MD HB1488

Proposes amending the Maryland Constitution to replace gender-specific terminology with gender-neutral language throughout multiple articles, including the Declaration of Rights, Executive Department, Legislative Department, Judiciary Department, and others

Replaces terms such as "man" with "person," "he/him/his" with "they/them/their" or the specific office title (e.g., "the Governor," "the Judge"), "himself" with "themself," and "mankind" with "humanity"

Changes "chairman" to "chair" in the Governor's Salary Commission provisions and standardizes "Attorney General" formatting (removing hyphen from "Attorney-General")

Requires three-fifths approval from both houses of the General Assembly to pass, and the proposed constitutional amendment would be submitted to voters at the November 2026 general election for adoption or rejection

Affects numerous constitutional provisions spanning 12 articles, including sections governing elections, executive powers, judicial proceedings, treasury operations, local government, and referendum procedures