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MD HB455
Bill
Status
Passed
5/6/2025
Primary Sponsor
Anne Kaiser
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AI Summary
- Department of Veterans and Military Families must designate a location for an American braille tactile flag at one or more of Maryland's five State veterans' cemeteries
- American braille tactile flag is defined as a tactile flag designed to allow blind people to experience the American flag, including flags created by the Kansas Braille Transcription Institute
- Installation honors uniformed services members, veterans, and other Maryland individuals who are blind or visually impaired
- Approximately 130,000 legally blind veterans and over one million with low vision exist nationally according to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs estimates
- Effective October 1, 2025; approved by Governor Wes Moore on May 6, 2025
Legislative Description
Braille Flag Memorial Act of 2025
Veterans
Last Action
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 252
5/6/2025
Committee Referrals
Education, Energy, and the Environment2/28/2025
Health and Government Operations1/20/2025
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