SB 308

General Provisions - Commemorative Months - Muslim American Heritage and Jewish American Heritage Months

Sponsor: Shelly Hettleman (District 11)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and OfficialsStatus: Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Governor annually to proclaim the month of January as Muslim American Heritage month and the month of May as Jewish American Heritage month; and requiring the proclamations to urge certain organizations to observe the months with certain programs and activities.

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Testimony (20)

MGA witness list

FAV 17FavorableUNF 3Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Cohen, Tali	Anti-Defamation League	Written (PDF)
FAV	Snyder, Abigaillobbyist	Baltimore Jewish Council	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Grossman, Rabbi Susan	Beth Shalom Congregation, Columbia, MD	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ball, Calvin	Howard County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	miller, deborahlobbyist	JCRC of Greater Washington	Written (PDF)
FAV	Salganik, Laura	Jewish Community Relations Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hettleman, Shelly	MGA- Senator Hettleman	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pack, Anne	PREPARE	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bhatti, Salman	Serving The Humanity	Oral
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hussain, Tahira MUSSARAT	bano	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Barre, Mumin	Individual	Position only
FAV	Chaudry, Zainab	Individual	Oral
FAV	Kishore, Mona	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lent, Michael	Individual	Position only
FAV	Rosen, Julie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Hettleman, Senator Hettlemanlegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Meyerovich, Mark	Individual	Position only
UNF	Rhoda, Spencer	Individual	Oral
UNF	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Anti-Defamation LeagueFAV 1

Baltimore Jewish CouncilFAV 1

banoFAV 1

Beth Shalom Congregation, Columbia, MDFAV 1

Howard County ExecutiveFAV 1

JCRC of Greater WashingtonFAV 1

Jewish Community Relations CouncilFAV 1

MGA- Senator HettlemanFAV 1

PREPAREFAV 1

Serving The HumanityFAV 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVSnyder, AbigailBaltimore Jewish CouncilRegistered for: Baltimore Jewish Council

FAVmiller, deborahJCRC of Greater WashingtonRegistered for: Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington