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HB1327 • 2026

Key Bridge Heroes Commemoration Day and Memorial Tribute Ceremony

Key Bridge Heroes Commemoration Day and Memorial Tribute Ceremony

Labor
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Delegate Bhandari
Last action
2026-02-16
Official status
In the House - Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m.
Effective date
2026-06-30

Plain English Breakdown

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Key Bridge Heroes Commemoration Day and Memorial Tribute Ceremony

Establishing March 26 as Key Bridge Heroes Commemoration Day in recognition of the service and sacrifice of certain workers; and requiring a certain ceremony to honor and remember the sacrifices and contributions of certain workers.

What This Bill Does

  • Establishing March 26 as Key Bridge Heroes Commemoration Day in recognition of the service and sacrifice of certain workers; and requiring a certain ceremony to honor and remember the sacrifices and contributions of certain workers.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-16 House

    Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m.

  2. 2026-02-12 House

    First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections

  3. Maryland General Assembly

    Text - First - Key Bridge Heroes Commemoration Day and Memorial Tribute Ceremony

Official Summary Text

Establishing March 26 as Key Bridge Heroes Commemoration Day in recognition of the service and sacrifice of certain workers; and requiring a certain ceremony to honor and remember the sacrifices and contributions of certain workers.

Current Bill Text

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*hb1327*

HOUSE BILL 1327
P1 6lr3317
HB 1544/25 – HGO
By: Delegate Bhandari
Introduced and read first time: February 12, 2026
Assigned to: Government, Labor, and Elections

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ACT concerning 1

Key Bridge Heroes Commemoration Day and Memorial Tribute Ceremony 2

FOR the purpose of establishing a certain day as Key Bridge Heroes Commemoration Day 3
in recognition of the service and sacrifice of certain workers ; requiring a certain 4
ceremony to honor and remember the sacrifices and contributions of certain workers; 5
and generally relating to the Key Bridge Heroes Commemoration Day and memorial 6
tribute ceremony. 7

BY renumbering 8
Article – General Provisions 9
Section 7–405 through 7–421 10
to be Section 7–406 through 7–422, respectively 11
Annotated Code of Maryland 12
(2019 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 13

BY adding to 14
Article – General Provisions 15
Section 7–405 16
Annotated Code of Maryland 17
(2019 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 18

Preamble 19

WHEREAS, Immigrant workers in Maryland are disproportionately employed in 20
work that is physically demanding, hazardous, and performed during nontraditional hours, 21
including overnight roadway and infrastructure maintenance; and 22

WHEREAS, These workers perform essential labor that supports public safety and 23
the functioning of the State’s economy, often at significant personal risk; and 24

2 HOUSE BILL 1327

WHEREAS, The Maryland General Assembly recognizes the tragic loss of life of the 1
six workers who perished in the Key Bridge collapse on March 26, 2024 , whose sacrifices 2
should be memorialized; now, therefore, 3

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 4
That Section(s) 7–405 through 7–421 of Article – General Provisions of the Annotated Code 5
of Maryland be renumbered to be Section(s) 7–406 through 7–422, respectively. 6

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 7
as follows: 8

Article – General Provisions 9

7–405. 10

THE GOVERNOR ANNUALLY SHA LL PROCLAIM MARCH 26 AS KEY BRIDGE 11
HEROES COMMEMORATION DAY AND ENCOURAGE THE MEDIA , GOVERNMENT 12
UNITS, BUSINESS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, AND CITIZENS OF THE STATE TO 13
UNITE IN REMEMBRANCE AND COMMEMORATE THE SACRIFICES OF THE FOLLOWING 14
WORKERS WHO DIED SERVING MARYLANDERS DURING THE COLLAPSE OF THE 15
FRANCIS SCOTT KEY BRIDGE ON MARCH 26, 2024: 16

(1) DORLIAN RONIAL CASTILLO CABRERA; 17

(2) ALEJANDRO HERNANDEZ FUENTES; 18

(3) MIGUEL ANGEL LUNA GONZALEZ; 19

(4) CARLOS DANIEL HERNANDEZ; 20

(5) JOSE MYNOR LOPEZ; AND 21

(6) MAYNOR YASSIR SUAZO SANDOVAL. 22

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Governor shall honor and 23
remember the sacrifices and contributions of the Key Bridge Heroes and recognize the 24
heroes’ family members and loved ones in an official State ceremony held in Annapolis on 25
March 26, 2027. 26

SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect June 27
30, 2026. 28