Celebrating the life of Sharon Morency Bryant.

Children Education

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This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: McAuliff
Last action: 2026-04-24
Official status: Passed
Effective date: Not listed

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Honoring Sharon Morency Bryant

This legislation honors Sharon Morency Bryant, a leader and advocate for deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind communities in Maryland and Tennessee.

What This Bill Does

Recognizes the death of Sharon Morency Bryant on December 21, 2025.
Highlights her education at Fauquier High School, Gallaudet University, McDaniel University, and George Washington University.
Acknowledges her work as a leader in Maryland and Tennessee with organizations like the Maryland School for the Deaf and the Tennessee Association of the Deaf.
Commends her role as a deaf mentor and parent advisor who helped establish a program that has positively impacted many lives.

Who It Names or Affects

Sharon Morency Bryant's family
The House of Delegates

Terms To Know

Deafblind: A condition where a person has both hearing and vision loss.
Shared Reading Project: An initiative that uses books to help deaf children learn language skills.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not provide specific actions or funding for future initiatives.
It is a symbolic recognition and does not create new laws or regulations.

Bill History

2026-04-24 House
Bill text as passed House (HR366ER)
2026-03-11 House
Engrossed by House
2026-03-11 House
Agreed to by House
2026-03-09 House
Presented and laid on Speaker's table 26109225D

Official Summary Text

Celebrating the life of Sharon Morency Bryant.

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Celebrating the life of Sharon Morency Bryant.
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 11, 2026
WHEREAS, Sharon Morency Bryant, a leader and respected advocate of the deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind communities in Maryland and Tennessee, died on December 21, 2025; and
WHEREAS, Sharon Bryant graduated from Fauquier High School and later attended Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., where she learned American Sign Language and discovered her passion for working with individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind; and
WHEREAS, Sharon Bryant later received a master's degree in counseling education at McDaniel University and an educational specialist degree in vocational evaluation at George Washington University and went on to make a profound and lasting impact on the deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind communities in Maryland and Tennessee in a number of leadership capacities with distinguished institutions and organizations, such as the Maryland School for the Deaf and the Tennessee Association of the Deaf; and
WHEREAS, Sharon Bryant trained as a deaf mentor and a Shared Reading Project deaf mentor in Tennessee and was the first deaf mentor contracted with the Tennessee School for the Deaf; and
WHEREAS, Sharon Bryant's tenacious and tireless advocacy helped secure the establishment of a deaf mentor/parent advisor program in Tennessee, which has since transformed countless lives; and
WHEREAS, Sharon Bryant will be fondly remembered and dearly missed by her loving children, Lila, Mariana, and Paul, and their families and by numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Delegates hereby note with great sadness the loss of Sharon Morency Bryant, a leader and advocate of the deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind communities in Maryland and Tennessee whose service and dedication will forever inspire all who knew her; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Sharon Morency Bryant as an expression of the House of Delegates' respect for her memory.