SB 339 Maryland Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Maryland School for the Deaf - Membership of Board of Trustees - Alterations

SB 339 changes the composition of the Maryland School for the Deaf's Board of Trustees. It reduces the total number of trustees from 19 to 13 and increases the required number of deaf trustees from 6 to 7. The bill also adds a requirement that each geographic region of Maryland must be represented by at least one board member. These changes, effective July 1, 2026, aim to better reflect the deaf community and geographic diversity in the school's governance.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Apr 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Apr 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Signed May 26, 2026

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MODERATE

The bill was updated to reflect its progression from introduction to adoption, adding procedural details like a favorable committee report and specific Senate action dates. The core policy regarding the Maryland School for the Deaf's Board of Trustees remains unchanged, maintaining a 13-member board with at least 7 deaf members and specific residency and interest requirements.

TECHNICAL

Added procedural metadata including a favorable committee report, adoption status, and second reading date to the bill header.

Changed the document title from 'A BILL ENTITLED' to 'CHAPTER ______' to indicate the bill has been assigned a chapter number during the legislative process.

Added signature lines for the Governor, President of the Senate, and Speaker of the House of Delegates at the end of the document.

Reformatted the explanatory notes regarding capitalization, brackets, and underlining to clarify how amendments are visually represented.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 27, 2026 · House of Delegates Mar 22, 2026

How they voted

47–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 49

Feb 27, 2026

D Democratic36

34 Yea 2

94% Yea

R Republican13

13 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

May 26, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 720

executive

Apr 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

Returned Passed

upper

Apr 8, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third Reading Passed

lower

Apr 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed

lower

Apr 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable Report by Ways and Means

lower

Mar 22, 2026

House Of Delegates · Passed

House of Delegates Vote: pass (132-0-10)

house of delegates

Mar 13, 2026

Committee

Referred Ways and Means

lower

Mar 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

Third Reading Passed

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

Favorable Adopted

upper

Mar 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment

upper

Feb 27, 2026

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (47-0-2)

senate

Jan 23, 2026

Committee

First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors