[MD-AtLarge] [NationalHarbor] Update: Progress on Guide Dog Bill - Senate Passage of SB 535

[Janice Samuel]

Can you share the amended bill with us?

On Sat, Apr 1, 2023, 9:05 AM Maryland President via NationalHarbor <
nationalharbor at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
> Things are looking good for our guide dog bills.  The relevant committee in
> the House gave a favorable report to both our Senate and House versions of
> the bills and conformed them.  The House of Delegates has heard the bills
> for the first time and will vote on them Monday afternoon.  They'll cross
> over to the Senate Tuesday.  Since the House amended the Senate bill, the
> Senate will need to either accept or reject the amendments.  We've
> negotiated with the Senate so they intend to accept the House amendments.
> Once they do that, our bill will become law, conditional on Governor Moore
> signing it.
>
> Stay tuned, and watch the House and Senate proceedings early this week to
> see how NFB collective action becomes real and meaningful change for us
> all!
>
>
>
> Ronza Othman, President
> National Federation of the Blind of Maryland
> 443-426-4110
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> Subject: Update: Progress on Guide Dog Bill - Senate Passage of SB 535
>
> Hi All,
> Congratulations!  This morning, the Maryland Senate passed SB 535,
> Expanding
> Protections in Housing for Service Animals and Guide Dogs.  This is Senator
> Mary Dulaney James' first bill passed out of the Senate!
>
> It now moves to the House of Delegates.  We are very optimistic about its
> chances in the House.
>
> Stay tuned, but for now, we celebrate!
>
>
> Ronza Othman, President
> National Federation of the Blind of Maryland
> 443-426-4110
> Pronouns: she, her, hers
>
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> Subject: Progress on Guide Dog Bill
>
> Hi everyone, we have some significant progress on our guide dog protection
> in housing legislation. The Senate Judicial  Proceedings Committee has
> voted
> the bill out of the committee with a favorable report. That means in the
> next few days, the bill will be considered by the full Maryland senate. The
> Senate will have two opportunities to consider the bill and debate it. If,
> on the second review, they vote to adopt it, it will then move over to the
> House of Delegates for their consideration. We will keep you posted as
> things progress, and hopefully things will move quickly now
>
> Ronza Othman, President
> National Federation of the Blind of Maryland
> 443-426-4110
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