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Maryland · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 435: Places of Public Accommodation - Open Movie Captioning

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 435 is a bill introduced in the Maryland House on January 22, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Places of Public Accommodation - Open Movie Captioning. Primary sponsor: Harry Bhandari (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 19, 2026): Referred Judicial Proceedings.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Harry BhandariPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse8

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred Judicial Proceedings
  2. Third Reading Passed
  3. Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
  4. Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
  5. Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
  6. First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source