HB 1192

State Board of Sign Language Interpreters - Membership and Licensing

Sponsor: Heather Bagnall (District 33C)Committee: Government, Labor, and ElectionsSubject: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and OfficialsStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 195 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Expanding the membership of and altering the quorum requirements for the State Board of Sign Language Interpreters; requiring the nomination process to include outreach to underrepresented deaf, deafblind, and interpreter communities; authorizing the Governor to remove certain members of the Board under certain circumstances; altering the date, from July 1, 2024, to July 1, 2027, by which the Board must establish certain licensing requirements and by which interpreters must meet certain licensing requirements; etc.

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Testimony (25)

MGA witness list

FAV 4FavorableFWA 15Favorable with amendmentsUNF 5UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Bagnall, Heather	Delegate Heather Bagnall	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Dove, John	Maryland Department of Labor	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cano, Christopherlobbyist	SEIU Local 500	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Bagnall, Delegate Bagnalllegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	C. Boykins, PCRID Vice President	Potomac Chapter RID	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Dittmer, Emily	Potomac Chapter RID	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	S. Abdilah, PCRID Liaison	Potomac Chapter RID	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Abdilah, Shelby	Potomac Chapter of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Rosenthal, Lore	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Wilson, Grace	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Written (PDF)
FWA	Dier, Hannah	Governor's Office	Oral
FWA	DeBerry, Usherla	Governors Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing	Written (PDF)
FWA	Witten, Jenniferlobbyist	LifeBridge Health	Written (PDF)
FWA	Joyner, Tina	MDAD	Oral
FWA	Mathias, Sam	Maryland Association of Boards of Education	Oral
FWA	MDAD President, MDAD President	Maryland Association of the Deaf	Written (PDF)
FWA	Blackfield, Anne	Maryland Department of Disabilities (MDOD)	Written (PDF)
FWA	Whitaker, Jakelobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Woodward, Anzer Nikki	Maryland State Education Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Ursprung, Patricia	Montgomery County Board of Education	Written (PDF)
FWA	Tilburg, Will	University of Maryland Medical System	Written (PDF)
FWA	Clark, Andy	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Fannon, Mary Patlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Leffler, Jacob	Individual	Oral
INFO	Vormelker, Will	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)