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Committee considers a bundle of technical, name‑change and committee housekeeping bills
Summary
The Education, Energy and the Environment Committee heard several short, primarily technical bills including a name change for the Maryland State Firefighters Association, statutory updates replacing gendered or sectarian language with neutral terms, and routine corrections to committee names and veterans programs; sponsors said the measures are i
The committee heard several short bills that are largely technical or ceremonial in nature and drew limited discussion. The items included a mix of name changes, terminology updates and small program adjustments.
MSFA name change: Sen. Cheryl Kagan presented SB 164 to update the Maryland State Firemen's Association name in state law to reflect the organization's June membership vote to become the Maryland State Firefighters Association. Kagan said the change aligns Maryland with 45 other states and modernizes gendered language in statute. Chief Robert Phillips, legislative chair of the…
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