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HB 435 — Maryland

Places of Public Accommodation - Open Movie Captioning

Decreasing from eight to four the number of screens in a motion picture house above which the motion picture house is required to provide open movie captioning.

Latest action: Referred Judicial Proceedings · Mar 19, 2026

Passed one chamberAccessibility - see also- Blind; Deaf; Disabilities; etcDeaf and Hard of HearingHuman RelationsMotion PicturesTheaters

Synopsis written by the legislature's own staff, as published on the official bill page. Status label is derived from the recorded actions. The full text below is the record.

Committees: Government, Labor, and Elections (House of Delegates); Judicial Proceedings (Senate)

Cross-filed with SB 259 — the companion bill in the other chamber, as the legislature links it. Each bill keeps its own votes and status; they are never combined here.

Updated Mar 26, 2026

Timeline

  1. First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections

    Jan 22, 2026 · House of Delegates

  2. Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.

    Jan 28, 2026 · House of Delegates

  3. Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections

    Mar 16, 2026 · House of Delegates

  4. Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed

    Mar 17, 2026 · House of Delegates

  5. Third Reading Passed

    Mar 18, 2026 · House of Delegates

  6. Referred Judicial Proceedings

    Mar 19, 2026 · Senate

Sponsored by Harry Bhandari

House of Delegates vote — 126–5

On Third Reading · Mar 5, 2026 · result: pass

126 yea · 5 nay · 10 absent, excused, abstain or not voting

Charlotte CrutchfieldDistrict 19YeaAndre JohnsonDistrict 34AYeaEdith PattersonDistrict 28YeaVaughn StewartDistrict 19YeaGabriel AceveroDistrict 39YeaBonnie CullisonDistrict 19YeaSteve JohnsonDistrict 34AYeaScott PhillipsDistrict 10YeaSean StinnettDistrict 41YeaChris AdamsDistrict 37BYeaDebra DavisDistrict 28YeaDana JonesDistrict 30AYeaJesse PippyDistrict 4YeaJosh StonkoDistrict 42CYeaJackie AddisonDistrict 45YeaEric EbersoleDistrict 44AYeaAaron KaufmanDistrict 18YeaAndrew PruskiDistrict 33AYeaDeni TaverasDistrict 47BYeaNick AllenDistrict 8YeaMark EdelsonDistrict 46YeaKen KerrDistrict 3YeaLily QiDistrict 15YeaKym TaylorDistrict 23YeaTiffany AlstonDistrict 24YeaElizabeth EmbryDistrict 43AYeaNic KipkeDistrict 31YeaPam QueenDistrict 14YeaJen TerrasaDistrict 13YeaMarlon AmpreyDistrict 40YeaKris FairDistrict 3YeaMarc KormanDistrict 16YeaTeresa ReillyDistrict 35AYeaKaren TolesDistrict 25YeaKevin AndersonDistrict 38AYeaJessica FeldmarkDistrict 12AYeaMary LehmanDistrict 21YeaKent RobersonDistrict 25YeaChris TomlinsonDistrict 5YeaSteve ArentzDistrict 36YeaDiana FennellDistrict 47AYeaRobbyn LewisDistrict 46YeaDenise RobertsDistrict 25YeaVeronica TurnerDistrict 26YeaHeather Bagnall TudballDistrict 33CYeaLinda FoleyDistrict 15YeaJeff LongDistrict 27BYeaMike RogersDistrict 32YeaKris ValderramaDistrict 26YeaTerry BakerDistrict 1CYeaCathi ForbesDistrict 43BYeaBob LongDistrict 6YeaApril RoseDistrict 5YeaWilliam ValentineDistrict 2AYeaSandy BartlettDistrict 32YeaDavid Fraser-HidalgoDistrict 15YeaLesley LopezDistrict 39YeaSandy RosenbergDistrict 41YeaJoe VogelDistrict 17YeaBarry BeauchampDistrict 38BYeaMike GriffithDistrict 35AYeaKim RossDistrict 8YeaRon WatsonDistrict 23YeaDylan BehlerDistrict 30AYeaMichele GuytonDistrict 42BYeaAletheia McCaskillDistrict 44BYeaMalcolm RuffDistrict 41YeaMelissa WellsDistrict 40YeaHarry BhandariDistrict 8YeaGuy GuzzoneDistrict 13YeaSusan McComasDistrict 34BYeaSheila RuthDistrict 44BYeaJennifer White HollandDistrict 10YeaAdrian BoafoDistrict 23YeaAndrea HarrisonDistrict 24YeaRic MetzgarDistrict 6YeaSheree Sample-HughesDistrict 37AYeaJheanelle WilkinsDistrict 20YeaRegina BoyceDistrict 43AYeaWayne HartmanDistrict 38CYeaApril MillerDistrict 4YeaMatthew SchindlerDistrict 2BYeaNicole WilliamsDistrict 22YeaJason BuckelDistrict 1BYeaTerri HillDistrict 12AYeaBernice Mireku-NorthDistrict 14YeaStuart SchmidtDistrict 33BYeaGreg WimsDistrict 39YeaJon CardinDistrict 11BYeaJim HinebaughDistrict 1AYeaDavid MoonDistrict 20YeaEmily ShettyDistrict 18YeaWilliam WivellDistrict 2AYeaMark ChangDistrict 32YeaMarvin HolmesDistrict 23YeaGabriel MorenoDistrict 13YeaGary SimmonsDistrict 12BYeaSarah WolekDistrict 16YeaLorig CharkoudianDistrict 20YeaKevin HornbergerDistrict 35BYeaTodd MorganDistrict 29CYeaKaren SimpsonDistrict 3YeaJamila WoodsDistrict 26YeaBrian ChisholmDistrict 31YeaSeth HowardDistrict 30BYeaLaToya NkongoloDistrict 31YeaWill SmithDistrict 20YeaTeresa WoormanDistrict 16YeaBarrie CilibertiDistrict 4YeaTom HutchinsonDistrict 37BYeaDarrell OdomDistrict 27AYeaJared SolomonDistrict 18YeaChao WuDistrict 9AYeaLuke ClippingerDistrict 46YeaJulian IveyDistrict 47AYeaJulie Palakovich CarrDistrict 17YeaRyan SpiegelDistrict 17YeaCaylin YoungDistrict 45YeaDerrick ColeyDistrict 24YeaJay JacobsDistrict 36YeaCheryl PasteurDistrict 11AYeaDana SteinDistrict 11BYeaNatalie ZieglerDistrict 9AYeaFrank ConawayDistrict 40YeaLauren ArikanDistrict 7BNayMark FisherDistrict 27CNayRobin GrammerDistrict 6NayMatt MorganDistrict 29ANayKathy SzeligaDistrict 7ANayBen BarnesDistrict 21Not votingChristopher BouchatDistrict 5Not votingBrian CrosbyDistrict 29BNot votingJeff GhristDistrict 36AbsentAdrienne JonesDistrict 10AbsentAnne KaiserDistrict 14AbsentRyan NawrockiDistrict 7AAbsentC.T. WilsonDistrict 28AbsentAnne HealeyDistrict 22Absent
Speakeras recorded — not linked to a profileYea
Martinezas recorded — not linked to a profileYea
Mangioneas recorded — not linked to a profileNot voting
Official record — Maryland General Assembly roll call

How we know this

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Fiscal and Policy Note — official analysis by legislative staff (PDF) Bill text (First reading) — Maryland General Assembly (PDF) Bill text (Third reading) — Maryland General Assembly (PDF) Official record — Maryland General Assembly bill page Report an error on this page

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