<div dir="auto">Can you share the amended bill with us?</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Apr 1, 2023, 9:05 AM Maryland President via NationalHarbor <<a href="mailto:nationalharbor@nfbnet.org">nationalharbor@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi Everyone,<br>
Things are looking good for our guide dog bills. The relevant committee in<br>
the House gave a favorable report to both our Senate and House versions of<br>
the bills and conformed them. The House of Delegates has heard the bills<br>
for the first time and will vote on them Monday afternoon. They'll cross<br>
over to the Senate Tuesday. Since the House amended the Senate bill, the<br>
Senate will need to either accept or reject the amendments. We've<br>
negotiated with the Senate so they intend to accept the House amendments.<br>
Once they do that, our bill will become law, conditional on Governor Moore<br>
signing it.<br>
<br>
Stay tuned, and watch the House and Senate proceedings early this week to<br>
see how NFB collective action becomes real and meaningful change for us all!<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Ronza Othman, President<br>
National Federation of the Blind of Maryland<br>
443-426-4110<br>
Pronouns: she, her, hers<br>
<br>
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Subject: Update: Progress on Guide Dog Bill - Senate Passage of SB 535<br>
<br>
Hi All,<br>
Congratulations! This morning, the Maryland Senate passed SB 535, Expanding<br>
Protections in Housing for Service Animals and Guide Dogs. This is Senator<br>
Mary Dulaney James' first bill passed out of the Senate! <br>
<br>
It now moves to the House of Delegates. We are very optimistic about its<br>
chances in the House.<br>
<br>
Stay tuned, but for now, we celebrate!<br>
<br>
<br>
Ronza Othman, President<br>
National Federation of the Blind of Maryland<br>
443-426-4110<br>
Pronouns: she, her, hers<br>
<br>
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Subject: Progress on Guide Dog Bill<br>
<br>
Hi everyone, we have some significant progress on our guide dog protection<br>
in housing legislation. The Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee has voted<br>
the bill out of the committee with a favorable report. That means in the<br>
next few days, the bill will be considered by the full Maryland senate. The<br>
Senate will have two opportunities to consider the bill and debate it. If,<br>
on the second review, they vote to adopt it, it will then move over to the<br>
House of Delegates for their consideration. We will keep you posted as<br>
things progress, and hopefully things will move quickly now <br>
<br>
Ronza Othman, President<br>
National Federation of the Blind of Maryland<br>
443-426-4110<br>
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