognition rather than policy implementation. It takes effect July 1, 2026.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 9, 2026 Last action Mar 24, 2026

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First - General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Purple Lights Night → Third - General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Purple Lights Night · 3 edits

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This bill was amended to add formal approval signatures for the Governor, Speaker of the House, and Senate President, indicating the bill has been adopted and is ready for final approval. The substantive content regarding Purple Lights Night proclamation remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Added approval signature lines for Governor, Speaker of the House of Delegates, and President of the Senate, indicating the bill has passed committee and house action.

Added 'Committee Report: Favorable' and 'House action: Adopted' status indicators showing legislative progress.

Changed document header from 'A BILL ENTITLED' to 'CHAPTER ______' to reflect bill's progression toward final enactment.

Floor votes · House of Delegates Mar 11, 2026

How they voted

139–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 142

Mar 11, 2026

D Democratic103

101 Yea 2

98% Yea

R Republican39

38 Yea 1

97% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Mar 23, 2026

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Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment

upper

Mar 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third Reading Passed

lower

Mar 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed

lower

Mar 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections

lower

Mar 11, 2026

House Of Delegates · Passed

House of Delegates Vote: pass (139-0-3)

house of delegates

Feb 9, 2026

Committee

First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections

lower

47 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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